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NEWS ABOUT: Deval Patrick

Deval Patrick stories: 18 news summaries

Dukakis Is Gracious on Senate Snub

But allies say he was passed over due to Kennedy pressure

Sep 25, 09 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - For a while it looked as if Michael Dukakis would be headed to the Senate to fill Ted Kennedy's seat, but the former Massachusetts governor says he's fine with being passed over. "Hey, after you've run for the presidency of the United States..." the 1988 candidate told the... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Michael Dukakis • Deval Patrick • Kennedy family • Senate seat • Paul Kirk

OPINION

 Hey, Kennedys! 
 'Enough With the Entitlement' 

Dukakis would have been a better choice for Mass. and Patrick

Sep 24, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy’s seat “is not a Kennedy seat anymore.” His wife could have run. Or his nephew Joe. They chose not to. So why did Massachusetts' governor bow to the wishes of a now-defunct dynasty when choosing a replacement for the late senator? “Enough, finally, with... More »

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Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Joe Kennedy • Michael Dukakis • Deval Patrick • US Senate • political appointment • Senate seat • Vicki Kennedy • Paul Kirk

 Ex-DNC Chair Kirk to Replace Kennedy

Family friend, former staffer was emcee at Teddy's memorial

Sep 24, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Deval Patrick has chosen former Democratic Party national chairman Paul Kirk to replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate, giving Barack Obama the 60th vote he needs to pass health care reform. The 71-year-old Kirk is a former Kennedy staffer, and was such close friends with the senator that he served... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Deval Patrick • Paul Kirk

(Newser) - Former DNC chairman Paul Kirk will get Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, sources tell Fox News. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to make the formal pick tomorrow, assuming the state legislature irons out the logistics today. Kennedy's sons called Patrick to push for Kirk, 71, a Boston attorney who served... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Deval Patrick • Paul Kirk

(Newser) - Gov. Deval Patrick should be able to name a Democratic replacement for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat before the end of the week, the Boston Globe reports. Legislation giving hm the authority to do so cleared the state Senate today, a week after the House passed it. The measure still needs... More »

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Congress • Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Michael Dukakis • Deval Patrick

Kennedy Successor May Come Soon

Massachusetts Dems say they've got the
votes in both houses

Sep 16, 09 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's possible that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will be able to name a senator to fill Ted Kennedy's seat sometime next week, the Boston Globe reports. Proponents of the plan say they've now got enough votes, barely, in both state chambers to pull it off. The situation is diciest in... More »

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Congress • Senate • Massachusetts • health care reform • state legislature • Deval Patrick • Edward Kennedy • Richard Tisei • Therese Murray

Gov. Patrick Backs Kennedy Push to Fill Seat

Move to change Mass. election law gains momentum

Aug 27, 09 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick came out in support yesterday of Ted Kennedy’s request that he be given the power to appoint someone to fill Kennedy's Senate seat until a special election can be held, the Boston Globe reports. “I’d like the Legislature to take up the... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • Deval Patrick • special election

(Newser) - Ted Kennedy's Senate seat will likely remain vacant until early next year, reports CBS News. Massachusetts law specifies that a special election be scheduled between 145 and 160 days from now, and doesn't allow Gov. Deval Patrick to appoint an interim successor. Kennedy himself urged Massachusetts legislators in a recent... More »

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Senate • Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • vacancy • Deval Patrick • special election • Senate seat

Kennedy Urges Mass. Leaders
to Fill His Senate Seat Quickly

Looking ahead to his death, health care vote

Aug 20, 09 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a letter indirectly invoking his own terminal illness and the current health care debate, Ted Kennedy has urged Massachusetts leaders to take special measures to make sure the state won't lack a Senate vote when his seat becomes vacant, the Boston Globe reports. Kennedy called for the governor to... More »

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Ted Kennedy • Massachusetts • health care reform • Deval Patrick • President Obama

Mass. Seeks New Way to Pay for Health Plan

Most insured state
in nation burdened
by priciest care

Mar 16, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three years ago, Massachusetts politicians began what may be the gutsiest health care experiment the country has ever seen, bringing near-universal coverage to the state in record time. There’s just one problem: they put off any attempt to control costs, the New York Times reports. Massachusetts’ health care is... More »

