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Massachusetts Special Election

The race to fill Massachusetts' vacant US Senate seat is on. Stay up to date on the latest developments from the campaign trail. Voters head to the polls on June 25.
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The 24 candidates who signed up for nomination papers have until May 21 to collect the necessary signatures to appear on the ballot. A preliminary election on Sept. 24 will determine which two candidates will advance to the Nov. 5 municipal election.
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Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all

President Obama today defended America’s controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving US counterterrorism policy.

Markey to release tax returns Friday

An adviser to US Senate candidate Edward J. Markey said that he will release his tax returns publicly on Friday, committing to a date after days of fending off pressure from his Republican opponent.

Gomez, Markey agree to debate on June 5

Democrat Edward J. Markey and Republican Gabriel E. Gomez agreed to participate in a June 5 US Senate debate sponsored by WBZ-TV and the Boston Globe.

Lt. Gov. Tim Murray to quit June 2

Lt. Gov. Tim Murray to quit June 2
Timothy P. Murray has accepted a private-sector post with a Worcester business group and is expected to resign from the administration next month, according to a senior administration official.

Warren finds publisher, editor for new book

Senator Elizabeth Warren has found a publisher two months after the Massachusetts Democrat began shopping her book proposal.

Mass. Senate race focuses 9/11 resolutions, ads

Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey continued to clash Tuesday over votes Markey cast against two resolutions honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (5/21/13)
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Television ads by US Senate candidates

Television ads by US Senate candidates
See commercials from the five candidates for the US Senate.

SEC orders former Cahill aide, Goldman Sachs banker to pay $100,000 civil penalty

The federal Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Neil M.M. Morrison, a former investment banker at Goldman, Sachs and ex-top state treasury aide to Timothy P. Cahill, to pay a $100,000 civil penalty, citing what the agency said was his role in a pay-to-play campaign fund-raising scheme for Cahill.

US Senate candidate Edward J. Markey commits to release tax returns Friday

An adviser to US Senate candidate Edward J. Markey said today that he will release his tax returns publicly on Friday, committing to a date after days of fending off pressure from his Republican opponent.

A 16th candidate, Robert Cappucci, says he has gathered enough signatures to run for mayor

Retired police officer Robert Cappucci said Wednesday he has gathered more than 4,000 signatures to support his bid for mayor of Boston, making him the 16th potential candidate. Before joining the police department, Cappucci was elected to two terms on the School Committee and served until 1991. He lost his seat when the committee was changed from an elected body to an appointed board.

Senator Elizabeth Warren finds publisher, editor for her new book

Senator Elizabeth Warren, two months after starting to shop a book proposal, has found a publisher. Henry Holt and Company, one of the oldest publishers in the country, announced that it had obtained the rights to publish the book, which it characterized as telling both “Senator Warren’s improbable rise from a working class family in Oklahoma to the United States Senate,” as well as providing “a rousing call for protecting the middle class.”

Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray to resign, says controversies had nothing to do with his decision

Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray will resign from the administration next month to run the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, positioning himself as a hometown cheerleader far from Beacon Hill where he saw his reputation tarnished the last few years.

National politics: Latest news

  • Markey, Menino to make campaign announcement

    BOSTON (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Ed Markey's campaign says Markey and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino are making a major announcement in the special U.S. Senate election. (   05/24/2013 3:47 AM )

  • Obama balances threats against Americans' rights

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights. (   05/24/2013 3:41 AM )

  • Sen. Cowan to address BC Law School commencement

    BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts U.S. Sen. William "Mo" Cowan will be delivering the commencement address at Boston College Law School. (   05/24/2013 3:01 AM )

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