Topic: Massachusetts

Santorum exaggerated critique of Romney's healthcare

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum was exaggerating on Tuesday when he said a healthcare plan that his opponent Mitt Romney put in place in Massachusetts put a big dent in his state's budget."You expanded the pool of insurance without ...

Can moderate Romney win Republican hearts?

Ex-Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is an early front-runner among Republican presidential contenders, but many are wondering if his legacy as a centrist may taint his White House hopes.Romney as raised more money than his Republican rival and is topping the polls, but ...
Leading Republican contender Mitt Romney leapt into the 2012 White House race Thursday, delivering a damning critique of President Barack Obama's stewardship of the faltering US economy.The 64-year-old former Massachusetts governor, who lost out to Senator John McCain for the Republican nomination ...

Barney Frank to run again in 2012

BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Barney Frank announced on Thursday he will run for re-election in 2012, ending speculation that he might retire after the current Congressional term.Frank, 70, has been in the House of Representatives for three decades and most recently ...
Senators Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Olympia Snowe of Maine are being targeted for ouster for supporting repeal of DADTSenators Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Olympia Snowe of Maine are being targeted for ouster for supporting repeal of the military's ban on ...

Deval Patrick

On November 2, 2010, Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick won his second term as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Governor Patrick defeated Republican challenger Charlie Baker and Independent challenger Tim Cahill with 49% of the total votes. In 2006, Governor Patrick won ...

Blue Heron Farm

Blue Heron Farm is a rental property located in Martha's Vineyard , Massachusetts .
Christopher Buckley's latest novel, Boomsday, confirmed this for me. The plot revolves around Cassandra Devine, (aka Cassie Cochrane), a public relations executive and inveterate blogger who, in her latter persona, tries to effect change by challenging her generation of thirty-somethings. Her frustration ...

Revolution in Massachusetts?

It certainly has the nation's and, possibly, the international community's, attention. Bill Clinon went in to rescue the CROAK, and according to the Boston Herald, said ?I came here to tell the people of Massachusetts this:
Ted Kennedy, the old liberal lion, must not have slept real well last night. Republican Scott Brown scored one of the most stunning upsets in politics in a very long time when he came from nowhere to beat Martha Coakley. The playing ...
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