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Molly Line

Boston, MA

Molly Line joined FOX News Channel as a Boston-based correspondent in January 2006. She covers everything from political campaigns, debates and conventions to the plight of the piping plover on New England's sandy shores.

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November 23, 2009 3:02 PM

Organic Dairy Farmers Create Brand: MooMilk

In the midst of a crisis hitting the nation's dairy industry a group of organic farmers in Maine, dropped by their big distributor, are joining together to create their own brand and save their family businesses. Mark McKusick, a fourth generation dairy farmer out of Dexter, Maine signed on to the ambitious effort. "We're gonna give the consumer, the real organic ... read more

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October 29, 2009 12:10 PM

Maine Voters to Decide Gay Marriage

Maine is the latest battle ground state facing gay marriage at the polls. Voters there could be the first-in-the-nation to grant same-sex couples the right to marry via public ballot or join dozens of other states that have done the opposite. The race is too close to call. Recent polls show voters are equally divided. The referendum, over whether to repeal Maine's ... read more

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October 16, 2009 12:39 PM

American Flag Fight: Patriotism vs. Policy at UNH

When a freshman at the University of New Hampshire arrived on campus he proudly displayed an American Flag from his dorm room window. Conner MacIver sees a symbol of freedom, respect for our service men and women. University officials see a broken policy and fear a slippery slope. The school asked MacIver to take the flag down and adhere to a long-standing rule that ... read more

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October 8, 2009 3:10 PM

Some Hospitals Suffer, Some Thrive

Industries across America are suffering in the midst of recession and while health care providers often see a steady stream of patients, they are far from immune to the difficult economic climate. Community hospitals, which offer critical services, face a particularly challenging environment. Often overlooked as funding and research dollars go to urban teaching ... read more

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September 24, 2009 2:30 PM

Loyal friend chosen to fill Kennedy’s seat

Following a controversial change to state law, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today appointed the chair of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Paul G. Kirk Jr., to temporarily fill the seat left vacant by the death of long-serving Senator Ted Kennedy. The choice puts a loyal Kennedy friend and long-time Democratic party activist in place to carry on the ... read more

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July 30, 2009 2:35 PM

Tragedy and One Small Blessing

Tragedy followed by one small blessing. A young mother, 8 months pregnant - brutally killed in her Worcester, Massachusetts apartment, her unborn daughter carved from her womb, her mutilated body discovered by the landlord days later. The victim, Darlene Haynes, was just 23-years-old. Miraculously, the infant she carried is alive and well, found by investigators in ... read more

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July 17, 2009 4:27 PM

Massachusetts Universal Health Care Cuts

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill battle to create a nationwide health care system to cover all, Massachusetts is struggling to keep the state's groundbreaking universal coverage program up and running. Facing a massive budget shortfall, lawmakers are cutting roughly 30 thousand legal, taxpaying immigrants out of the state subsidized Commonwealth Care program. Health ... read more

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June 29, 2009 4:46 PM

Canada: Private Clinic Controversy

As lawmakers in Washington struggle to reform America's healthcare system, Canada is battling to preserve it's universal publicly funded program. For forty years Canada's public health system has provided basic medical care for all on the simple premise that everyone be treated equally, regardless of financial status - a socialistic approach to medicine now under ... read more