A Catholic church in a working-class Boston neighborhood suddenly found itself in a swirl of preparations for the funeral Mass of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
The large Irish-American family, once the norm, is now the exception, a turnaround brought into sharp relief this week with the death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Lawyers for the firm have asked federal prosecutors to investigate a former employee who it says sent the fake letters to members of Congress urging them to oppose climate change legislation.