From: NECN on Wed, Dec 16 2009 10:15 PM

(NECN: John Moroney) - It may seem a bit premature to be talking about the 2012 presidential race, but don’t try telling that to potential candidates. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty headlined a GOP fundraiser in Concord, New Hampshire Wednesday...

From: NECN on Wed, Dec 16 2009 7:57 PM

(NECN) - Something rare is happening at the Massachusetts State House. For days now, a group has been rebelling against the leadership of House Speaker Robert DeLeo. They’re tying up the House in procedural knots. The source of the dispute goes back...

From: NECN on Tue, Dec 15 2009 6:47 PM

(NECN: Alison King) - There may be no greater challenge for our economy right now than finding a way to get people back to work. The challenge of job creation may likely be a key issue for voters in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts. Democrat...

From: NECN on Tue, Dec 15 2009 6:47 PM

(NECN) - On the Braude Beat, a child’s drawing of Jesus lands him in trouble in a Massachusetts school. The father of the child spoke to NECN, saying he demanded an apology. President Obama calls the Democrats to the White House to talk health care...

From: NECN on Tue, Dec 15 2009 5:47 PM

(NECN: Brian Burnell) - There is still no clear agreement on health care reform, but a critical meeting has wrapped up at the White House. President Obama met with Senate Democrats Tuesday afternoon. After the meeting the President thanked the Democrats...

From: NECN on Tue, Dec 15 2009 9:44 AM

(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - The two major party candidates for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts are sparring over debates. Republican Scott Brown says he has already accepted seven one-on-one debates with Democratic opponent Martha Coakley. Coakley says she...

From: NECN on Tue, Dec 15 2009 6:39 AM

(NECN/ABC) - With Senate Republicans united in their opposition against the health care bill, the fate of reform is now up to the Democrats. President Obama called 59 Democratic Senators, as well as Independent Joe Lieberman, to the White House for a...

From: NECN on Mon, Dec 14 2009 7:33 PM

(NECN) - Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley says all of the candidates in the campaign to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat should be allowed to debate. Republican State Senator Scott Brown has challenged Coakley to seven debates...

From: NECN on Mon, Dec 14 2009 6:33 PM

(NECN) - On the Braude Beat, a dangerous case of road rage in Quincy, Massachusetts. It happened on Hancock Street Saturday night after the two men got out of their cars. Police say the shooter was driving a gray sports car and drove off after shooting...

From: NECN on Sun, Dec 13 2009 6:06 PM

(NECN: John Moroney, Boston, Mass.) - In the first weekend after the primary for the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts, two of the three candidates worked to distinguish themselves from their opponents. A lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts...

From: NECN on Sat, Dec 12 2009 6:44 PM

(NECN) - Senate candidate Martha Coakley (D) would like to debate both of her opponents priot to the January 19th general election. Coakley’s campaign announced the attorney general wants State Sen. Scott Brown (R) to join her in debating the only...

From: NECN on Sat, Dec 12 2009 2:43 PM

(NECN) - Senators voted Saturday to cut off debate on the omnibus spending bill with $447 billion dollars in discretionary. The final vote will come on Sunday afternoon. Senator Joe Lieberman showed up wearing a long scarf and coat to complete...

From: NECN on Sat, Dec 12 2009 8:33 AM

(NECN) - President Obama is urging the Senate to quickly follow the House in approving financial overhaul legislation. In his weekly address, the President stated the bill contains reforms that should keep the government from having to bailout the...

From: NECN on Fri, Dec 11 2009 6:23 PM

(NECN: Brian Burnell) - Vice President Joe Biden hit the campaign trail in Connecticut today, in support of Senator Chris Dodd. Dodd is seeking re-election in 2010. Despite the big name stumping for him, Dodd was unable to be with the Vice President...

From: NECN on Fri, Dec 11 2009 6:23 PM

(NECN) - On the Braude Beat, the case of five men from the Washington D.C. area now under arrest in Pakistan. In a letter to members of Congress, the FBI said it has no information linking the young men to any terrorist organizations. At the same...

From: NECN on Thu, Dec 10 2009 7:07 PM

(NECN) - Republican State Senator Scott Brown is the underdog in the contest to fill the Senate seat left open by the death of Ted Kennedy. On Wednesday, Brown dared Attorney General Martha Coakley to sign a "no new taxes" pledge. She called the move...

From: NECN on Thu, Dec 10 2009 5:05 PM

(NECN: Oslo, Norway) - President Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway Thursday. He became the first U.S. President in ninety year, and only the third in history to win the coveted award. Obama claimed the prize just days after ordering...

From: NECN on Wed, Dec 09 2009 6:57 PM

(NECN) - When the dust settled after the Massachusetts Senate race, everything was just as the pollsters and pundits predicted. Martha Coakley really did have a 20-point lead, and Scott Brown versus Jack E. Robinson was no contest. And so, the race to...

From: NECN on Wed, Dec 09 2009 4:56 PM

(NECN: Greg Wayland, Boston, Mass.) - Scott Brown has signed a pledge not to raise taxes, and he’s calling on Martha Coakley to do the same. Brown says Coakley is already on the wrong side of that issue through her support of a national health care...

From: NECN on Wed, Dec 09 2009 12:51 PM

(NECN: Alison King, Boston, Mass.) - It’s the day after the primaries in Massachusetts, and the two remaining candidates for Senate are already pushing forward, campaigning for the general election. On the Democratic side, Martha Coakley won in a...