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    • Big Dig's red ink engulfs state - pause for Seattle Viaduct rebuild?

      Posted by Jeff from Boston Globe

      Now, three years after the official dedication of the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel, the state is reeling under a legacy of debt left by the massive project. In all, the project will cost an additional $7 billion in interest, bringing the total to a staggering $22 billion, according to a Globe review of hundreds of pages of state documents. It will not be paid off until 2038.

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    • Boston Reaches Settlement in Bomb Scare

      Posted by Jeff from New York Times

      The light boards, which featured a character from the cartoon show, had been in place for two to three weeks, and there had been no complaints from other cities, the official, Shirley Powell, a spokeswoman for Turner Broadcasting, said.

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    • Chemical Plant Explodes Near Boston

      Posted by Jeff from New York Times

      The explosion hit just before 3 a.m. and could be felt miles from the CAI Inc. plant, about 20 miles north of Boston. About 300 people were in the surrounding neighborhood at the time, but police who went door-to-door throughout the area found fewer than a dozen had been injured, and none was in serious condition, Tutko said

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      Wide Flaws Found in Boston Tunnel After Death

      Posted by Billbar from New York Times

      Massachusetts officials on Wednesday ordered every road and tunnel in the city highway system examined after inspectors found at least 60 more trouble spots in the Big Dig tunnel where a woman was crushed to death on Monday by three-ton ceiling tiles.

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