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Over 2,000 documents published by The Washington Post reveal that government officials have been lying to the American public about the status of the war in Afghanistan.

The Boston Globe cannabis reporter weighed in on the first year of legal marijuana in Massachusetts.

Gov. Baker doesn't call it a tax, but 'in effect, it acts like a tax.'

"This is a $100 million lawsuit that he filed against Trayvon Martin's family," Crossley said. "It doesn't make any sense to me. Maybe he wants some attention."

The billionaire has told staff at Bloomberg News not to do investigations into any Democrat running for president.

Superintendent Brenda Cassellius joined Boston Public Radio to discuss the state of Boston Public Schools.

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Today we broadcast live from the 114th NAACP National Convention, the first time the convention has returned to Boston since 1982. We started the show with Tanisha Sullivan, President of the NAACP Boston, and Michael Curry, CEO of Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Rep. Ayanna Pressley stopped by, along with Marty Walsh, the Bay State Banner’s Ron Mitchell and Mel Miller, Naia Butler-Craig, Imari Paris Jeffries, and more. Robert Kraft and Mayor Michelle Wu called in. We also spoke to GBH News reporters Paris Alston and Phillip Martin.