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Independence Day Tribute
WBZ production chief Michael Coleman helps us take notice of the country's history on this July 4th weekend.
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Soundbytes of the Half-Year 2009
From the Oath of Office "do-over" to the sudden death of Michael Jackson, it's already been a wild year. Selected by WBZ News Editor, Dave Mager.
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State may intervene with worst 'failing' schools in MA
WBZ's Laurie Kirby talked with state Education Commissioner Paul Reville about a proposal to give the state authority to take over an estimated 30 public schools, mostly in urban districts, deemed to be the worst among those classified as "failing."
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Elderly driver says he's target of 'hysteria'
85 year old Dominick Perry of Seekonk had his license revoked this week after allegedly backing into a 7 year old boy in the parking lot of the Emerald Square Mall. Perry says he's innocent, never hit the boy and is being targeted because of recent hyste
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Sales of fireworks in NH
WBZ's Carl Stevens goes to Seabrook to see what, if any, impact the recession is having on fireworks sales.
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Brown outs at the firehouse
Boston Fire Commissioner Rod Fraser seems to turn the heat up on the Boston firefighters union as he tells WBZ morning producer Jon MacLean about the need for so-called "brownouts" at Boston fire stations.
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Aerial display
WBZ's Ed Walsh talks with Jim Peters of the FAA about Wednesday's a planned flyover of Boston by the Blue Angels.
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Madoff sentencing
WBZ's Ed Walsh gets a preview of what to expect from ABC's Aaron Katersky in New York.
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Molly BIsh Anniversary
WBZ's Laurie Kirby talks with Heather Bish, sister of murdered teen Molly Bish on the 9th anniversary of her disapperance.
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Soundbytes of the Week 6/26/09
Crisis on the DC Metro. Undercover cops nab fare deadbeats on the T. The "King of Pop" has left the building. Selected by WBZ's Dave Mager.
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Getting the Jackson scoop
WBZ's Laurie Kirby talks with Leslie Harris of TMZ about breaking the story of Michael Jackson's death.
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A doctor's view
WBZ morning producer Jon MacLean talks with WBZ Medical Editor Dr. Murray Feingold about the possible cause of Michael Jackson's death
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Governor Patrick's assessment
WBZ's Diane Stern talks with Governor Deval Patrick about the passage of key legislation, including an ethics reform bill.
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Michael Jackson's influence
WBZ's Ed Walsh talks wiht Professor Robert Thompson of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University about Michael Jackson's trend-setting influence.
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Mourning the King of Pop
WBZ's Ed Walsh talks with ABC's Alex Stone about the outpouring of emotion in Los Angeles following word that Michael Jackson was dead.
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Remembering Michael Jackson
Legendary Boston record store owner Skippy White talks with WBZ's Don Huff about the death of Michael Jackson, and what the King of Pop met to a generation of young African Americans.
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Summer's here and so are the mosquitoes
WBZ's Amy Cherry speaks with Dr. Larry Madoff, director of epidemiology and immunization at the MA Dept. of Public Health about mosquito prevention tactics
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Farrah Fawcett dies
The 'Charlie's Angels' star and actress died after a battle with cancer. More from CBS.
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Keeping Bay State roads safe
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with Representative Kay Khan about her bill designed to pull impaired drivers off the road.
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Death penalty proposal
WBZ's Ed Walsh talks with Wilmington Representative James Miceli about the beating of a 7-year-old boy, and Miceli's call for the death penalty.
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No PowerBall in Massachusetts
WBZ's Carl Stevens talks with Senate Ways and Means Chairman Steve Panagiotakos of Lowell about the effects of the PowerBall drawing being kept out of Massachusetts.
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Beaten boy
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with attorney Wendy Murphy about a tragic case of alleged child abuse in Worcester.
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Obama's tougher talk on Iran analyzed
WBZ's Laurie Kirby asked ABC correspondent Sam Donaldson about President Obama's toughest-yet statements on the political crackdown in Iran following its disputed presidential election, made by the president at his news conference on Tuesday.
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Saving the BPD Mounted Unit
WBZ's Carl Stevens speaks with Boston City Council President Michael Ross about his efforts to keep the horse patrol in Boston.
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Obama and Iran
WBZ's Deb Lawler speaks with Jeffrey Birnbaum of the Washington Times.
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Summer on the Cape
The calendar may say it's summer, bu the weather is anything but. WBZ producer Amy Cherry talks with Wendy North, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce.
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Greeting summer
Wendy Fox of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation tells WBZ producer Amy Cherry that hikers are discouraged from observing arrival of summer by stripping off their clothes.
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President Obama Address 06/20/2009
President Barack Obama warns critics of his vast financial overhaul plan that he has no patience for debate from hard-line defenders of a system that has exploited bewildered consumers.
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Soundbytes of the Week 6/19/09
Protesters take to the streets of Tehran. Big changes on Beacon Hill. Wade Boggs on cheating... the "on-field" variety. Selected by WBZ's Dave Mager.
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Biking for a cause
WBZ's Ed Walsh talks with Willie Arendt about his cross-country bicycle ride to raise awareness to food allergies.
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Bob Schieffer
CBS's Bob Schieffer talks with WBZ's Ed Walsh about the latest developments in Iran and North Korea.
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State budget
WBZ's Jim Smith talks with House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Murphy about a compromise state budget scheduled to be voted on Friday.
