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Maddow Denies Senate Run
 Maddow Denies Senate Run  
Mar 24, 2010 11:02 AM CDT

Maddow Denies Senate Run

And mocks Scott Brown for spreading rumor

(Newser) - Sorry, Scott Brown: Rachel Maddow isn’t running against you in 2012. Brown sent a fundraising email to supporters, warning that “the political machine in Massachusetts” was trying to recruit Maddow, based, apparently, on a tweet from Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair John Walsh that didn’t actually name Maddow,...

Scott Brown: Dems Wasted Year on 'Bitter' Health Reform

'Destructive, endless drive' needs to be scrapped

(Newser) - Scott Brown accused President Obama and Democrats today of a "bitter, destructive, and endless" drive to pass health overhaul legislation that Brown warned would be disastrous. "An entire year has gone to waste," Brown said in the weekly GOP radio address. "Somehow, the greater the public...

Dems Missed Harassment Case Against Scott Brown
Dems Missed Harassment Case Against Scott Brown
opinion
Mar 11, 2010 2:56 PM CST

Dems Missed Harassment Case Against Scott Brown

Woman accused him, then dropped suit

(Newser) - Scott Brown got tangled in messy sexual harassment allegations years ago, and Gawker thinks Democrats blew it by not even raising the issue during the recent campaign. A woman claimed Brown harassed her when she worked to get him elected in 1998, then spread rumors about her through fake letters...

Scott Brown Memoir Set for 2011

Massachusetts senator's book deal announced

(Newser) - Scott Brown’s inevitable book deal is in place. The Massachusetts senator’s memoir will be published by HarperCollins in early 2011, the AP reports. "I am humbled to have the opportunity to share my personal story in hopes to inform, encourage and inspire others," says Brown in...

Rep. Delahunt Is Latest Dem to Bow Out

Mass. veteran is 17th to decide against re-election bid

(Newser) - Joining 16 of his fellow House Democrats, Massachusetts Rep. William Delahunt says he will not seek re-election this fall. “It’s got nothing to do with politics,” Delahunt, 68, tells the Boston Globe . “It’s time.” And while Delahunt had to be talked into seeking re-election...

12 Totally Odd Liquor Laws
 12 Totally Odd Liquor Laws 
you can't buy this in alabama
Feb 28, 2010 1:40 PM CST

12 Totally Odd Liquor Laws

No drunk horseback riding in Colorado, and other weird rules

(Newser) - Growlers may be the new hipster trend , but good luck finding one in Alabama. Any beer bottle larger than 16 ounces is banned there, along with "sensuous" wine labels. That's just one of a dozen crazy liquor laws complied by Mother Jones :
  • No sunrise mimosas in Alaska: you can't
...

RFK's Grandson May Run for Congress

29-year-old considers carrying on family tradition

(Newser) - A top Massachusetts Democrat said today that one of Robert F. Kennedy's grandsons is considering carrying on the family's political tradition by running for the House of Representatives. Joseph P. Kennedy III, one of the twin sons of former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, may run this fall if Democratic...

Brown Ripped for Vote on Jobs Bill

Senator mounts defense as Facebook friends mutiny

(Newser) - Scott Brown is getting flack from all sides for his decision to cross the aisle and vote to end debate on the Senate's $15 billion jobs legislation. The Drudge Report splashed the story on its homepage and tinted a photo of the Massachusetts senator an incriminating red. Far more vociferous...

New 'Adult' Romney Picks His Shots
 New 'Adult' Romney 
 Picks His Shots 
Analysis
Feb 19, 2010 8:02 AM CST

New 'Adult' Romney Picks His Shots

But critics say his health care reform past haunts him

(Newser) - The Mitt Romney CPAC saw yesterday wasn't the over-eager presidential contender the conservative group met in 2007. These days, Romney looks more comfortable, his rhetoric actually matches his record, and protégé Scott Brown is the toast of DC. Aides tell Politico that whereas in 2008 people saw Romney as...

Scott Brown: Joe Biden's Swipe 'Insulting'

New senator highly unamused by veep's lecture on lawyers

(Newser) - Joe Biden's suggestion yesterday that Scott Brown study up on military tribunals has the junior senator from Massachusetts livid and slamming the veep's comments as "off base" and "insulting." In the latest salvo between the White House and Brown over legal representation for suspected terrorists, he tersely...

