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Joan Vennochi

Vennochi is a columnist for the Op-Ed page. She previously wrote a business column, and has covered national and Massachusetts politics for the Globe. She shared in a Pulitzer Prize for special local reporting that was awarded to the Spotlight Team.

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History, a la Obama

By Joan Vennochi , Globe columnist

There is something a little silly, even sad, about President Obama’s image-shapers trying to promote him through the deeds of past presidents.

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Elizabeth Warren’s voice against Wall Street gets tuned out

By Joan Vennochi , Globe Columnist

Warren’s is the voice of reason and clarity, standing up to Wall Street power brokers. She’s also the voice that Wall Street and Washington insiders like to ignore.

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Elizabeth Warren fights the ‘out of touch’ charge

By Joan Vennochi , Globe Columnist

The flap about Elizabeth Warren’s lineage says something about her and a lot about Harvard, and the message makes people uncomfortable.

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Dear diary: I dated a future president

By Joan Vennochi , Globe Columnist

A new book that is supposed to reveal the real Barack Obama does it by unveiling the diaries, letters, and memories of the president’s old girlfriends.