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Dems reeling after Mass. loss

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:20:40 +0000

(Boston) Republicans are rejoicing and Democrats reeling in the wake of Scott Brown’s stunning victory over Martha Coakley in a special Massachusetts Senate election that Brown insists was not(...)

Democrat eyeing Kennedy seat avoids family legacy

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:00:03 +0000

(Boston) Attorney General Martha Coakley may be the front-runner in the race to fill the late Edward Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat, but she is crafting a campaign largely free of the Kennedy(...)

Vanasco: LGBT champion announces run for Kennedy seat

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:50:20 +0000

Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley, who filed the lawsuit against the federal government claiming that DOMA is discriminatory against gays and lesbians, announced Thursday she will(...)

Vanasco: Gay military ban stalled?

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:10:24 +0000

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ isn’t on anyone’s agenda in the near future, says Politico (hat tip: Towleroad):

“Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says the Senate is swamped and has little time(...)

Withers: Ten random thoughts

James Withers — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:13:17 +0000

1. Anyone NOT going to the October 10-11 DC march? Reasons? I’m 85 percent sure I’ll be there. The 15 of doubt is purely budget issues.

2. Reason 519 why I’m smitten with the day job: on(...)

Withers: RIP Edward Kennedy

James Withers — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:01:54 +0000

There’s not much to add about the life of Edward M. Kennedy. Youngest in a family of wealth and power, lion of the legislature, flawed father and man, Irish politician who knew the art of the(...)

Kennedy’s Catholicism source of comfort, conflict

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:02:19 +0000

(Boston) Sen. Edward Kennedy was raised from birth to cherish his Catholicism, and it became both a source of comfort and conflict throughout his life.

The son of the country’s most famous(...)

RachelWatch: Rachel Fights the Revisionists

Ali Davis — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:53:20 +0000

Things Fall Apart

Rachel, still bravely battling a touch of the flu, started us off with RNC chairman Michael Steele’s adjective-defying interview on National Public Radio Thursday morning.(...)

Withers: Stop using the term fascist! Today!

James Withers — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:23:30 +0000

If I were to have a child I would name her Megan. That’s not really true. Any future girl child will be saddled with Billie and a boy Ulysses; however, today I’m all about Megan. Specifically(...)

Withers: The video that brought the house down

James Withers — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:09:46 +0000

If you haven’t seen it, here is the video that introduced Senator Ted Kennedy on Monday. It was made by film-maker Ken Burns:

Sen. Ted Kennedy’s video