That's a Wrap

[bryant]

So Henry and the Red Sox agreed to up the amount of money going to charity (the majority owner of the Red Sox being a charitable institution, the Yawkey Trust). The AG was ready to challenge Harrington in court after Harrington attempted to pull out of a verbal deal Monday; Harrington blinked first.

The AG's big win: he got oversight power over the board of the Yawkey Trust, which gives him a considerable amount of political pull in New England. This is a $420 million dollar trust -- no small potatoes.

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