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Doctor's note
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with Paul Levy, CEO and president of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, about a new way of sharing medical information.
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Stanford case
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with former SEC enforcement attorney Jacob Frenkel about the fraud case against R. Allen Standord.
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If you build it, they will film
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with producer James Hirsch about a new movie studio project on the site of the former Weymouth Naval Air Station.
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Obama book
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with Richard Wolffe of Newsweek magazine and MSNBC about his book on Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
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Assessing transportation changes
WBZ's Ed Walsh talks with Michael Widmer of the Mass. Taxpayers Foundation about how changes in the state's transportation administration will affect the public.
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Covering the bases
WBZ's Ed Walsh talks with Boston Mayor Tom Menino on a range of topics, from Bunker Hill to mounted police units.
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Protests in Tehran
AP correspondent Ali Akbar Dareini talks with WBZ's Ed Walsh about the ongoing protests in Iran following last week's disputed election results.
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Administering transportation
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with State Senator Steven Baddour of Methuen about a compromise bill that changes the state's transportation system.
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Battle of the Band
Police on the South Shore are making it difficult for a local band to get its big break. They say it's the band members, ages 9-12, are just too young to play gigs in bars. The kids' parents disagree.
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Sail Boston works out a deal
Sail Boston spokesman Scott Ferson tells WBZ's Doug Cope about the agreement that will bring the event to the harbor this summer.
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Expanding the no smoking zone
State Representative Ted Speliotis (D-Danvers) talks about a bill he's sponsoring that would prohibit smokers from lighting up within 25 feet of a building or workplace.
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Closing up shop
WBZ's Gregg Jensen reflects on the decisions by Chrysler and GM to hundreds of dealerships.
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Iranian election reaction
WBZ's Mary Blake talks with CBS's Elizabeth Palmer about the Iranian elections from her vantage point in Tehran.
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Republican Address 06/13/09
Congressman Mike Pence of Indiana says that the proposed Democratic Climate Bill is actually an energy tax.
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Soundbytes of the Week 6/12/09
The Rockefeller finale. More deadly American-on-American violence. A farewell to "rabbit ears." Selected by WBZ's Dave Mager.
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Patrick's gifts
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with WBZ political analyst Jon Keller about reports that Governor Patrick sent gifts to state legislative leaders.
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Digital switch
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with the FCC's Bill Lake about Friday's switch from analog to digital TV.
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Globe suitors
WBZ's Laurie Kirby talks with Toby Berkowitz, associate dean at Boston University's School of Communications, about possible buyers of The Boston Globe.
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Open meetings
WBZ's Carl Stevens talks with Wilmington Representative James Micelli about his preference for open meetings as state legislators determine such key issues as resolving the state's fiscal mess and ethics reform.
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The Color Purple
WBZ's Laurie Kirby talks with Broadway star Angela Robinson about her latest role in The Color Purple, which is coming to the Wang Theatre in Boston.
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Surrounded by coyotes
Mary Margaret Burke talks with WBZ's Carl Stevens about her harrowing experience with coyotes while out walking her dogs.
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Bob Schieffer
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with CBS's Bob Schieffer about several health care issues being address on Capitol Hill.
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Red Sox over Yankees
WBZ's Walt Perkins talks with WBZ-TV's Dan Roche about the Red Sox' continued early season success against the Yankees.
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Trip to the Holocaust Museum
Jarred Tallefer, a chaperone on a field trip by students from the Match Charter School, talks with WBZ's Deb Lawler about Wednesday's shooting incident at the U.S. Holocaust Museum.
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Curbing texting
WBZ morning producer Jon MacLean talks with Boston Representative Carlo Basile about a bill banning texting while driving and cell phone use without an ear piece.
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Holocaust Museum shooting
WBZ's Deb Lawler talks with the ADL's Derrek Shulman about Wednesday's fatal shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Museum in Washington.
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Boston Globe for sale?
WBZ's Ed Walsh talks about the possible sale of the paper with Edward Antarino of the Benchmark Company in New York.
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Saving the Globe
The Boston Newspaper Guild is set to vote Monday on a package of concessions needed to save the paper. WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Dan Totten, President of the Boston Newspapers Guild.
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Longest game
WBZ's Doug Cope reports from Wrentham, the site of a true baseball "marathon."
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Storm's fallout
WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe talks with Unitil's Wes Eberly about A-G Martha Coakley's proposed $4.6 million fine for the utility's slow response to the December ice storm.
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Republican Radio Address 06/06/2009
Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama says that Republicans will be fair in considering Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.
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Soundbytes of the Week 6/5/09
GM bankrupcy hits hard in Michigan. A conviction in the St. Guillen murder case. President Obama reaches out to the Muslim world. Selected by WBZ's Dave Mager.
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Women's Watch: Planning a Wedding
Celebrity event planner Samantha Goldberg has some creative ways to save when planning the big day.
You can also hear more at www.hiltonfamily.com/guestiquette
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Mr. Obama visits Germany
WBZ's Ed Walsh speaks with CBS News correspondent Peter Maer who's traveling with the president
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Sen. Judd Gregg
WBZ's Deb Lawler chats with the New Hampshire republican about gay marriage and his conversation with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
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Take it or leave it
WBZ's Ed Walsh speaks with Boston Globe reporter Frank Phillips as the Newspaper Guild members contemplate what the paper calls its final offer on concessions.
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