The least experienced Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, former Obama administration advisor and Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren, is quickly becoming the main challenger to Republican Senator Scott Brown, according to a UMass-Lowell/Boston Herald poll. The poll has Warren trailing Brown by a 41-38 margin just weeks after she announced her campaign.
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Congressman Michael Capuano is defending Congressman Anthony Weiner by saying he hasn't broken the law or violated his oath of office in his Facebook sex scandal. According to a tweet from Janet Wu of WCVB, Capuano didn't call for his resignation. According to Wu, Capuano and Weiner were rommates in Washington, D.C. for 12 years.
Voting is happening today. You knew that. The predicted heavy turnout was accurate.
In Massachusetts' various Congressional races, most Democrats have a huge campaign cash advantage. While 10th Congressional District candidates Republican Jeff Perry and Democrat William Keating are pretty even, Democrat Edward Markey holds a cash advantage of $3.4 million to $3,700 over GOP challenger Gerry Dembrowski in the 7th Congressional District.
- Massachusetts is one of 16 states eligible for as much as $287 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Education’s “Race to the Top” competition. Winners of the grants will be announced in April. [MassLive.com]
- After a 3.8% increase in undergraduate tuition and fees, an MIT education will cost more than $50,000 for the 2010-2011. [Boston Globe]
- The Boston Public Schools will replace five principals and require the staff of six schools to reapply for their jobs after 12 city schools were listed as underperforming. [Boston Globe]
Barney Frank is fearless when it comes to giving his opinion. He was pro-universal healthcare back in Marchand hasn't changed his mind. He also takes no crap from Bill O'Reilly.
Coverage of the healthcare reform initiative in the media has focused on screaming and yelling at forums conducted by congressional representatives. Real outrage or manufactured outrage? Probably some of both. Whichever it is, it's overshadowed much needed refoms. Today, the Herald reports that Niki Tsongas conducted a meeting in Chelmsford about health-care and said it was spirited and people were "passionate" and it stayed civil. MyFoxBoston.com has some clips of the meeting.
Democrat Niki Tsongas won today's race to replace Rep. Marty Meehan in the Fifth Congressional District. Tsongas, who was backed by some serious Democrat firepower, defeated Republican Jim Ogonowski. Ogonowski put up a fight when it came to percentages. Tsongas had 51 percent of the vote, while Ogonowski had 45 percent. Tsongas is the widow of the late Senator and one-time presidential candidate Paul Tsongas and a dean at Middlesex Community College. She is the...
The special election to replace Rep. Marty Meehan in the Fifth Congressional District will be tomorrow. The candidates are Democrat Niki Tsongas and Republican Jim Ogonowski. Tsongas is the widow of former Senator Paul Tsongas, and she has been able to bring in the big-time Democrat starpower. Ogonowski, a former member of the Air Force and National Guard, has been taking the door-to-door approach. The Globe said he planned "more than two dozen appearances" today....
The results of today's primary for Marty Meehan's vacant seat in the 5th Congressional district have been announced. Niki Tsongas has beat out the Democrats in a crowded field, while Jim Ogonowski, who has been surprising constituents with telephone calls, won for the Republicans. The race between Niki Tsongas, widow of Paul Tsongas, and Eileen Donoghue, Lowell city councilor and former mayor of Lowell, was tight, as expected. According to the latest numbers, Tsongas edged...
As easy as it is to forget in the bustle of going back to school, going back to work, and Labor Day hangovers, the 5th district primary election is going on today. Five democrats and two republicans are battling it out to see who will fill the empty space that Marty "Daddy Warbucks" Meehan left when he became chancellor at UMass-Lowell. The 5th Congressional district covers Lowell, Methuen, and Lawrence. The Democrats who are running...
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