Democratic Rep. Ed Markey is widening his lead over Republican opponent Gabriel Gomez in Massachusetts’ race for the U.S. Senate. A new Emerson College survey out today puts Markey 12 points up over Gomez, 45 to 33 percent. The college...
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Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, left, applauds while joining Democratic Senate nominee, Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., at a campaign event in Boston, on May 8, 2013.
Markey Gains in Massachusetts Race
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Eric Schmidt
Google’s Schmidt Helps NRSC Edge DSCC in April Fundraising
Senate Republicans’ campaign arm outraised its Democratic counterpart last month for this first time this year, aided by donors including Google Inc. chairman Eric Schmidt. Schmidt gave $32,300 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee in April, helping it outraise the Democratic Senatorial...
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Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Gabriel Gomez, right, points toward the audience as he takes the stage with his daughters Olivia, 13, left, Antonia, 10, second from left, and wife Sarah, behind, before addressing an audience with a victory speech at a watch party in Cohasset, Mass., on April 30, 2013.
Gabriel Gomez: The Year was 1976
The year was 1976, Gabriel Gomez remembers. He was playing Little League. Rep. Ed Markey was first running for Congress in Massachusetts. Now Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and son of Colombian immigrants, will face Markey in a contest for...
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Rep. Ed Markey gives Sheila Decter, of Newton, a hug while he campaigns at Johnny's Luncheonette.
Republican Attack Ad Gives Markey Disco Fever
The day after Rep. Ed Markey won the U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Massachusetts, the Senate Republicans’ fundraising arm has released an ad portraying the congressman as a baby — the infant on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album, no less. In a new...
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Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., center, greets people at a rally to save six-day mail delivery on the Boston Common on March 24, 2013.
Lynch Calls in Sick Day Before Massachusetts Special Election
Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch faces an uphill battle in tomorrow’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary against his House colleague Ed Markey. Lynch has less cash. He’s down in the polls. A terrorist attack has Bay State residents thinking about other things. And...
Read more »As Massachusetts Senate Race Gears Up, Will History Repeat Itself?
The last time Massachusetts held a special Senate primary — back on Dec. 8, 2009 – turnout figures underscored why the Democratic nominee initially was the heavy favorite to fill the seat Ted Kennedy had occupied until his death earlier that year. Almost 669,000 votes were...
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A T-shirt reading 'Osama Got Obama'd' at a souvenir stand near the White House in Washington.
Former Navy Seal to Seek Republican Nomination for Kerry’s Senate Seat
A former U.S. Navy Seal who was critical of President Barack Obama for politicizing the killing of Osama bin Laden is now stepping into politics. Gabriel Gomez said today he’ll seek the Republican nomination to replace Sen. John Kerry, who...
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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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National Rifle Association (NRA) President Charlton Heston holds up a rifle during his address at the 131st NRA convention at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Nevada, in this April 27, 2002 file photo.
NRA’s `Cold, Dead Hands:’ 2012
Wayne LaPierre was channeling Charlton Heston today. LaPierre, the longtime executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, issued a defiant speech today in Washington with the NRA’s answer to the schoolhouse shootings that felled 20 first-graders in Newtown, Connecticut,...
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