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Sen. Cowan to address BC Law School commencement

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:07:08 -0400

BOSTON - Massachusetts U.S. Sen. William "Mo" Cowan will be delivering the commencement address at Boston College Law School.

Business groups take on Cape Wind in ads

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:01:17 -0400

BOSTON - Two business groups are saying Massachusetts can't afford the Cape Wind offshore wind project.

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. Lt. Gov. Murray to quit, join business group

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:11:50 -0400

BOSTON - Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray announced Wednesday that he would step down from his elected post to accept a job as head of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, saying his departure from state government did not stem from controversies that had swirled around him in recent years.

Marathon bomb victims eligible for state fund

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:03:15 -0400

BOSTON - Those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings have an alternative to the widely-publicized One Fund when seeking compensation, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said.

Chefs raise money for Boston Marathon bomb victims

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:10:12 -0400

BOSTON - Dozens of top chefs left their kitchens on Wednesday to offer fine food and drinks at Fenway Park concession stands in a project intended to raise money for Boston Marathon bombing victims.

British PM Cameron visits Boston Marathon memorial

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:11:28 -0400

BOSTON - British Prime Minister David Cameron visited an impromptu memorial that sprang up near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings, striking a combative tone Tuesday in saying that democratic and multiracial countries like the United States and Britain will never give in to terrorists who feed on "the poisonous narrative" of violence, extremism and victimhood.

Mass. Gov. Patrick to join Ireland trade mission

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:05:44 -0400

BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick is planning to head to Ireland to join a trade mission led by Senate President Therese Murray.

Mass. Gov. Patrick: I'm glad Tsarnaev body buried

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:55:25 -0400

BOSTON - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says he's glad the family of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has found a burial location, but says he doesn't know where that is.

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.

Compulsive gambling funds off pace of new casinos

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:59:57 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Tom Leksan lost nearly everything when gambling became an addiction with easy access to casinos.

Groundbreaking set for New Bedford's terminal

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:02:04 -0400

NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts - Gov. Deval Patrick is set to break the ground on a project whose manager says will be the first facility in the nation designed to support the construction, assembly and deployment of offshore wind projects.

Editorial: Early omens all good for Hillary run

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:17:09 -0400

Asked, as she must be dozens of times a day, Hillary Rodham Clinton issues the usual disclaimers about running for president in 2016. Nobody believes her. The odds in her favor are too strong, even this far out. - With a mere three years and six months to go until the election, polls in New Hampshire, the critical first-in-the-nation primary state, show her crushing any opposition for the Democratic nomination.

Impromptu Ind. run to benefit Boston victims

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:03:19 -0400

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana - A Terre Haute woman who completed this year's Boston Marathon about 10 minutes before two explosions killed three people and injured hundreds has organized a run to benefit victims of the attack.

In early N.H. poll, Clinton and Rand Paul lead

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:49:35 -0400

CONCORD, N.H. - The 2016 New Hampshire presidential primary is a long way away. But at the moment, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton holds a commanding lead among Democrats and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has a slim lead in a crowded Republican field.