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The next hurdle is obvious: The Democratic intraparty feud over the public option — the government-run insurance plan that has tripped Democrats throughout the health care debate. As the Senate prepares to begin its debate on health care legislation this week, the battle over the public option in many ways has become a proxy war for health care reform itself.
NEW YORK — Another interview coup for Oprah Winfrey: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis will endorse Rep. Michael Capuano in the Senate special election.
Could the campaign to fill our Senate seat be less exciting?
Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis has decided to endorse Rep. Michael Capuano in the Senate special election.
MARLBORO - The late Eunice Kennedy Shriver is being honored by Special Olympics Massachusetts as the group cuts the ribbon on a new Marlborough headquarters. The Yawkey...
CHICAGO — Vicki Kennedy tells Oprah Winfrey that she will never run for the seat in the U.S. Senate that was held by her husband for nearly a half century.
Scientists hope cells from patient's own tumor will trigger immune response
Despite having a very productive year legislatively, U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-East Haddam) continues to suffer from weak approval ratings in the Quinnipiac University poll, which has caused at least a small number of Democratic leaders to become concerned about whether he can capture a sixth term.
U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-East Haddam) said that Connecticut's insurance industry, which is a major employer in the Greater Hartford area, "is going to benefit tre-mendously" from the pro posed health-care reform package being considered by the upper body.
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties. Bishop Thomas Tobin on Sunday said he made the request because of the Democratic lawmaker’s support ...
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama and top administration officials met at the White House this year with lobbyists and advocacy groups on both sides of the health-care overhaul debate, records show.
The widow of Sen. Edward Kennedy told Oprah Winfrey in an interview broadcast Wednesday that even as her husband knew he was dying of brain cancer, he had been "in training" to make sure he had enough strength to attend President Barack Obama's inauguration.
The widow of Sen. Edward Kennedy tells Oprah Winfrey that she will never run for the seat in the U.S. Senate that was held by her husband for nearly a half century.
CHICAGO — The widow of Senator Edward Kennedy told Oprah Winfrey in an interview broadcast Wednesday that even as her husband knew he was dying of brain cancer he had been "in training" to make sure he had enough strength to attend President Barack...
With some charcoal and paper, Mike Mack helps preserve memories. Mack is an auto body mechanic who lives in West Point, b... (1 comment)
