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Creating corruption: once the cradle of liberty, Massachusetts now has become a cesspool of political corruption, with spillover infecting the entire nation.

The New American

| April 28, 2008 | Hession, Gregory A. | COPYRIGHT 2008 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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The Bluest State: How Democrats Created the Massachusetts Blueprint for American Political Disaster, by Jon Keller, New York: St. Martin's Press, 2007, 258 pages, hardcover, $24.95.

The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century, by Howie Cart, New York: Warner Books, 2006, 342 pages, hardcover, $25.95.

These two books, The Bluest State, by Jon Keller, and The Brothers Bulger, by Howie Carr, show how Massachusetts, once a state at the center of the birth of American freedom, now breeds toxic politics and politicians that corrupt the nation.

Both of these books are entertaining ...

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