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LAS VEGAS – The fifth Republican presidential debate of the 2016 election cycle, which on Tuesday drew roughly 18 million viewers to cable news giant CNN, promised to be a showdown on national security and remained true to its billing. The night's most memorable moment, however, came as two
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BOSTON – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Democrat, and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, a Republican, will top the major party March 1 presidential primary ballots after Secretary of State Bill Galvin pulled their names first in a random drawing to determine the order in which candidates will appear. Galvin selected
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WEARE, N.H. – For Chris Christie, Nov. 13 marked a turning point – one that was reinforced Dec. 2 – to focus his presidential campaign on terrorism and fighting the Islamic State. "Three week ago, everything changed," said the New Jersey governor and contender for the Republican presidential nomination, speaking
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition rejoiced Monday after its shock triumph in legislative elections and waited anxiously for the final tally to see whether it secured a two-thirds supermajority that could dramatically wrest power from President Nicolas Maduro after 17 years of socialist rule. The Democratic Unity opposition
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Hundreds of boisterous charter school supporters rallied on Boston Common across from the State House on Wednesday to demand that lawmakers lift the state cap on the number of such institutions, as more than 37,000 students languish on waiting lists for admission. "We are here from every
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Boston's City Council elections last week recorded the lowest voter turnout in recent years, clocking in at 14 percent, or less than half the proportion who came to the polls in 2013. Yet participation has been above the basement-level national average of late. In Boston's election
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BOSTON – Election Day settled contests in 53 communities around the state and may prompt several special elections, as the House and Senate seek to fill vacancies left by members who are moving on after victories on Tuesday. State Rep. Michael Brady (D-Brockton) bested his Republican opponent to capture a seat
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BROCKTON – State Rep. Geoff Diehl's bid to add another Republican to the state Senate came up short Tuesday as state Rep. Michael Brady (D-Brockton), fueled by an 8,000-vote edge in his home city, managed to defeat the GOP challenger and keep the seat under Democratic control. The
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