Topic: New England States

GOP eyes comeback for New England House seats

AP News - 661 days ago
Republicans look to reverse New England slide by targeting handful of House seatsNew England Republicans, dismissed as a vanishing breed after a string of congressional losses, are now thinking comeback.Tapping a deep vein of voter discontent over the economy, jobs and President ...
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Survey: What to keep in a survival kit

Consumer Reports - 795 days ago
If a blizzard or other emergency struck this winter, would you be prepared to hole up for two weeks at home?. Those living in New England and the mid-Atlantic states were a little better but still worse than average. Our telephone survey, ...

Abbott Lawrence

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 925 days ago
Aug. 18, 1855, Boston, Mass.), American merchant and philanthropist who was a major developer of the New England textile industry. Lawrence joined his brother, Amos Lawrence (1786-1852), in business in Boston in 1808, and together they founded in 1814 the firm of ...

GOP a dying breed in New England

AP News - 1196 days ago
Republicans a dying breed in New England, a one-time bastion for the GOPA generation ago the Republican Party was the dominant political force in New England, populating the region's congressional delegations with moderates like Connecticut's Lowell P. Weicker Jr. and Rhode Island's ...
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