Wednesday A.M. News, October 5
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- Massachusetts Republicans are shocked at a recent poll showing Senator Scott Brown leading Democrat Elizabeth Warren by just three points. They can't believe a "fresh face" can be so close to the incumbent. As surprised as everyone was when Brown won Ted Kennedy's seat? [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
- How many more ways can Governor Chris Christie say he's not running for President? [Gothamist]
- Two Harvard graduate students and a Harvard alum split the Nobel Prize in physics for getermining that the universe is expanding at a faster rate and not slowing down, as previously believed. [Boston Globe]
- The 24 people arrested for trespassing while protesting at the Bank of America on Federal Street in Boston on Friday will only face civil charges. [WCVB]
- Governor Deval Patrick's Senior Advisor for Community Affairs Ron Bell was arrested early Tuesday and charged with drunk driving. He's now on unpaid leave. [Boston Globe]
- Patriots Rob Gronkowski and Dane Fletcher spent Tuesday at the annual Playboy Scramble in Stowe. Playboy Golf and Twister were among the events. Not exactly drawing the short straw, eh? [Boston Herald]
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