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June 26, 2013

Rep. Ed Markey wins Massachusetts Senate race with aid from Obama

BOSTON (AP) - Drawing on the political might of the White House, Democrats have exorcized the ghost of Scott Brown...
January 30, 2013

Massachusetts gov Deval Patrick appoints African-American Mo Cowan to John Kerry's Senate seat

theGRIO REPORT - Gov. Deval Patrick (D) will appoint his former chief of staff, Mo Cowan, to be the interim…
November 6, 2012

Dems win GOP seats in Indiana, Massachusetts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats closed in on keeping their majority in the Senate, swiping Republican-held Senate seats in Indiana and…
October 17, 2012

Scott Brown pays homeless $8 an hour to campaign in black areas

theGRIO REPORT - Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown is under fire for a racially tinged campaign tactic in his contentious 2012…
May 10, 2011

Mayor Setti Warren challenging Scott Brown in 2012

On paper, Warren is an impressive -- if little known -- candidate...
November 3, 2010

Deval Patrick’s win provides a blueprint for Obama

OPINION - What remains to be seen is not whether Obama is capable of leadership, but more poignantly, that he…
July 12, 2010

Finish line in sight for US financial overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) - While Obama would have preferred an earlier conclusion for the bill, its passage less than four months…
May 20, 2010

Senate breaks impasse on financial regulation bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barely breaking a logjam, the Senate ended debate on a massive financial regulation bill, clearing the way…
March 1, 2010

Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs

OPINION - By creating bills with manageable price tags, the president can deviate from the Congressional gridlock of 2009...
February 22, 2010

Democratic jobs bill advances past GOP filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate's…
January 29, 2010

Geneologists say Obama, Mas. Sen.-elect Brown are related

BOSTON (AP) - Whether or not they find any common political ground, President Obama and Massachusetts' newly elected senator, Republican…
January 20, 2010

Coakley ignored black voters at her own peril

OPINION - Hopefully Martha Coakley's loss will be a wake-up call for the Democratic party because black folks are certainly…
January 19, 2010

Massachusetts election could unhinge health care

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid the Democratic hand-wringing, Obama continues to court Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, the only GOP lawmaker to…