If the measure passes, the Democratic effort would be the most sweeping change in decades to the filibuster.
Statewide, 7.4 percent of educators received the highest rating of exemplary, and 82.5 percent were rated proficient.
The 14-8 vote sets up a final vote in the full Senate, where she is widely expected to be confirmed.
While Afghanistan’s president urged tribal elders to support the security deal, he also said he would defer the signing ceremony to his successor.
JFK: 50 years later
A new era, gruesome as well as great, followed that awful day in Dallas. The 1960s, as state of mind and cultural epoch, had arrived.
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A look back at the week of Nov. 22, 1963, and the assassination of the nation’s 35th president, John F. Kennedy.
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Elizabeth Warren isn’t running for president, but she should.
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How about AmeriCanada?A professor at a university in Toronto argues that there are good reasons why the US and Canada should merge.
Newton and the Panthers’ offense took advantage of the Patriots’ aggressiveness to rack up big plays.
Three local representatives who backed the original East Boston casino proposal say moving the plan across the border is illegal.
A Boeing 747 jumbo jet mistakenly landed at a small Kansas airport where the runway is much shorter than is ideal for an aircraft of that size.
Even if independent gubernatorial candidates only capture a small percentage of the electorate, they could draw key votes from Charles Baker.
The number of Greater Boston homeowners who are “underwater” on mortgages keeps falling.
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The Wired editor’s engaging and informative new book describes the worldwide battles between Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and Apple.
With Hanukkah arriving on Thanksgiving this year, it’s time to get serious about gift buying. Here’s elegant goodies to get you thinking.
Globe Talk | Dec. 4
A conversation with author Tom PerrottaThe best-selling author of “Little Children” discusses his craft with the Globe’s new book critic, Matthew Gilbert.
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