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Mitt Romney • health care costs • health insurance • Massachusetts • universal health care • Deval Patrick

ANALYSIS

Democrats Take Aim at Romney

Critics, increasing fire, could see former
Mass. governor as
VP front-runner

Aug 26, 08 4:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - From the way Democrats are acting, they might believe Mitt Romney is the front-runner to become John McCain’s running mate, Alexander Burns writes in Politico. Denver is abuzz with attacks on the former Massachusetts governor: Barack Obama’s campaign manager called Romney a “job-killing machine,” and Deval... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • David Plouffe • Barack Obama supporters • Deval Patrick • vice presidential sweepstakes

Mass. Trumpets Success of Health Mandate

Under new law, state says 75% of uninsured are now covered

Aug 20, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - About 75% of Massachusetts residents who had been uninsured now have health coverage, thanks to the state’s closely watched, near-universal health care mandate, says a new report from Gov. Deval Patrick. Nearly half of the 439,000 newly insured bought private insurance, rather than taxpayer-funded plans, the Boston ... More »

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health insurance • emergency room • Massachusetts • universal health care • insurance • Deval Patrick

Mass. Allows Marriages
for Out-of-State Gays

'It's a good day,' says guv

Jul 31, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Massachusetts will now allow gay and lesbian couples from other states to marry there. Gov. Deval Patrick today signed a law overturning a 1913 measure originally crafted against interracial marriage, the Globe reports. Massachusetts is the second state, after California, to allow same-sex marriages, regardless of residence. A flood of... More »

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gay marriage • Massachusetts • Deval Patrick • interracial marriage

Mass. Senate Votes to Allow Out-of-State Gays to Wed

Bill shoots down 1913 marriage restriction

Jul 15, 08 10:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 1913 law that blocks out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts could soon be history. The state Senate has passed a bill that would repeal the law, which former Gov. Mitt Romney used four years ago to stop gay non-residents from marrying in his state, the Boston Globe reports.... More »

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Mitt Romney • gay marriage • lesbians • Massachusetts • Deval Patrick • gays

Gay Daughter No Problem for Mass. Governor

Dem Patrick hailed for 'powerful statement,' keeping drama-free

Jun 13, 08 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - For some politicians—Dick Cheney, say, or Alan Keyes—a gay daughter might be a major inconvenience. But the public coming-out yesterday of Katherine Patrick, daughter of supportive Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, is being praised as a "very powerful statement" by gay-rights groups, and the low-key nature of how... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Massachusetts • Deval Patrick • gays

OPINION

'Black Geniuses' Remark is OK

Geraldo's comment on Fox is 'refreshing,' scribe writes in Post

Feb 26, 08 6:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The presidential race is so odd that Geraldo Rivera has pondered "black geniuses" on Fox—which was “absurd in a way that’s new and refreshing," Eugene Robinson writes in the Washington Post. Rivera was talking about Barack Obama and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick last week on... More »

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Barack Obama • Geraldo Rivera • Fox News • Cory Booker • Deval Patrick • Adrian Fenty • Cosby Show

Clinton Camp Calls Obama Plagiarist

He says same of her, but admits he 'should have' credited lines

Feb 18, 08 6:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton accused Barack Obama of plagiarism today over a speech he gave two nights ago, the Swamp blog reports. Obama retaliated by hitting Hillary with five instances of her robbing his words, including "Yes, we can" and "Bring this country together." But the Illinois senator later... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • plagiarism • presidential politics • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Deval Patrick • Election 2008

Big Dig's Big Mess Nets Big Settlement

Authorities to receive $458M for bungled Boston project

Jan 23, 08 6:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Contractors on the botched Boston construction project dubbed the Big Dig will pay state and federal authorities $458 million for its “gross failures.” But Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff will avoid criminal charges for a fatal 2006 ceiling collapse and won’t be banned from future government contracts, the Boston Herald... More »

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Boston • construction • contractors • Massachusetts • Big Dig • Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff • Deval Patrick

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