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Martha M. Coakley, who has won her party’s nomination in a race for the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s seat, made a name for herself prosecuting child abuse cases.
Martha M. Coakley, who has won her party’s nomination in a race for the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s seat, made a name for herself prosecuting child abuse cases.
A state senator's victory in the Republican primary for the special election to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat gives the Massachusetts GOP something it's sorely missed: a place in the political spotlight.
Cleaning up the way Washington works and providing a transparent, open government was one of President Obama's key pledges upon taking office.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley won the Democratic nomination and Sen. Scott Brown won the Republican nod Tuesday night in a special primary election to narrow the field of candidates vying to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele said Wednesday the Obama administration is handling the recession no better than millions of helpless Americans. "I'm unemployed and running up my credit card," said Mr. Steele, referring to Mr. Obama's plan to spend more federal money to create jobs. In February, Congress passed a $787 billion economic-stimulus package. Now Mr. Obama ...
Eight activists facing conspiracy charges stemming from last year's Republican National Convention will be tried jointly.
A Republican with a track record of winning in one of the nation's most Democratic states and a prosecutor seeking to become Massachusetts' first female senator will compete next month in a special election that could determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
A Republican with a record of winning in Democratic areas and a prosecutor seeking to be Massachusetts' first female senator face off Jan. 19.
Could creating two insurance pools solve the health-care impasse?
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a crowd of more than a thousand in St. James Sunday night that she will continue to advocate for children and adults who have developmental disabilities.
Assistant St. Paul Police Chief Matt Bostrom officially kicks off his campaign for Ramsey County sheriff today. He'll likely take on incumbent Sheriff Bob Fletcher , now in his fourth term. But Fletcher hasn't announced whether he'll seek re-election and wasn't available today for comment.
Although former Trail Blazer Chris Dudley has not yet formally announced he’ll seek Oregon’s GOP gubernatorial nomination, he is making campaign videos (his latest production is at the bottom of this post) and raising big money. And now Dudley has hired two experienced GOP campaign operatives. Dudley’s campaign manager is Chris Gulugian-Taylor, the former [...] Related posts: It’s Official: Ex ...
FRANKFORT — Central Kentucky voters rejected an attempt by Gov. Steve Beshear to erode Republ
By: Mckenzie Martin The RNC 8 will go to trial together, just as they had hoped. The news, viewed as a victory by the group, came in a recent ruling by Ramsey County Court Judge Teresa Warner. “This is an affirmation from Judge Warner of what we’ve argued all along: that separation for trial would have undermined the interest of justice in this case,” co-defendant Luce Guillen-Givins said in a ...
A special election campaign to fill the late Edward M. Kennedy's Senate seat gives state Republicans something they've sorely missed for the past three years: a place in the political spotlight.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana’s U.S. attorney, saying Saturday his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is “highly qualified” but eventually withdrew her nomination.
Elliott Broidy, a major philanthropist in the Los Angeles Jewish community, pleaded guilty to the felony charge of rewarding official misconduct.
Forget Sarah Palin, whose fine Alaskan whine has replanted her firmly in the middle of the 2008 race that the failed vice presidential nominee’s book should have put behind her.
Democrats on Tuesday defended Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) after he made controversial remarks comparing GOP opposition to healthcare reform to the 19th-century debate Read more...
Matt Bostrom, an assistant St. Paul police chief, made his bid for Ramsey County sheriff official Tuesday at the Landmark Center in St. Paul.
