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    By Ellen Goodman • January 29, 2010 8:07 pm

    WASHINGTON — This won’t comfort Democrats mourning the loss of their filibuster-proof majority, but the existence of the filibuster is,…

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    BOSTON — I am not the sort of person who fills the e-
    BOSTON — I am not the sort of...
    By Ellen Goodman • May 1, 2009 8:35 pm

    BOSTON — I am not the sort of person who fills the e-mail inboxes of my friends with jokes. Nor do I harass my family with hyperlinks to the latest YouTube video of lobsters with Hula-Hoops.

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    BOSTON — Maybe it was the sex that caught our attenti
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    By Ellen Goodman • April 11, 2009 1:24 am

    BOSTON — Maybe it was the sex that caught our attention. Sex has a way of doing that. The lead of the story, after all, was that any Shiite woman in Afghanistan would be required by law “to fulfill the sexual desires of her husband.”

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    Michelle Obama brings ‘First Garden’ to the White House | Ellen Goodman
    Michelle Obama brings ‘First Garden’ to the White...
    By Ellen Goodman • March 31, 2009 6:11 pm

    BOSTON — You have to admit that this gives new meaning to the idea of a “shovel-ready project.” There are now 1,100 square feet on the South Lawn of the White House being transformed into a kitchen garden. If Americans follow the first family’s lead, the seed pack will become the new stimulus package. At least we’ll have something to do with those pitchforks after the AIG bonus babies surrender their money.

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    Could recession cause uptick in men's domestic duties? | Ellen Goodman
    Could recession cause uptick in men’s domestic duties?...
    By Ellen Goodman • February 17, 2009 6:35 pm

    BOSTON — I suppose this falls under the general heading: “Be Careful What You Wish For.”

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    Passing of the political torch will require easing generational struggles | Ellen Goodman
    Passing of the political torch will require easing...
    By Ellen Goodman • November 21, 2008 5:38 pm

    BOSTON — Did you miss this in the post-election news? Sen. Robert Byrd, 91, announced that he will give up the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee to Sen. Daniel Inouye, 84. The torch has passed to a new generation.

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    By Ellen Goodman • March 28, 2008 4:34 pm

    BOSTON — I don’t know too many economists who get confused with preachers. But there are times when they talk…

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    By Ellen Goodman • March 28, 2008 4:33 pm

    BOSTON — To think that I had never focused blame on this particular part of the male anatomy. But there…

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    By Ellen Goodman • March 28, 2008 4:32 pm

    BOSTON — In the end, the most memorable line of the primary season may belong to Bill Clinton. He told…

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    By Ellen Goodman • March 28, 2008 4:30 pm

    WASHINGTON — Just below the text there was a Google ad inviting me to take a quiz. “Christian? Jewish? Muslim?…

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