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We've kinda been covering the race to fill Massacusetts' Senate seat as though it were Democrat-only, and it has been more than 40 years since Massachusetts elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate, but Massachusetts Republicans do exist. And there are even two of them going head to head in next week's primary for the chance to be the elephant on the ballot in January. WGBH will host a Republican Senatorial Forum (like its Democratic Senatorial Forum) with primary candidates Scott Brown and Jack E. Robinson next Monday, December 7, airing at 7pm on WGBH 2, WGBH 89.7. If you aren't swayed by any of the Democrats thus far, you might look into these "Republican" characters and see what they have to say. Non-party candidates have until Tuesday, December 8 (the date of the party primaries) to file for candidacy. William S. Coleman and Joe Kennedy are the possible independent candidates at this time (as we said, Schilling's out). more ›

• Massachusetts lost out on $147 million in federal stimulus grant money available for public transportation upgrades along Blue Hill Avenue due to bickering between the Patrick administration and residents of Roxbury and Mattapan. [Boston Globe]

• Republican Senate candidate Jack E. Robinson supports free public transportation. [Boston Herald]