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    AP HEADLINES

    GOP governors push for 2010 party rebirth 11/19/2009, 7:12 p.m. EST

    Ky. Senate candidates debate in Louisville forum 11/19/2009, 11:48 a.m. EST

    AP-GA-StHou-Contested 11/18/2009, 2:39 p.m. EST

    AP-GA-Mayor-Atlanta-Sum 11/18/2009, 2:20 p.m. EST

    AP-MA-TopRaces-Glance-Sum 11/18/2009, 2:19 p.m. EST

    Runoff to replace lawmaker ousted by sex scandal 11/18/2009, 2:18 a.m. EST

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    Recount confirms John Lysak as winner in Ward 8 City Council race in Springfield

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    By Michael McAuliffe

    November 20, 2009, 7:54PM
    Lysak received 1,165 votes to 1,084 for Orlando Ramos in the recount. Full story »

    Springfield population up for right reasons?

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    By Bill Dusty

    November 20, 2009, 7:36AM
    Is Springfield growing its tax base, or increasing its population to get more money? Full story »

    Palin embraced in Indiana GOP hub

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    November 20, 2009, 5:24AM
    NOBLESVILLE, Ind. –Just over a year after drawing a crowd of roughly 20,000 to a campaign event here, Sarah Palin returned Thursday evening to another warm welcome in this central Indiana city nestled in one of the most Republican counties in America. More than 1,000 people queued up outside a Borders bookstore during a cold rain in rock-ribbed Republican... Full story »

    GOP governors eye big 2010 gains

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    November 20, 2009, 5:21AM
    CEDAR CREEK, Tex. – Buoyed by a pair of Nov. 3 gubernatorial victories and signs of increasing voter unease toward Democratic-controlled Washington, top Republicans expressed optimism Thursday that their party was poised to make significant gains in 2010. After two successive election cycles that left their activists and donors demoralized, the Republican governors gathered here offered the sort of... Full story »
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    Psalm 109:8...Politics, Religion and our lack of civility

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    By Scott Coen

    November 20, 2009, 12:12AM
    Scott Coen weighs in on the latest anti-Obama message making the rounds. Full story »

    Former South Hadley Selectboard member Dana Muller to run for office again

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    By Sandra Constantine

    November 19, 2009, 6:30PM
    Fire District 2 Water Commission Chairman Francis J. DeToma earlier took out papers for the post. Full story »

    Democratic candidate Stephen Pagliuca says Senators need to be willing to compromise to get health-care bill passed

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    By The Associated Press

    November 19, 2009, 3:45PM
    He said the late Sen. Ted Kennedy would agree with him, and not with opponents Martha Coakley or Michael Capuano. Full story »

    Going mum: GOP governors on Palin

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    November 19, 2009, 5:14AM
    CEDAR CREEK, Tex. – As Sarah Palin launched her book tour Wednesday before the type of adulatory crowds she drew to GOP rallies last year, top Republicans here grappled with how to handle a figure as polarizing as she is popular. A year after Palin attracted a crush of foreign reporters to the Republican Governors Association (RGA) meeting following... Full story »

    Learn from '09 or risk more in '10

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    November 19, 2009, 5:05AM
    The Democrats’ spin machine has been in overdrive since Election Day to explain their losses in New Jersey and Virginia. Even their razor-thin victory in the special election to fill the seat of former Rep. John McHugh in New York’s 23rd Congressional District confirms what they refuse to acknowledge, which is that Democrats are in for a tough election... Full story »

    President Obama warns deficit spending could cause a 'double-dip recession'

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    By The Associated Press

    November 18, 2009, 12:22PM
    With the U.S. unemployment rate at 10.2 percent Obama said his administration faces a delicate balance of trying to boost the economy and spur job creation. Full story »

    Cordell Hull addresses Congress, Nov. 18, 1943

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    November 18, 2009, 4:57AM
    On this day in 1943, in the midst of World War II, Secretary of State Cordell Hull became the first Cabinet member ever to address a joint meeting of Congress. Hull’s popularity on Capitol Hill stemmed in part from the 11 terms he had spent as a Democratic House member before being elected as a senator from Tennessee in... Full story »

    Copenhagen died on Obama's Asia trip

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    November 18, 2009, 4:57AM
    He did it! During his trip to China, President Barack Obama mentioned human rights and the importance of free thinking, and China didn’t dump its massive pile of U.S. dollars. America must still have some sway left in the world. Perhaps Obama is now on a roll and will score a last-minute deal with China on climate change reduction... Full story »

    Mass. Republicans hope to force debate in state Senate on death penalty

    By The Associated Press

    November 17, 2009, 5:30PM
    The bill is identical to one filed by former Gov. W. Mitt Romney in 2005.  Full story »
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    ELECTION 2009
    2009 ELECTION RETURNS

    Agawam



    Richard A. Cohen:

    4,278



    Derek J. Benton:

    3,012



    Cecilia Calabrese:

    492



    Paul Cavallo:

    1,889



    FULL AGAWAM COVERAGE »




    Chicopee



    Michael D. Bissonnette:

    7,610



    Shane D. Brooks:

    3,531



    FULL CHICOPEE COVERAGE »




    Easthampton



    Margaret Prendergast:

    590



    Michael A. Tautznik:

    2,542



    James "JP" Kwiecinski:

    1,959



    Albert J. DiCarlo:

    75



    FULL EASTHAMPTON COVERAGE »




    Holyoke



    Elaine A. Pluta:

    4,794



    Daniel C. Boyle:

    3,245



    FULL HOLYOKE COVERAGE »




    Northampton



    Mary Clare Higgins:

    5,034



    Michael R. Bardsley:

    4,690



    FULL NORTHAMPTON COVERAGE »




    Springfield



    Domenic J. Sarno:

    14,968



    Bud L. Williams:

    6,418



    FULL SPRINGFIELD COVERAGE »




    Westfield



    Michael R. Boulanger:

    3,573



    Daniel M. Knapik:

    4,031



    FULL WESTFIELD COVERAGE »




    West Springfield



    Paul H. Boudo:

    2,507



    Edward J. Gibson:

    2,853



    FULL W. SPRINGFIELD COVERAGE »