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Massachusetts Republicans celebrate Barney Frank’s retirement

November 28, 2011

Barney Frank, one of the first openly-gay politicians and one of Massachusetts' most well-known politicians, announced he would not seek re-election. Frank, who has usually coasted to re-election, has come u...

Liberal group supports possible new candidate for Mass Senate

Brittney McNamara

August 17, 2011

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee raised $100,000 to support Elizabeth Warren's bid for congress, to give Republican Senator Scott Brown a run for his money. PCCC is a liberal grass-roots group who g...

Research says Republicans watch “Idol,” Democrats like “30 Rock”

John Stephen Dwyer

November 18, 2010

Results surprising

Reports from President Barack Obama’s brief visit to Boston

John M. Guilfoil

October 16, 2010

Pool reporting courtesy of the White House Media Affairs Office Air Force One landed at 1.58 p.m. at Logan International Airport. A motorcade of more than a dozen vehicles waited. The motorcade included St...

Health care reform is step forward for ailing nation

Sachin Seth

March 22, 2010

If you followed the non-stop health care coverage leading up to last night's vote, you may be surprised to learn that Obama isn't sitting atop the White House with a sniper rifle picking off old people one by one.

George W. Bush billboard asks, ‘Miss Me Yet?’

Sachin Seth

February 9, 2010

A billboard just outside Wyoming, Minn. has sparked a national conversation regarding our current president's relative effectiveness as compared to former President George W. Bush.

Senate Democrats react to Brown victory

John M. Guilfoil

January 19, 2010

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, released the following statement on the results of the special election in Massachusetts: "I have no interest in ...

DNC chair’s statement on Scott Brown victory

John M. Guilfoil

January 19, 2010

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine issued the following statement on the results of the special election in Massachusetts tonight: "I want to congratulate Scott Brown on running a strong c...

Barack Obama: A visionary’s choice for Nobel Peace Prize

Sachin Seth

October 10, 2009

And then there's the victor, Barack Obama, a Harvard law school graduate, community organizer, civil rights lawyer, law professor, junior senator and president of the most "powerful" country in the world. A stunning resume, but where are the accomplishments? The peace work, the advocacy, the results?

McCain, Obama duke it out

Sachin Seth

September 27, 2008

McCain and Obama went head-to-head tonight. Here's what I thought.

Secret Service: No specific terror threat to conventions

John M. Guilfoil

August 23, 2008

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the United States Secret Service responded quickly Saturday morning to an Associated Press report that stated terrorists might clone police and emergecy vehicles to c...

Obama has one more fight to win

Trevor Francis

June 4, 2008

Editor's note: BLAST officially endorsed Senator Barack Obama Jan. 10 as the Democratic candidate for president. It was a tale of three speeches. On the night when the Democrats finally had their nominee, th...

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