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The G-Word: Why Romney Never Says 'Governor'

Mark Russell — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:19:02 CDT

Four of the past six US presidents were also former governors, and the qualification is generally considered one of the best for the White House. Nevertheless, you won't hear Mitt Romney boasting of his term as governor of Massachusetts very often, preferring instead to talk about the Salt Lake City...

Murder Witnessed on iPad Video Chat

Rob Quinn — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:49:51 CDT

The brutal murder of a Massachusetts woman was witnessed by a pal of her teenage daughter seconds after the friends were chatting on her iPad. Police say the 15-year-old girl was in the middle of a video chat when she went into the kitchen because she heard her parents arguing...

Lizzie Borden's House Up for Sale

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:20:05 CDT

The house where Lizzie Borden spent her life after her sensational trial is up for sale. Located in Fall River, Massachusetts, the Queen Anne Victorian dubbed Maplecroft is on the market for $650,000, reports the local Herald News . Lizzie lived in another house in the same town in 1892...

Breivik to US Pen Pal: How Can We Work Together?

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:23:29 CDT

A Massachusetts "pen pal" of Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik has stepped forward to publicly declare his esteem for the gunman and his battle against "cultural Marxism and the Islamization of Norway." Kevin Forts, 23, made the front page of Norway newspaper VG , which printed excerpts from letters believed to...

Elizabeth Warren Leads Scott Brown in New Poll

John Johnson — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:31:05 CDT

A spate of polls earlier this month showed Scott Brown taking a solid lead over Elizabeth Warren in his bid to stay in the Senate in Massachusetts. A new survey from Public Policy Polling will cheer Warren's supporters: It shows her in front, although by a scant 46-41 margin, reports...

School Backs Free Condoms for Kids 12 and Up

Matt Cantor — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:22:10 CDT

In a 5-1 preliminary vote, a school committee for a Massachusetts town has approved providing free condoms to students ages 12 and older. The service, which requires a second vote for final approval, would provide the condoms through Springfield school nurses and clinics. Those given the contraceptives would receive counseling...

Scott Brown Beating Warren

Kevin Spak — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:37:34 CST

Massachusetts Democrats are over the moon about Elizabeth Warren, sure she'll beat Scott Brown and win back Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat—or at least, they were. Now a new string of polls has them sweating, the Boston Globe reports. A new survey from Western New England University Polling and...

Super Tuesday Results: Who Won What

Newser Editors — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:20:00 CST

Mitt Romney took the biggest Super Tuesday prize of all, Ohio, by a razor thin margin. The state was called for Romney only after 99.4% of precincts reported, giving him 38% to Rick Santorum's 37%. Earlier, Newt Gingrich got a crucial home-state win in Georgia, while Santorum grabbed needed...

Super Tuesday: 4 Candidates, 4 Storylines

Kevin Spak — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:56:23 CST

It's here at last: Super Tuesday, the day 10 states cast their ballots in the 2012 primary. Here's what's at stake for each of the candidates today: Mitt Romney — Expected to win: Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia. Really wants to win: Ohio and Tennessee. Winning both would give him both of America's...