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Mass. Senate candidate Markey to release returns

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:25 -0400

BOSTON - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey agreed Thursday to release his tax returns dating back to 2005, one more year than was previously released by his opponent Gabriel Gomez, in a day of campaigning in which money from outside groups was at issue as well.

Markey, Gomez agree to 2nd Mass. US Senate debate

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:24 -0400

BOSTON - Democrat Edward Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez have agreed to another televised debate in their race for the state's special U.S. Senate election.

Middlesex Sheriff eyeing Markey's US House seat

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:09 -0400

BOSTON - Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian has opened a congressional campaign committee account as he eyes a run for the U.S. House if Congressman Edward Markey wins the state's special U.S. Senate election.

Mass. Senate candidates spar on homeland security

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:38:40 -0400

BOSTON - The candidates running in the special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts traded barbs Monday over homeland security in an exchange that pointed to an increasingly sharp tone between the two.

Gomez, Markey OK June 5 Mass. US Senate debate

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:19 -0400

BOSTON - Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey have agreed to their first debate in Massachusetts' contentious special U.S. Senate election.

Primary over, groups focus on Markey, Gomez race

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:50:04 -0400

BOSTON - Outside groups are beginning to pour money into the U.S. Senate battle pitting Democrat Edward Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez.

Democratic US Senate hopeful Markey releases TV ad

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:07:40 -0400

BOSTON - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey has released a television ad highlighting his role in overhauling the nation's telecommunications laws.

Candidates: Don't bury marathon suspect in Mass.

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:33:17 -0400

BOSTON - The candidates vying in a special election campaign for a U.S. Senate agreed Monday that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev should not be buried in the state.

Mass. Senate hopefuls clash over spending 'pledge'

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:25:35 -0400

BOSTON - Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidates Edward Markey and Gabriel Gomez continue to squabble over the role of outside money and special interests in the campaign.

Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:06:38 -0400

WASHINGTON - It's a chemical that's been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby's basinet.

Turnout for Mass. Senate primary seen as light

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:01:14 -0400

BOSTON - The state's top elections official says fewer than one in five registered voters in Massachusetts could cast ballots in the U.S. Senate primaries.

US Rep. Lynch falls ill on eve of election

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:44:29 -0400

BOSTON - Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate Stephen Lynch has cancelled most public events on the eve of the primary election because he is ill.

Bombing shifts Mass. Senate race before primaries

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:18:44 -0400

BOSTON - Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry.

Correction: Massachusetts Senate-Lynch story

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:48:48 -0400

BOSTON - In a story April 26 about U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, The Associated Press erroneously reported his vote on the federal financial reform law. He voted for the law, not against it.

Democrats Markey, Lynch clash in US Senate debate

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:23:07 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The two Democratic U.S. Senate hopefuls have clashed for a second night, with Stephen Lynch accusing Edward Markey of lying about Lynch's record.