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Capital - The week in politics and issues

posted onOctober 26, 2017
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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories So what is happening?   CAPITAL SOURCE The GOP candidate for the US Senate collected about $50,000 in nearly six weeks between forming her fund-raising committee and Sept.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onOctober 26, 2017
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Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The US ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa told a server she could make hundreds of dollars as a waitress in the US and told some guests they looked beautiful.  President Trump on Wednesday again refuted widow Myeshia Johnson’s claim that he did not seem to remember her husband’s name during a condolence call.  President Trump has not only continued to defy doomsayers, but he has shown an ability to actually shape his supporters’ views, according to polls. It would be hard to

Flake stuns with fiery exit | TheHill

posted onOctober 25, 2017
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Sen. MORE (R-Ariz.) shocked his colleagues on Tuesday by announcing that he will not run for reelection, saying he can no longer be “complicit” in President Trump’s transformation of the Republican Party. Flake was headed for a tough primary battle next year, with polls showing him down by double-digits to a primary challenger backed by former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon. Facing a possible election loss, Flake, 54, joined Sen. MORE (R-Tenn.) in heading for the exit.

Wringing Cash From Life Insurance - The New York Times

posted onOctober 25, 2017
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“We’re going to go through a quick, ten- to 15-minute personal health assessment,” said Jay Jackson, vice president of Abacus Life Settlements in Orlando. “There are no right or wrong answers.” We were on the phone, doing an interview that would determine whether this company might offer to buy the life insurance policy — face value: $150,000 — that I’d bought decades ago. I actually had no interest in selling, to Abacus or to any other so-called life-settlement provider.

Wringing Cash From Life Insurance - The New York Times

posted onOctober 25, 2017
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“We’re going to go through a quick, ten- to 15-minute personal health assessment,” said Jay Jackson, vice president of Abacus Life Settlements in Orlando. “There are no right or wrong answers.” We were on the phone, doing an interview that would determine whether this company might offer to buy the life insurance policy — face value: $150,000 — that I’d bought decades ago. I actually had no interest in selling, to Abacus or to any other so-called life-settlement provider.

Five Tech Myths People Still Believe - The New York Times

posted onOctober 25, 2017
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Most of us just want our technology to work when we need it, and when we have problems with it, we don’t dive into the details of how it runs — we just want it fixed. So it’s natural that we fall for the most convenient suggestions for resolving issues or getting the most life out of our gear.