Mass. Dems Pick Patrick to End GOP Grip on Governorship
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Deval Patrick, a business executive and former assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Clinton administration, has been declared by the Associated Press  as the winner of TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs Democratic primary for governor of Massachusetts.
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The chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party said Monday that it would be "extremely foolish" for Democrats to chose someone who opposes abortion rights to lead the party.
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Senator Charles Schumer ruled out running for governor of New York in 2006, saying that he will instead help lead the Democratic Party's efforts to retake the Senate.
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Democrats in the state House of Representatives will gather next Tuesday to choose new leaders. The caucus is expected to meet behind closed doors and select Rep. Christopher Donovan, a
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Republican Mitt Romney is conceding the bulk of the Northeast to rival John McCain, counting instead on his home state of Massachusetts, a split in California and wins in a series of caucus states to extend his presidential campaign beyond Super Tuesday.
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Gov. Mitt Romney, who is weighing a White House bid, signed an agreement Wednesday that allows Massachusetts State Police troopers to detain illegal aliens they encounter over the course of their normal duties.
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By SCOTT VAN VOORHIS  Gov. Deval Patrick signaled yesterday he will come to the rescue of Cambridge's giant NorthPoint project and several other developments endangered by a recent state court ruling.
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Republicans picked a party-backed state senator Thursday to replace embattled U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, who dropped out of the congressional race amid a corruption scandal.
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Results in the Granite State mean frontrunners in both parties will continue to duke it out for the nomination.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced his Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, making a smooth transition from the exploratory campaign effort he launched last month.
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Democrats have a shot at taking control of a majority of governorships for the first time since 1994.
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Republicans hold their convention next week in New York, home to the GOP-like Yankees. The Democrats chose Boston, whose Red Sox resemble that party.
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Former Gov. Mitt Romney had enough goodwill left among fellow Massachusetts Republicans to carry him past rival John McCain, while the race between Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton was too close to call.
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By Lisa Wangsness and Beth Daley, The Boston Globe  Mar. 5--As a gubernatorial candidate last year, Deval Patrick delighted  environmentalists with a pledge to spend an extra $10 million his first year  in office to begin fixing the state's long-neglected parks system.
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The former Massachusetts governor is hoping he can upset the oddsmakers' clear GOP favorite, John McCain. But he's smart enough not to make any predictions
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Former Mass. governor releases his 280 delegates and asks them to back his one-time GOP rival.
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Democrat Deval Patrick holds a commanding lead over Republican Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey in the Massachusetts governor's race, a new poll of likely voters shows.