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Republican congreesional members' constituents care more about immigration and border security than any othe issue, according to a new congressional insiders poll.Seventeeen of the 37 Republican House and Senate members who responded to the National Journal's survey identified immigration as the issue "most on the minds of your consituents these days." That easily topped the next closest issue, the economy, which gained 10 votes, followed by gasoline prices with four votes and terrorism with threee votes.One Republican called immigration the "highest-octane issue in America," while another said, "It is here that the mismatch between the federal government's inaction and the...

Police: Chainsaw injury an accident By Norman Miller / News Staff Writer Tuesday, March 2, 2004 FRAMINGHAM -- Exactly how a man cut his nose off with a chainsaw Sunday is not known, and because police have ruled out foul play, the accident will not be investigated. "We don't have anything to investigate -- it was a medical call," said Lt. Lou Griffith. "It was just an accident." The fire department will not release the man's name due to federal regulations on patient privacy. On Sunday, the unidentified man walked up alone to the back of the Fire Headquarters building...