In the calculus of Israel 's domestic politics, the equation is simple. The price for one captured Israeli soldier: 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. The one is Gilad Shalit, a gawky 19-year-old when he was taken by the Hamas ...
A s the Senate nears a final vote on expanded gambling, an East Boston activist says a referendum in the tight-knit neighborhood to allow a casino at Suffolk Downs would be defeated. ?I?m confident we can defeat it ...