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Charlie Baker at Foxboro Rally, intro by Scott Brown.

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Student Immigration Movement on State House steps

A Special Report: Tax returns and annual reports past due

AFSCME, SEUI the Boston Teachers Union/AFT, Mass Equality, New World Foundation major donors

The Student Immigration Movement, a Boston based non-profit and advocacy group for the federal immigration DREAM Act and its parent organization, Neighbor to Neighbor, have failed to file the required financial disclosure forms with the office of State Attorney General Martha Coakley.

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O’Leary won’t disclose, Perry’s momentum killer poll

In the race to succeed William Delahunt in the Massachusetts 10th congressional district three of the four major candidates have released polling data of questionable validity and none have complied with minimal disclosure standards established by the polling industry to verify the legitimacy of the data.

So could these polls be more press release than valid survey research project?

If so, the victims of that unethical behavior are the very voters the candidates wish to court.

Why do media outlets fail to request the most basic information to support statistical validity?  Multiple resources exist for media outlets, pollsters and candidates including a disclosure checklist developed by American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).

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