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Renée Loth -- Massachusetts needs to fix the ballot question process -- Massachusetts should preserve citizen initiatives while cracking down on paid signature-gathering abuses.

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Jill Abramson -- The New York Times is taking heat over Graham Platner. It doesn't deserve it. -- Conservatives say the Times softened its reporting to protect a Democratic Senate candidate. Having worked at the Times for 17 years, I see a different story.

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