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Barney Frank On Boston City Councilor’s Bid To Primary Capuano for Congress: ‘Politics At Its Most Egotistical’

Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank is no fan of Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley's upstart bid to unseat longtime U.S. Representative Mike Capuano. In an interview with Bloomberg Radio, the 77-year old Newton Democrat Frank tore in to the city councilor-at-large from Dorchester, describing her decision to

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New Bedford’s Mitchell grinds out wins

NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell shrugs off those who mock his city for failing to land high-profile developments, like a $650 million waterfront casino or an assembly line for Cape Wind turbines. New Bedford may not have hit it out of the park this year, but "we're

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Bay State may avoid losing a congressional seat as population grows

BOSTON – Massachusetts may avoid losing another congressional seat if its population growth continues at the pace set over the past five years, Secretary of State Bill Galvin said Tuesday, citing newly released U.S. Census data. "As we stand halfway from the next federal census, our robust growth in