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FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
The U.S. Air Force has launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.
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Audrey Young: Kerry I'll be back to NZ
It's usually the Terminator who says "I'll be back", but yesterday it was US Secretary of State John Kerry, a sign-off statement to reporters as he headed into bilateral talks.
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State Democratic Chairman Rallies Berkshire Voters
John Walsh delivered a dose of adrenaline to Berkshire Democrats on Sunday as the party ramps up campaigning for Edward Markey.
Kerry in Oman to help ink $2.1b defence deal
MUSCAT US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Oman on Tuesday aiming to help finalise an estimated $2.1 billion deal to supply a US-made air-defence system to the Gulf nation.
Mass. US Senate race focuses on 9/11 resolutions
In their contest for a U.S. Senate seat, Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey continued to clash Tuesday over votes Markey cast against two resolutions honoring the victims of the Sept.
DeFazio vying for Markey slots
Rep. Ed Markey hasn't yet won the Massachusetts special election for the open Senate seat, but some of his colleagues are already weighing in on his committee seats.
Newsweek in 1975: Tornado outbreak blamed on global cooling
Over the past several years, one of the knee-jerk reactions from political and media personalities following natural disasters has been to blame man-made global warming.
Gabriel Gomez is an ambitious guy. In January, with Massachusetts senator John Kerry all but certain to be confirmed as secretary of state, the 47-year-old Gomez wrote a letter to Governor Deval Patrick.
In one of his first visits to the city since winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep.
Benghazi is all about Republican politics
Republicans are going over the top with their pursuit of Benghazi as a monumental scandal.
Conservatism Lost a Battle, But Not the War
Dear Patriots. We lost! Obama-supporter Gabriel Gomez beat Conservative Republican Michael Sullivan in the Massachusetts primary.
Israelis And Palestinians Blast Kerry For Peace Efforts
John Kerry is so far not having a good run at Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. It's not for a lack of effort: he's about to make his fourth trip of his young tenure as Secretary of State to Israel and the Palestinian territories to try to jumpstart talks.
Stop me if you've heard this one before. A "fresh face" in Massachusetts politics decides to run for U.S. Senate.
Markey Disinvites Old Friend, Georgia Dem 'Cooter' from D.C. Fundraiser
Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey, his party's nominee for Senate in next month's special election, asked a former House colleague not to show up to a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. earlier this week.
Mass. Senate poll: Markey up by 7
Democratic Rep. Ed Markey has opened up a 7-point lead over Republican Gabriel Gomez in their battle to replace John Kerry in the Senate, according to a poll released Thursday.
State Department asked to aid Chen Guangcheng's nephew
Washington D.C., May 15, 2013 / 05:04 pm .- A bipartisan coalition of Congress members has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, calling for government action to protect the family members of Chinese pro-life leader Chen Guangcheng.
Hill Experience Abounds in Recent K Street Moves | Hill Climber
The value of Capitol Hill experience keeps showing up in recent moves around K Street, as former aides to members of Congress head on to big jobs in the influence industry.
Gomez says he'll win without Washington help
Massachusetts Republican senate candidate Gabriel Gomez says he'll win without help from Washington Republicans, even as major Republican figures and the GOP campaign apparatus are helping him with his campaign.
Elizabeth Warren, a Great Investment
Elizabeth Warren does great email. One payoff of my pittance of a contribution to her grass-roots funded campaign - I regret not contributing more - is that I am regularly alerted by the new Massachusetts senator to the favoritism of our Congress toward Wall Street.
John, Cameron have seats at Obama's table
Commerce Department General Counsel Cameron Kerry - brother of Secretary of State John Kerry - will become acting secretary of commerce when the outgoing acting secretary, Rebecca Blank , leaves at the end of this month.