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As she was four years ago, 46-year-old Kelly Ayotte is regularly included in the long list of potential vice presidential nominees.
Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire is everywhere, often in the right place at the right time to make a splash. By Sarah Schweitzer
Thirty years later, they’re still pushing the bottle billFor two longtime advocates, the fight over the state’s bottle deposit law has spanned their careers.
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Steve Grossman’s campaign is buying Kansas City-made signs, Barney Frank is returning to the classroom, and more.
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Perhaps more durable than anything on his résumé is the imprimatur that Deval Patrick has left on the state’s judicial system.
A military honor, 150 years laterCivil War-era Corporal David White will be posthumously awarded the medal of honor.
Tea Party activists are running against a culture of Republican politics that has married conservative principles with pragmatic attitudes.
Quotes and quips from the world of Massachusetts politics.
A political term of the week, defined.
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Owing to Senate rules that bind Elizabeth Warren, and a biography that elevates Hillary Clinton, the differences in costs to hear from each is stark.
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It has also been a boon for Democratic fund-raisers, who are using the specter of a presidential impeachment to fill up the war chests.
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Marian Ryan’s stewardship of the Middlesex district attorney’s office deserves scrutiny as she faces off against a primary opponent.
Alan Wirzbicki
The dispute over Uber is shaping up as a strong barometer of how Boston’s political dynamics are shifting to accommodate new residents.
Peter S. Canellos
Who in the state’s power structure might send the signal that Baker is, after all, an OK guy?
The week’s best political cartoonsTwo of the week’s best editorial cartoons focus on Obamacare foes and the president’s summer fundraising.
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Quiz: Republican women editionFemale Republican politicians in New England are few and far between. How many are you familiar with?
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Governor Patrick’s federal Together PAC is prodding supporters to pen letters praising his tenure.
Independents like Mass. gubernatorial candidate Jeff McCormick need to get their message out and convince voters to take them seriously.
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