PAUL STANDS TALL, MAKES THE CALL: READ MY LIPS, NO NEW TAXES

          MA Gov. Paul Cellucci yesterday "torpedoed" Boston
     Mayor Thomas Menino's proposals to fund the $627M Red Sox
     ballpark project with new taxes and citywide parking fees,
     according to Macero, Guarino & Hayward of the BOSTON HERALD. 
     But team officials "continued to hold out hope" that talks
     with Boston and state leaders will resume, "with debate
     possibly turning to" proposals for a ticket surcharge and
     game-day parking fees at Fenway-area garages only. 
     Cellucci, on whether the Red Sox will have to wait until
     next year for ballpark approval, said, "It looks that way. 
     We're not going to sign any new taxes into law."  While
     Menino's office "is not throwing in the towel" on the
     proposed project, one source "closely following the talks
     said the major players are already positioning themselves
     for the demise of the new Fenway effort" (BOSTON GLOBE,
     7/13).  Also in Boston, Meg Vaillancourt writes that
     Cellucci "expressed frustration with the pace of
     negotiations" (BOSTON GLOBE, 7/13).