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THE POLITICS of MONEY Can We Talk About Taxes? POLITICS, IDEAS & CIVIC LIFE IN MASSACHUSETTS THE POLITICS OF MONEY Can We Talk About Taxes? Campaign Finance Goes Upper Class Are We Prepared for Disaster? Youth, Jobs & Immigrants SUMMER 2006 $5.00 Focusing on the Future Delivering energy safely, reliably, efficiently and responsibly. National Grid meets the energy delivery needs of more than three million customers in the northeastern U.S. through our delivery companies in New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. We also transmit electricity across 9,000 miles of high-voltage circuits in New England and New York and are at the forefront of improving electricity markets for the benefit of customers. At National Grid, we’re focusing on the future. 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