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Democrats in the U.S. Senate race came out swinging Tuesday in what may be the biggest controversy in the race to date: abortion.

By a mutual decision, Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence and Representative Patrick Kennedy-- the son of the late Senator Edward Kennedy-- have postponed their meeting to discuss the Catholic congressman's support of abortion.

The Obama administration should approve the massive Cape Wind electricity project off the coast of Massachusetts before international climate negotiations begin in December, a key lawmaker says.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Boston prosecutor Carmen Milagros Ortiz as the first Hispanic and first woman U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.

Main Category: Abortion Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 09 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST A debate over whether the late Sen.

The leaders of the Roman Catholic Church traditionally couch even the harshest disagreements in decorous, ecclesiastical language.

Carmen M. Ortiz, who grew up in a humble setting in New York City's tough Spanish Harlem neighborhood, has been confirmed as the new US attorney for Massachusetts, the first woman and the first Hispanic to hold the job of the state's top federal prosecutor.

Just a few outtakes from a wide-ranging interview John Harwood of CNBC and The Times conducted with Senator John Kerry, the Democrat from Massachusetts.

Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the top federal prosecutor's job in the state.

Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives incensed over the Democrats ' health care overhaul protested at the Capitol on Thursday, arguing that the legislation amounts to a government takeover of the nation's medical system.

When people think of health care and Congress, often the first name that springs to mind is the late Sen.

Supposedly, the rest of the country should look at Massachusetts to witness the nirvana of universal health care.

Demonstrators chant on Capitol Hill during a health care reform rally. WASHINGTON a ' Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives rallied at the Capitol on Thursday against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan, labeling it a government takeover of the nation's medical system.

President Barack Obama has nominated a state police detective lieutenant from Agawam to be the next U.S. Marshal in Massachusetts.

A day after Republicans captured the governorsa mansions in both New Jersey and Virginia , Michael Steele , the chairman of the Republican National Committee, credited an energized base and conservative, problem-solving candidates for a success that came just months after, in his words, a oeRepublicans were written off.a Speaking at a Wednesday ...

Blow to gay rights campaigners as north-eastern US state, seen as liberal towards same-gender unions, says no at ballot box Gay marriage supporters Susan McCray and Yvette Pratt watch election results in Portland, Maine.

Cheers and applause filled the U. S. Capitol Rotunda on Oct. 28. It was an emotional moment as nearly 500 people witnessed 'the Obama of the 20th century' receive the highest honor Congress can bestow - the Congressional Gold Medal.

What do Sen. John Kerry , Sen. Ted Kennedy and Sen. Orrin Hatch have in common? A soft spot for Christian Scientists.

Share + Nov 2, 2009 6:11 pm US/Eastern GLEN JOHNSON, AP Political Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

From a blustery perch over a Cape Cod beach, Chuckie Green gestures toward a stretch of horizon where he says construction of the nation's first offshore wind farm would destroy his Indian tribe's religion.