
Massachusetts voters selected Democratic Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) to replace John Kerry in the United States Senate in a special election on Tuesday. Markey beat Gabriel Gomez, his Republican challenger, by a tighter than expected 8 point margin, 54% to
by Michael Patrick Leahy25 Jun 2013, 6:45 PM PST0

On the eve of the Massachusetts special election to replace John Kerry in the United States Senate, former Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) stumped for Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez at a rally in Quincy. Most polls show Democratic candidate Ed Markey,
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Every recent poll shows Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) holds a lead over his Republican opponent, former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez, in the Massachusetts special election to replace John Kerry in the Senate next Tuesday, but all hope is not lost for Gomez.
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When Barack Obama gave a speech in Berlin in 2008, he drew a crowd of 200,000. Wednesday’s speech at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate was a little less popular. White House pool reporter Elmar Jakobs estimated the crowd at only 4,500. Obama’s
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On Friday Congressman Steve King (R-IA) announced he will be hosting a day long press conference/Lincoln-Douglas style debate on the “Gang of 8” immigration bill this Wednesday on the East Lawn of the Capitol grounds. King’s event will begin at
by Michael Patrick Leahy17 Jun 2013, 12:07 PM PST0

Last Thursday, the Boston Globe published a critical article about Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez’s business career that was immediately picked up and repeated by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. But the central claim of the charge–that Advent International, the company that
by Michael Patrick Leahy17 Jun 2013, 5:05 AM PST0

On Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told Politico that he would support the 2013 Farm Billthat passed the Senate on Monday despite “concerns” about the legislation. “I’ve got concerns about the farm bill, as I told our members. But doing nothing means that we
by Michael Patrick Leahy17 Jun 2013, 5:02 AM PST0

On Saturday Bill Clinton appeared at a campaign rally in Worcester, Massachusetts to prop up the lackluster campaign of Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), the Democratic nominee in next Tuesday’s special election to replace John Kerry in the Senate. Recent polls
by Michael Patrick Leahy16 Jun 2013, 9:58 AM PST0

On Wednesday, Gabriel Gomez, the Republican candidate in the Massachusetts special election to replace John Kerry in the Senate, called fellow Republican Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) “a moron” for comments he made in a House committee hearing on Wednesday about
by Michael Patrick Leahy13 Jun 2013, 3:37 PM PST0

On Tuesday, the Heritage Foundation launched an ad campaign against the Gang of Eight immigration bill. The $100,000 campaign will be entirely online, the Washington Post reported. Genevieve Wood, Heritage’s vice president of marketing, said that “the bill is an
by Michael Patrick Leahy12 Jun 2013, 10:21 AM PST0

On Tuesday night Gabriel Gomez, the ex-Navy Seal and Republican nominee for Senate, successfully painted his opponent, 37 year Democratic Congressman Ed Markey, as a Washington insider in the second debate between the two candidates competing to win John Kerry’s
by Michael Patrick Leahy12 Jun 2013, 7:08 AM PST0

On Tuesday Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) cited “Biblical compassion” as a reason to support the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. Rubio told CBN that he supports the bill because “[o]ur faith has always been about compassion and it compels you to do
by Michael Patrick Leahy12 Jun 2013, 5:04 AM PST0

Dr. Jack Chaffin, Jr., an evangelical Christian who enthusiastically attended several Willow Creek Community Church Leadership Summits during the 1990s and early 2000s, told Breitbart News on Wednesday that around 2005 the well respected mega-church changed its focus from evangelical
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On Monday, Rasmussen Reports released a poll that shows the race to become Virginia’s next governor is a dead heat. Likely Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe has the support of 44% of voters, while Republican nominee Ken Cuccinelli has the support
by Michael Patrick Leahy10 Jun 2013, 12:45 PM PST0

A poll released by by McLaughlin Associates on Friday shows the Massachusetts race between Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic Congressman Ed Markey to replace John Kerry in the United States Senate is a dead heat. In a head to head match up,
by Michael Patrick Leahy8 Jun 2013, 1:13 PM PST0

William Killian, the U.S. Attorney for East Tennessee appointed by Barack Obama in 2010, proved to be an unpopular speaker at an event held in Manchester, Tennessee on Tuesday by the recently formed American Muslim Advisory Council of Tennessee. An
by Michael Patrick Leahy6 Jun 2013, 9:33 AM PST0

On Wednesday, an angry Anthony Weiner bristled when voters and Democratic political activists questioned the propriety of his campaign for Mayor of New York City, in light of the notorious Twitter scandal that forced him to resign from Congress in
by Michael Patrick Leahy6 Jun 2013, 6:22 AM PST0

On Wednesday evening, Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez put his opponent, long time Democratic Congressman Ed Markey, on the defensive in the first debate of the special election campaign to replace John Kerry in the United States Senate from Massachusetts. Gomez
by Michael Patrick Leahy6 Jun 2013, 5:51 AM PST0