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Early Voting In Vermont Kicked Off This Week
In Vermont, registered voters can already vote for president of the United States. Early voting for the November 3 general election began on Monday, September 21.
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Mitt Romney Open To Voting In A New Supreme Court Justice This Year
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney says he would vote to confirm a Supreme Court justice this year — as long as he approves of the justice. The announcement means Republicans may have 51 votes to confirm a nominee regardless of what happens in the November 3 presidential election. That's
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Political Prediction Site Tilts Maine U.S. Senate Race To Democrat
The chances of Susan Collins winning Maine just got a little worse, according to one projection. The political newsletter Sabato's Crystal Ball, which predicts outcomes in congressional races, is now giving the edge to the Democrat.
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Elizabeth Warren Comes Out In Favor of Ranked-Choice Voting
Elizabeth Warren favors ranked-choice voting. The Democratic Massachusetts senator came out in favor of in an op-ed for the Boston Globe that features her name and U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, as a shared byline.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Past Abortion Comments Raise Questions About Her View of Eugenics
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a staunch defender of legal abortion, arguing that it's a woman's right. But did she also believe in eugenics? Ginsburg, 87, died from pancreatic cancer complications on Friday, causing many on the left to worry about the power balance
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Richard Neal Says Massachusetts Likely Won’t Lose Any Congressional Districts Following The 2020 U.S. Census
How many seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will Massachusetts have after 2020? Most likely the same number as it does now: nine. That's what U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) thinks, at least, according to MassLive.
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Abortion Survivor, Baby Pegged for Abortion Headline Virtual Fund-Raiser for Massachusetts Citizens for Life
Joy Dupell's doctors told her she should abort her baby daughter — and not once, but repeatedly. Dupell told the story during an unusual online fund-raising event Thursday night for Massachusetts Citizens for Life, which held the "virtual banquet" in lieu of its typical in-person events because
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Charlie Baker Endorses Susan Collins
Charlie Baker gave an endorsement to a Republican candidate — outside of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts governor is set to appear in an ad endorsing U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is up for re-election this November.