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Scott Brown for president?

January 20th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Presidential election, 2012, Special elections
Scott Brown for president in 2012? Some enterprising folks -- or campaign operatives -- are betting on that. Bob Cusack of The Hill newspaper reports that Brown-for-president domain names were snatched up in recent days as the Republican surged ahead... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mqPW0EMbSLT_OtbsBqAQnFWtCHo/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mqPW0EMbSLT_OtbsBqAQnFWtCHo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mqPW0EMbSLT_OtbsBqAQnFWtCHo/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mqPW0EMbSLT_OtbsBqAQnFWtCHo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/_m1g5K8tMps" height="1" width="1"/

Live blog: Brown press conference at 11:30

January 20th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Special elections
Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., will hold a news conference at 11:30 p.m. ET. Come back for live updates on what he says. You can also watch it live here on WBZ-TV in Boston. Updated at 11:29 a.m. ET: Brown says... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/b7l3IG_FEuA-XfB3q09Notz2VY0/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/b7l3IG_FEuA-XfB3q09Notz2VY0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/b7l3IG_FEuA-XfB3q09Notz2VY0/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/b7l3IG_FEuA-XfB3q09Notz2VY0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/YteK_Jq5hbc" height="1" width="1"/

Brown supporters chant, “seat him now!”

January 19th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Special elections
In his victory speech, Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., said he called the state's interim senator, Democrat Paul Kirk, who promised to help with the transition. Of Kirk, Brown said: "He has completed his work as senator." That set off a... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ZRt3qmTs6NQhRx_Avg86V0CsfyE/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ZRt3qmTs6NQhRx_Avg86V0CsfyE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ZRt3qmTs6NQhRx_Avg86V0CsfyE/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ZRt3qmTs6NQhRx_Avg86V0CsfyE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/S-Zkq34arMU" height="1" width="1"/

Heavy turnout reported in Mass. Senate race

January 19th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Special elections
News outlets in Massachusetts are reporting heavy turnout for today's special election between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown to replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. From the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass.: A steady stream of voters... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/VxC1zx0CuZt5ZUO6iM3BlVljnW0/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/VxC1zx0CuZt5ZUO6iM3BlVljnW0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/VxC1zx0CuZt5ZUO6iM3BlVljnW0/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/VxC1zx0CuZt5ZUO6iM3BlVljnW0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/lI0aQLbKao8" height="1" width="1"/

Mass. voters head to the polls

January 19th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Special elections
Today's the day. The wildly unpredictable race between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts will be decided -- and possibly the future of President Obama's health care plan. Here's a wrap-up of today's stories on the big... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/87p8AMVIApUR3icFoQxzfaJJgZc/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/87p8AMVIApUR3icFoQxzfaJJgZc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/87p8AMVIApUR3icFoQxzfaJJgZc/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/87p8AMVIApUR3icFoQxzfaJJgZc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/Lezb0ztNlME" height="1" width="1"/

Coakley airs Obama ad in Mass. Senate race

January 18th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Senate, Special elections
On the eve of a special Senate election in Massachusetts, Democrat Martha Coakley's campaign is airing a commercial featuring President Obama. The 30-second spot uses a clip of Obama's visit Sunday to Massachusetts. In it, he praises her work as... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6oMAOgXixVHGbvYDbc5jOrO8b5Q/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6oMAOgXixVHGbvYDbc5jOrO8b5Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6oMAOgXixVHGbvYDbc5jOrO8b5Q/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/6oMAOgXixVHGbvYDbc5jOrO8b5Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/Gc7WNAsm4nc" height="1" width="1"/

Poll: Mass. Senate race a dead heat; Obama to campaign

January 15th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Special elections
A poll released late Thursday by Suffolk University shows Republican Scott Brown surging in Tuesday's special election in Massachusetts, capturing the support of 50% of voters. Democrat Martha Coakley had 46%. The results of the contest to succeed Edward Kennedy... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/qvtj-wDrZwKkAJ-CnXbW51AzGSQ/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/qvtj-wDrZwKkAJ-CnXbW51AzGSQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/qvtj-wDrZwKkAJ-CnXbW51AzGSQ/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/qvtj-wDrZwKkAJ-CnXbW51AzGSQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/Qo3BpshS2QM" height="1" width="1"/

Misleading TV ads in battle for Mass. Senate seat

January 15th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Special elections
As USA TODAY's John Fritze reported earlier this week, the conservative group American Future Fund promised to spend $500,000 on TV ads in the final days of the heated special election for the U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts. The group,... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oApFckSBG4XIrZzmxKk8SPXbeME/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oApFckSBG4XIrZzmxKk8SPXbeME/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oApFckSBG4XIrZzmxKk8SPXbeME/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/oApFckSBG4XIrZzmxKk8SPXbeME/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/FcenWTjXqjk" height="1" width="1"/

Today’s top political stories

January 15th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010, Democrats, Governors, Money in politics, Republicans, Special elections
How long will it be before Attorney General Andrew Cuomo makes it official and announces he will run for governor of New York? The New York Times says it's inevitable. The paper reports today that Cuomo, son of former governor... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mjXWjpcnq9lnQdLS-qlKPJLzpg8/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mjXWjpcnq9lnQdLS-qlKPJLzpg8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mjXWjpcnq9lnQdLS-qlKPJLzpg8/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/mjXWjpcnq9lnQdLS-qlKPJLzpg8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/2QGiUsjE6wE" height="1" width="1"/

President Obama rallies troops for Coakley

January 14th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Special elections
Add President Obama to the list of big-name Democrats going to bat for Martha Coakley in Tuesday's closer-than-expected Senate race in Massachusetts. In a video sent to his supporters in the state, Obama says: What happens in Tuesday's special election... pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dGS5uvCArWfuEpb9htZ4cbj4WB8/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dGS5uvCArWfuEpb9htZ4cbj4WB8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dGS5uvCArWfuEpb9htZ4cbj4WB8/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/dGS5uvCArWfuEpb9htZ4cbj4WB8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~4/iE9hZ_Y7vPw" height="1" width="1"/
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