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    Scenes of victory, defeat from Primary Day

    Photos: Special election primary night
    GOP nominee Gabriel E. Gomez (left) and Democratic nominee Rep. Edward J. Markey will vie for the state's vacant US Senate seat. AP Photos
    Photos: Special election primary night
    Linda Broadford (left), Judy Kendall, and Dawn Piche (right) cheered after a television report called the race for Ed Markey. Bill Greene / Globe Staff
    Photos: Special election primary night
    Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis was hugged as he entered Rep. Ed Markey's primary night party. AP Photo
    Photos: Special election primary night
    Rep. Ed Markey and wife Susan Blumenthal celebrated after winning the Democratic primary for the special US Senate election. AP Photo
    Photos: Special election primary night
    Senator Elizabeth Warren congratulated Rep. Ed Markey on winning the Democratic nomination for US Senate. AP Photo
    Photos: Special election primary night
    Republican nominee Gabriel Gomez gave high fives to his supporters before delivering his victory speech. Yoon S. Byun / Globe Staff
    Photos: Special election primary night
    Gabriel Gomez acknowledged the audience last night as he stood on stage with daughters Olivia, 13, Antonia, 10, and wife Sarah. AP Photo
    Photos: Special election primary night
    Gabriel Gomez delivered his victory speech last night at the Red Lion Inn in Cohasset. AP Photo
    Photos: Special election primary night
    GOP candidate Dan Winslow delivered his concession speech to supporters last night in Boston. Reuters
    Photos: Special election primary night
    Republican Mike Sullivan stood next to his wife as he conceded victory to opponent Gabriel Gomez in Abington last night. AP Photo
    Photos: Special election primary night
    Stephen F. Lynch was accompanied by wife Margaret conceded to Rep. Ed Markey at his headquarters in Dedham. Essdras M. Suarez / Globe Staff
    1st Suffolk State Senate

    Collins concedes race

    Nick Collins did not ask for a recount in the First Suffolk Senate race and conceded the election to Linda Dorcena Forry.

    Consalvo proposes pledge to bar outside money

    City Councilor Rob Consalvo called on his fellow mayoral candidates today to form a pact that would limit outside money and third-party advertisements in the race to succeed Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

    Connolly raises $166,000 in April

    City Councilor John R. Connolly's April haul brought his political account to almost $500,000, his campaign said.

    Former Menino aide announces mayoral bid

    Charlotte Golar Richie, a former aide to Mayor Menino and Governor Deval Patrick and the former chief of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development, became the first major female African-American candidate in the mayor’s race on May 1, 2013.

    Poll: Republican Gabriel Gomez is nearly tied with Democrat Edward Markey in US Senate race

    Gabriel E. Gomez, the Republican nominee for US Senate in Massachusetts, is nearly tied with his Democratic opponent, US Representative Edward J. Markey, according to a poll released Friday. Gomez, who scored an upset victory over two rivals in the Republican primary on Tuesday, has the support of 40 percent of likely voters in the June 25 general election, compared to 44 percent for Markey, according to the survey by Public Policy Polling.

    City Council Michael P. Ross wins endorsement of EMS union

    City Councilor Michael P. Ross, among the two dozen candidates running for mayor, is receiving the backing of the union that represents crews on Boston ambulances, a group that in recent years has not endorsed candidates. The union leadership voted unanimously earlier this week to throw its support behind Ross. The union -- the EMS Division of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association -- represents roughly 380 emergency medical technicians, paramedics, lieutenants, and captains that work at Boston EMS.

    Michelle Obama to headline fundraiser for Democratic US Senate nominee, Edward Markey

    In the first sign that Democrats are preparing to pull out the party’s big financial guns for US Senate nominee Edward J. Markey, Michelle Obama is scheduled to appear at a Boston fundraiser for the Malden congressman later this month, an event that can collect up to $37,600 from an individual donor. The First Lady, who is making her first fundraising appearance since the November presidential election, will headline the party at the Taj Boston on May 29, according to a copy of the invitation that has been sent out to the party’s big donors. “The White House has made it clear it will do anything the Markey campaign wants of it,’’ said one senior Democratic leader who is raising funds for the congressman’s senatorial race.

    Kazakhstan says it is cooperating with US authorities in bombing probe

    The Kazakhstan foreign minister’s office said Thursday that the government was cooperating with US law enforcement authorities on the investigation into two citizens who were charged Wednesday in the case related to the Boston Marathon bombings. “As we have repeatedly stressed, Kazakhstan strongly condemns any form of terrorism,” the statement read. “The Kazakhstan side is cooperating with the U.S. law enforcement bodies in their investigation.”

    Former Obama advisers launch consulting firm to harness technology for private sector

    WASHINGTON -- A group of advisers who helped President Obama win reelection are launching a new consulting firm that will try to translate the skills and technological tools that won political campaigns into a force in the private sector.

    National politics: Latest news

    • WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: 'Ticos,' songs and cheese

      SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- It was a party atmosphere along Barack Obama's motorcade route from the airport after he arrived in this Central American country for his first visit as president. (   05/03/2013 9:07 PM )

    • Biden in SC: Republicans are down on America

      COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden is scolding Republicans in Congress, telling Democrats in South Carolina that the new Republican Party is down on America. (   05/03/2013 9:06 PM )

    • Obama won't say whether US recognizes Maduro

      MEXICO CITY (AP) -- President Barack Obama isn't saying whether the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president. (   05/03/2013 7:36 PM )

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