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"I would not be surprised [to see mudslinging] given [Democratic nominee Rep. Edward Markey's] anemic poll numbers and his refusal to talk about what matters to voters."-- Lenny Alcivar , spokesman for Gabriel Gomez, Republican candidate for the June 25 special election to serve out the Senate term of now Secretary of State John Kerry, talking to the Boston Herald .A word of caution to political operatives considering using Usama bin Laden in a television attack ad: Don't.And if you are launching that ad just after the largest city in your state was hit by a terrorist attack – the first large-scale strike in the U.S. since 9/11 – you may want to find Dick Cheney's secret, undisclosed location and chill out there for a while.And if the target of that ad is a former Navy SEAL, well, bring along your iPad because you may be in the bunker for a bit.In a show of political ham handedness not seen in Massachusetts since Martha Coakley scoffed at standing outside in the cold to shake hands wit...
The Keystone XL Pipeline has emerged as a major issue in the Massachusetts special U.S. Senate election, with environmental groups committing nearly one-third of the...
Congress is stepping up the pressure on the Transportation Security Administration to keep passengers from carrying knives onto airplanes, sending a letter to the ag...
Relieved your kids aren't posting embarrassing messages and goofy self-portraits on Facebook? They're probably doing it on Instagram and Snapchat instead.The number ...
With a Swiss Army knife in hand, Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ed Markey visited Boston's Logan Airport last week to make a very public showing of his efforts stop t...
Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey introduced a bill Tuesday to stop the government from allowing airline passengers to carry small knives on planes, as two more airlines ...
The former Navy SEAL won the GOP primary in Massachusetts and could become the state's first Latino senator.
It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the beddin...
Turnout was relatively light across Massachusetts on Tuesday as voters chose which Republican and Democratic candidates will win their party primaries and go on to c...
A look at tactics in heated race
Debate over protecting suspects' privacy
Gabriel Gomez speaks out
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Two new polls have Gabriel Gomez, the Republican candidate for a Senate seat out of Massachusetts, within single-digits of the front-running Democratic candidate -- ...
Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry.But...
Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry.But...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey and Republican former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez won their party primaries on Tuesday, setting up a race between a 36-year veteran of...
Airline passengers will have to leave their knives at home after all. And their bats and golf clubs.A policy change scheduled to go into effect this week that would ...
Airline passengers will have to leave their knives at home after all. And their bats and golf clubs.A policy change scheduled to go into effect this week that would ...
Two congressional Democrats in the Massachusetts special Senate election suspended their campaigns Monday, following the fatal explosions at the Boston Marathon."In ...