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Massachusetts

Ted Kennedy’s actions to be basis of ‘Chappaquiddick’ movie

BOSTON (AP) — During a week in which the eyes of the nation were focused on NASA's first moon landing, a tragic drama played out on a tiny Massachusetts island that would have political ramifications for decades to follow. The late Sen. Ted Kennedy's actions, explanations and

obama

A Martha’s Vineyard tradition for Obama and family

President Barack Obama is back in Massachusetts for his annual Martha's Vineyard vacation, a 17-day island golfing dalliance that eclipses the amount of vacation time the average American worker receives fourfold.

boston

Some necessary tick talk

There's a man from Boston who treks Brazil's Amazon River, hangs out in Nepal with the Himalayan Rescue Association, and climbs Mt. McKinley with the Ranger Patrol in Alaska's Denali National Park.  His name is Dr. N. Stewart Harris, M.D. When he'

Barack Obama

Mass. summer: Obamas visit Vineyard; lawmakers take ice bucket challenge

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON- Nothing says summer recess like the president of the United States vacationing for two weeks on a Massachusetts island while the state's top elected officials shower themselves in ice in front of the capitol to raise money for charity. After grinding through the budget finish

Massachusetts

Federal judge hears arguments in Vineyard tribal gaming case

Written by Andy Metzger BOSTON — A federal judge on Wednesday declined to immediately rule on arguments presented by the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head and the groups seeking to block it from building an electronic bingo hall on Martha's Vineyard.

Democrats

On vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Obama accuses GOP of playing politics with Iran deal

Written by Josh Lederman CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — Brushing off criticism from a majority in Congress, President Barack Obama said Republicans are reflexively opposing the Iran nuclear deal because his name is on to it.