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2 hrs ago | Post Tribune

Kennedy dispute reveals divide among Catholics

A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Patrick Kennedy, Democrat, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Abortion, US Senate, Jack Reed, Folk, The Kennedys

10 hrs ago | Free Republic

Push for Ted Kennedy's replacement: ... interim Senator [Now we see!]

Massachusetts voters will have to wait until Jan. 19 to elect a successor to Sen.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Democrat, Massachusetts, US Politics, John Kerry, Massachusetts Government, Deval Patrick, US Governors

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Scott Brown: the right stuff

After watching for weeks the four liberal Democrats jockeying for a U.S. Senate seat temporarily occupied by a hand-picked straw man, spending time with Scott Brown seemed like inhaling some fresh air.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Norfolk, MA, US Senate, Democrat, Boston, MA

San Jose Mercury News

UC-San Francisco researchers test cancer 'vaccine' against brain tumor

Conventional treatments have never offered much help to patients with brain cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, San Francisco Metro, UC San Francisco, Brain Cancer, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Boston.com

Mass. first lady Patrick backs Capuano for Senate

Massachusetts first lady Diane Patrick has decided to endorse Rep. Michael Capuano in the Senate special election.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Michael Capuano, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Forward

In Kennedy Race, Jewish Vote Divided

Massachusetts has the highest percentage of Jews outside the tristate New York area, and its Jewish community is known as one of the most politically active in the country.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Michael Capuano, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Kerry, US Senate, Barney Frank

WPTY

Kirk's low-key approach in Senate drawing notice

Edward Kennedy Jr., Rep. Patrick Kennedy , Kara Kennedy, Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. , Gail Kirk and Vice President Joseph Biden gather for a photo during a mock swearing-in ceremony at the US Capitol building on September 25, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Patrick Kennedy, Democrat, US Senate, John Kerry, Joe Biden, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government

Bloomberg

Powell, Rubin Were Among Obama White House Visitors in First Seven Months

The heads of health insurance and pharmaceutical trade groups were among those visiting the White House as President Barack Obama pushed Congress to overhaul health care, White House records show.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Wellpoint Health Networks, Insurance, US Senate, Republican, Olympia Snowe, Maine, Democrat

Wed Nov 25, 2009

TIME.com

Patrick Kennedy, the bishop and RI politics

The political fallout from Patrick Kennedy's fight with Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin is yet to be gauged by polls, but one can't assume that the Rhode Island Democrat will suffer as a result.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Patrick Kennedy, Democrat, US Senate, Jack Reed, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Government

WHDH

Slow pulse a hallmark of Senate candidate Coakley

Martha Coakley was Massachusetts attorney general barely two weeks in January 2007 when Boston was locked down after authorities discovered what they thought were bombs planted around the city.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Michael Capuano, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Massachusetts, Townsend, MA, Pepperell, MA

WHDH

Mass. GOP's Robinson in second bid for Senate seat

When the Massachusetts Republicans went hunting for a candidate to oppose Sen. Edward Kennedy in 2000, they thought they'd struck gold in a little known attorney and political newcomer named Jack E. Robinson.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Stephen Lynch, Democrat, US Senate, Prison

Times Observer

Our opinion: Keep Kennedy's idea

Leave it to Congress to take a good idea and turn it into a costly fiasco. Before he died earlier this year, Sen.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Democrat, Opinion, Warren, PA

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Examiner.com

Capuano combines street smarts, Ivy League degree

Rep. Michael Capuano boasts street smarts and blue-collar roots - and an Ivy League pedigree.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Michael Capuano, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Somerville, MA, Dartmouth College, US Senate, Barney Frank

EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

Pets can pose with Santa, too

Pets are part of your family, so why shouldn't they have a photo taken with Santa? This weekend, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty at 400 Broadway, is offering do just that.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Michael Capuano, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Boston, MA, Methuen, MA, Lawrence, MA, Haverhill, MA

Medical News Today

Mass. Senate Candidate Pagliuca Made Right Choice In Determining...

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance ; Breast Cancer ; Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Article Date: 24 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST Steve Pagliuca, a candidate in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Michael Capuano, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Health Insurance, Health, Cervical Cancer, Nancy Pelosi

WHDH

GOP Senate candidates disagree over health plan

The two Republicans running to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy disagree about whether Massachusetts should serve as a model for the nation's health care overhaul.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Democrat

Mon Nov 23, 2009

ABC News

Winfrey to Interview Widow of Ted Kennedy

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2008 file photo, the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and his wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, wave after he spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Democrat, Entertainment

Associated Content

Martha Coakley Made a Deal with a Pedophile in 1995

She is Running for the Late Senator Ted Kennedy's Seat! The Boston Globe and others opened what would be considered a can of worms if it weren't true or if it weren't so disgusting.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Democrat, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Criminal Defense Law, Waltham, MA

Centre Daily Times

Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.

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Related Topix: Folk, The Kennedys, US News, US Senate, Democrat, US Politics, Michael Capuano, US House of Representatives, Bowie State University, Patrick Kennedy

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Des Moines Register

Senate panel OKs FDA reforms

Washington, D.C. - Food processors both domestically and abroad would face greater scrutiny by regulators under legislation advanced in the Senate.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Tom Harkin, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Richard Durbin

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