Description: Comparison of Reagan and F.D. Roosevelt in context of respective stock market crashes; how Reagan reassured the nation about the state of the economy.
Description: Profile of changing Dorchester demographics. Population shifts in overall numbers and in ethnic composition. Rep. James Brett, architect of House redistricting plan. part 1 of 3.
Description: Plymouth County gains 2 House seats as result of redistricting. Perceived as opportunity for GOP because of independent voting habits despite Democratic majority. South Shore. part 3 of 3.
Description: Edward Kennedy wants to increase immigration quotas for Western Europeans; also trying to relax amnesty qualifications for illegal aliens. Charles Cobb.