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Michelle Obama to fundraise for MA Senate candidate

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BOSTON GLOBE - First Lady Michelle Obama is wading into the political fray...
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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick addresses the media regarding mulitple explosions during the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013 at the Westin Hotel Copley in Boston, Massachusetts. Appearing with him are U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (L), Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis (2nd from R) and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard DesLauriers. Three people are confirmed dead and at least 141 injured after two explosions went off near the finish line to the marathon. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Deval Patrick: No unexploded bombs at Boston Marathon

Jimmy Golen, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says no unexploded bombs were found at the Boston Marathon. He says the only explosives were the ones that went off Monday...
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Lil' Poopy perform 'Pop That (Remix)' (courtesy of YouTube)

Police investigate 9-year-old rapper Lil' Poopy's music videos

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BROCKTON, Massachusetts (AP) - A lawyer for the family of a 9-year-old Massachusetts rapper who appears in sexually suggestive videos is criticizing authorities' decision to investigate whether the boy is the victim of possible child abuse or neglect...
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Vice President Joe Biden re-enacts administering the Senate oath to Sen. William "Mo" Cowan, D-Mass. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Joining him, from left are. Secretary of State John Kerry, who he is replacing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., his sons Miles, 8, and Grant 4, and his wife Stacey. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

'Mo' Cowan officially sworn in as Massachusetts' new senator

Andrew Miga, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 43-year-old Democrat took his seat Thursday after a swearing-in ceremony led by Vice President Joe Biden...
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William "Mo" Cowan poses with his family following a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, where he was named interim U.S. Senator for the seat vacated with the resignation of U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. who will become secretary of state. With Cowan are his wife Stacy, and sons Grant, left, and Miles. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

The Mo Cowan conundrum: Can blacks win without appointment?

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theGRIO REPORT - There is one common trend that stands out when considering African-Americans and the U.S. Senate: Both of the current black senators are the result of appointments, not elections...
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William 'Mo' Cowan, speaks to the media after begin named interim U.S. Senator January 30, 2013 at the Statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts. Cowan, a senior advisor to Governor Deval Patrick, will fill the position until a successor can be named for the departing John Kerry, who was recently named Secretary of State. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Gov. Patrick diversifies the US Senate

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theGRIO REPORT - The move is also notable in that Patrick, the nation's only black governor, chose to use his own perch to add diversity to the Senate, at least briefly...
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This undated photo released by the Massachusetts Governor's office shows William "Mo" Cowan, right, former chief of staff for Gov. Deval Patrick. Cowan is among several mentioned as a possible appointee to fill our the term for Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., who was confirmed to be the next secretary of state Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Massachusetts Governor's Office)

Mo Cowan appointed to US Senate

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theGRIO REPORT - Gov. Deval Patrick (D) will appoint his former chief of staff, Mo Cowan, to be the interim pick to fill the state's vacated U.S. Senate seat...
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Gov. Deval Patrick, Sen. John Kerry and Congressman Barney Frank congratulated former State Treasurer Robert Crane after he delivered the final remembrance of his good friend, former Mayor Kevin H. White, during a funeral mass at Saint Cecilia Church in Boston's Back Bay, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Deval Patrick pressed to name Barney Frank to Kerry seat

Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) - Liberal groups have launched twin online petitions aimed at pressuring Gov. Deval Patrick to temporarily name former congressman Barney Frank to U.S. Sen. John Kerry's seat...
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Senator Scott Brown conceded the election for United States Senate to his challenger, democrat Elizabeth Warren, at his election results rally at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Boston on election day, Tuesday, November 6, 2012. (Photo by Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Poll: Scott Brown leads Deval Patrick

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theGRIO REPORT - Recently defeated Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) is in position to beat Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, the preferred Democratic choice, to return to Senate, according to a new poll released Thursday...
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Attorney Scott Bratton, left, and client, Onyango Obama, President Barack Obama's uncle, were trailed by media members following a pre-trial hearing at Framingham District Court, Thursday, Nov. 17 2011. (Photo by Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Obama uncle wins new deportation hearing

Rodrique Ngowi, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's uncle in Massachusetts is getting a new deportation hearing...
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