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President Obama to address Congress on health reform

September 2, 2009 By Christopher

Salon is reporting the President will address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, September 9th.  Here's hoping he draws a few lines in the sand. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, health-care

Governor Patrick announces special election

August 31, 2009 By Christopher

A special election to the office of United States Senator will be held Tuesday, January 19, 2010 to fill the vacancy created by the passing of Hon. Edward M. Kennedy.  The primaries will be on Tuesday, December 8, 2009.  Here is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: elections, massachusetts, ted-kennedy

Salon’s take on the Kennedy succession and Obama’s eulogy (updated link)

August 29, 2009 By Christopher

Here are some Salon columns from today.  One has the full text of the President's eulogy; the second is the article on succession which this diary previously linked; if you can stand it there's a column talking about Mike Huckabee's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ted-kennedy

The mighty MA GOP threatens legal action

August 28, 2009 By Christopher

I ran across this article indicating that the Republicans might sue if the law is changed now granting the Governor appointment power.  Like Tisei I'm not a lawyer, but my sense is that while the 145-160 has already started and thus we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, ted-kennedy

Musical Chair(manship)s

August 28, 2009 By Christopher

I found this piece on an aspect of fallout from Ted Kennedy's passing which I hadn't seen discussed here yet.  It addresses who can take Kennedy's HELP chairmanship and the political implications thereof.  It basically comes down … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, national, ted-kennedy

Surprise – Americans DO support health plan favored by White House!

August 22, 2009 By Christopher

SurveyUSA has a new poll out which appears to contradict all the naysayers who claim American's don't favor the current reform proposal including the public option.  In fact, a slight majority does favor the plan and more than 3/4 say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, polls

Redistricting Revisited (WITH POLL)

August 18, 2009 By Christopher

District 1: (Berkshires and Pioneer Valley) Berkshire County (all) Hampden County (all except Brimfield, Holland, Palmer, and Wales) Hampshire County (all except Plainfield) District 2: (Route 2 corridor and Greater Worcester) Franklin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: congress, massachusetts

Ted Kennedy awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

August 12, 2009 By Christopher

Boston Globe article here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, ted-kennedy

The passing of Eunice Kennedy Shriver

August 11, 2009 By Christopher

I was a little surprised that nobody else had posted this yet, but Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed away this morning at the age of 88.  There are links to articles and Obama's statement at the newly reformated Politics1. For those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: kennedys, massachusetts

Happy Bunker Hill Day!

June 16, 2009 By Christopher

Tomorrow (or today by the time many of you read this) is a key day in our republic's early history.  On June 17, 1775, the colonists proved they were willing to stand up to the Redcoats, though the British achieved a rather Pyrrhic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bunker-hill-day, history, national, suffolk-county

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