Updated at 11:35 am EDT President Barack Obama acknowledged a federal investigation of terrorism today, the day after the fatal bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. “This was a heinous and cowardly act,” Obama said at a...
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‘Terror’ in Boston, by Any Other Name — Obama Today: ‘Terrorism’
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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.
Senate: Two Black Members a First
William “Mo” Cowan, the choice of Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick for John Kerry’s Senate seat, is joining a chamber that will have two black members for the first time in its history. Cowan, a Democratic lawyer and Patrick’s former...
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Sen. John Kerry testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to become the next Secretary of State on Capitol Hill on Jan. 24, 2013.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 94
That’s how many votes Sen. John Kerry received yesterday as he was confirmed by the Senate to be the next secretary of state. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, received the same number of votes for confirmation as his predecessor, former Sen....
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Representative Barney Frank, a Democrat from Massachusetts, at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte.
Barney Frank Senate Petition Push Appears for Naught
A petition drive aimed at nudging Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick to put the ever-fiesty Barney Frank temporarily into the Senate seat vacated by John Kerry’s confirmation as secretary of state ended up collecting close to 10,000 signatures — and won’t be submitted....
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Retiring Rep. Barney Frank on Capitol Hill on Jan. 3, 2013, prior to the start of the 113th Congress.
Barney Frank’s Senate Bid Backed by Petition Drive: MoveOn Member
Barney Frank broke somewhat with traditional political decorum — such as that is — with his public pitch to fill the Massachusetts Senate seat that will come open upon Democrat John Kerry’s expected confirmation by his colleagues as secretary of state. “Coach, put me in,”...
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Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, speaks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte.
Political Capital: Partisan Predictions
Presidential surrogates Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts and Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia both predicted their party’s nominee will win the White House on this week’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt.” “He’s going to earn this win,” Patrick, a Democrat,...
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Rep. Barney Frank and his partner Jim Ready in Newton, Mass.
Barney Frank Weds, Pelosi Spins to ZZ Top (with `Outsourcer-in-Chief’)
Wedding bells rang for Barney Frank this weekend. The first sitting member of Congress to have a same-sex marriage called for a unique celebration. Nancy Pelosi dancing to ZZ Top’s “Sharp Dressed Man” qualifies as unique. (And here’s a sign...
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