Ala. Prof Shoved 'Shotgun in My Chest' in 1986
Ala. Prof Shoved 'Shotgun in My Chest' in 1986
WITNESS RECOUNTS RAMPAGE
Feb 15, 2010 1:07 PM CST

Ala. Prof Shoved 'Shotgun in My Chest' in 1986

After killing her brother, Amy Bishop tried to carjack auto dealership

(Newser) - After killing her brother in 1986, alleged University of Alabama shooter Amy Bishop stormed a Massachusetts car dealership with a shotgun and demanded a getaway car. That’s the story of Tom Pettigrew, who was one of the employees. “I’m thinking it’s a BB gun,” he...

Scott Brown Writing Memoir
 Scott Brown Writing Memoir 
Feb 10, 2010 11:32 AM CST

Scott Brown Writing Memoir

New senator will write inspirational book with collaborator

(Newser) - Republican golden boy Scott Brown plans to add another job title to his resume: author. The newly minted senator from Massachusetts has a book deal, pending approval by the Senate Ethics Committee. “He will tell his story in a book in hopes of providing insight and encouragement to others,...

Nancy Kerrigan's Dad's Death a Homicide: DA

Charges against Olympic figure skater's brother may be amended

(Newser) - The death of Nancy Kerrigan's father was a homicide, but the DA in the case hasn't decided whether to charge the Olympic figure skater's brother with murder. Mark Kerrigan was charged with committing assault and battery against their 70-year-old father just before he died. He pleaded not guilty and has...

Scott Brown Sworn In
 Scott Brown Sworn In 
Feb 4, 2010 4:47 PM CST

Scott Brown Sworn In

It's official: He's the 41st Republican member of the Senate

(Newser) - Scott Brown is now officially a US senator, taking over a seat held for decades by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. The Massachusetts Republican was sworn in by Joe Biden today. Brown's arrival ends the Democrats' Senate supermajority and gives the Republicans 41 votes they can use to block President...

Scott Brown May Be Sworn In Tomorrow

Senator-elect asks governor to speed up certification

(Newser) - A spokesman for Harry Reid says the Senate will aim to swear in Scott Brown tomorrow afternoon. The development comes after Brown sent a letter to Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick today asking that results of the special election be certified immediately. Patrick agreed to have it done by tomorrow morning....

12 Unique Destinations for 2010

National Trust offers up Dozen Distinctive Destinations

(Newser) - Looking for a getaway that's just a bit different this year? Look no further than the National Trust for Historic Preservation 's annual Dozen Distinctive Destinations. The list encourages travelers to, for example, skip Disneyland's Main Street, USA, and instead "travel to Ft. Collins, Colorado, to see the real...

Scott Brown Got Late Push From Wall Street

Financial firms poured $450,000 into his Senate campaign

(Newser) - In the 6 days before the special election for US senator from Massachusetts, employees of financial companies gave a whopping $450,000 to Scott Brown. The donations came just after President Obama proposed a fee on Wall Street’s biggest players to help pay back lost TARP funds. The influx...

Meet Scott Brown, Action Figure

Firm makes doll in private, presidential flavors

(Newser) - Scott Brown hasn't been on the national stage for long, but the senator-elect already has three action figures to his name. Choose from "2012 Executive Scott Brown," "Scott Brown Everyman"—sans pickup truck—or the anatomically correct "Scott Brown Cosmo Doll." “He’s...

Scott Brown: Give Ayla Another Shot on Idol

Senator-elect appeals to Simon Cowell on daughter's behalf

(Newser) - Scott Brown thought Simon Cowell's 2006 critique of daughter Ayla's performance on American Idol was "kind of harsh," but he'd still like the Fox impresario to give his offspring another chance. "Ayla actually respects Simon greatly about his critiquing," the senator-elect from Massachusetts told Barbara Walters...

Scott Brown Is Obama's Cousin
 Scott Brown Is Obama's Cousin 
Jan 31, 2010 5:31 AM CST

Scott Brown Is Obama's Cousin

Both their mothers descended from 17th-century Massachusetts man

(Newser) - A genealogy group has discovered that Barack Obama has an unlikely branch on the right wing of his family tree—Massachusetts senator-elect Scott Brown is his 10th cousin through a 17th-century Bay State ancestor from whom both men's mothers descended. The New England Historic Genealogical Society had previously found the...

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