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Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley won Tuesday's Democratic primary to replace the late senator Edward M. Kennedy (D), making her the favorite to win the seat next month.
Primary draws 4 Democrats; GOP offers 2
Today is Election Day in the Massachusetts Senate primary. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., as voters cut the field of six Senate hopefuls down to two. For the Democrats, Congressman Michael Capuano, Attorney General Martha Coakley, City Year co-founder Alan Khazei and Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca are all on the ballot.
Today, Massachusetts residents will go to the polls to vote in the Democratic and Republican primaries for U.S. Senate. Democratic candidates include Attorney General Martha Coakley, Congressman Michael Capuano, City Year co-founder Alan Khazei and Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca.
Dog racing will end at the Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park on Jan. 1 after Massachusetts voters approved a 2008 ballot measure banning dog racing beginning in 2010.
Since this is the last week of classes, you undoubtedly have many things to do today. Nevertheless, please take a few minutes to go to your polling location (Kresge Auditorium for most students who live on campus) and vote in the special election primary to choose the next US senator to represent the state of Massachusetts.
WASHINGTON — On the same evening last week that President Obama went to West Point to outline his plans to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan , the four Massachusetts Democratic candidates hoping to win Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat met in a televised debate.All four — including the favorite in today’s primary, state Attorney General Martha Coakley — said ...
SAN ANGELO, Texas —WASHINGTON — On the same evening last week that President Obama went to West Point to outline his plans to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan , the four Massachusetts Democratic candidates hoping to win Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat met in a televised debate.All four — including the favorite in today’s primary, state Attorney General ...
The family of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy is applauding Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley on her primary win. Coakley defeated three Democratic challenges for the chance to take on Republican state Sen. Scott Brown in the race to fill Kennedy's Senate seat. In a statement, the family said they have "every confidence" Coakley will be victorious in January's general election. Kennedy ...
WASHINGTON -- On the same evening last week that President Barack Obama went to West Point to outline his plans to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan , the four Massachusetts Democratic candidates hoping to win Ted Kennedy's Senate seat met in a televised debate. All four -- including the favorite in Tuesday's primary, state Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley ...
For nearly half a century, Sen. Edward Kennedy was the near automatic choice of most Massachusetts voters every six years on Election Day. Now that Kennedy is dead, voters don't seem to know what to do to choose his replacement in the U.S. Senate.
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