This was a visceral reaction to a horrible event. He feels a sense of responsibility, not just as a senator, read more

This was a visceral reaction to a horrible event. He feels a sense of responsibility, not just as a senator, but as an African-American senator.

Easy to say, not easy to achieve, ... But together we have achieved great things, and this is a red-letter read more

Easy to say, not easy to achieve, ... But together we have achieved great things, and this is a red-letter day. All of us here today will never forget it.

As the rate of gain in corporate profits slows, even though the economy is booming, productivity is slowing and wages read more

As the rate of gain in corporate profits slows, even though the economy is booming, productivity is slowing and wages are going up, so the market will feel worse -- but people will be feeling better,

The Boston Globe is just struggling mightily. It's a function of the Boston economy; it's a function of the mergers read more

The Boston Globe is just struggling mightily. It's a function of the Boston economy; it's a function of the mergers of advertisers like Bank of America and Fleet.

Don't expect us to make an announcement here and now. But believe me, we are weeks away from an announcement, read more

Don't expect us to make an announcement here and now. But believe me, we are weeks away from an announcement, not months.

Russia wants to win global clout by acting as a mediator amid growing tensions between the West and the Islamic read more

Russia wants to win global clout by acting as a mediator amid growing tensions between the West and the Islamic world.

Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by children.

Pretty much all the honest truth telling there is in the world is done by children.

It's what each of us sows, and how, that gives to us character and prestige. Seeds of kindness, goodwill, and read more

It's what each of us sows, and how, that gives to us character and prestige. Seeds of kindness, goodwill, and human understanding, planted in fertile soil, spring up into deathless friendships, big deeds of worth, and a memory that will not soon fade...

Her hitting was her nemesis last year, but she still got to play good defense for us. She's gotten stronger, read more

Her hitting was her nemesis last year, but she still got to play good defense for us. She's gotten stronger, though, and she's been hitting in the No. 3 spot during the scrimmages. I'm hoping that she'll be a surprise with her bat.