Free Speech Boston gets permit for controversial rally

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Organizers for what is being billed as a free speech demonstration have received a permit from the city of Boston for a rally Saturday, even after being told by the city’s Democratic mayor that he does not want them there.

“I didn’t want them to get a permit, quite honestly, but we also believe in free speech in our country,” Boston Mayor Marty Walsh told reporters Wednesday.

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