By Marissa Pendergrass The president urged Americans to heed his message in a second town hall discussion since his State of the Union address. He is encouraging Congress to pass a new tax credit to bolster small business in America. The town hall discussion was held at Nashua North High School in New Hampshire this week.
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Scott Brown Wins Senate Special Election
By Mumbi-Michelle Kimani — 1/19/10 State Senator Scott Brown defeated Attorney General Martha Coakley to win the special election in the Massachusetts Senate race on Tuesday to replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy.
Martha Coakley Concedes
By Nicholas Garlow — 1/19/10 Attorney General Martha Coakley speaks in a concession speech on Tuesday, January 19th after losing to Republican candidate Scott Brown in the U.S. Senate Special Election. Coakley thanks her supporters, talks about the future and remembers the late Senator Ted Kennedy.
President Barack Obama Campaigns for Martha Coakley
By Nicholas Garlow — 1/17/10 President Barack Obama showed his support for Democratic candidate Martha Coakley at Northeastern University. President Obama spoke about key issues including health care, the economy and the importance of this race. Martha Coakley faces off against Republican candidate Scott Brown today in the Special Election for U.S. Senate.
WEBN Live Senate Election Coverage
Watch WEBN’s live coverage of the U.S. Senate primary on December 8, 2009 at 8 p.m. EST. Click here for the live online stream
. Continue readingPresident Obama Calls For America’s Clean Energy Leadership at MIT
By Kailani Koenig-Muenster — 10/23/09 President Barack Obama has called on the United States to lead the global clean energy movement. Today he spoke to scientific innovators and local politicians at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Continue readingAnti-War Protest Takes Over Copley Square
By Paloma Richards — 10/17/09 There was music, costumes, and colorful signs. This may sound like a Halloween party, but this event had much more meaning to all its guests. This is an antiwar rally. Protesters gathered in Copley Square to voice their opposition to the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
Continue readingBoston Mayoral Candidates Debate
October 19, 2009 — On Monday, Boston’s mayoral candidates Thomas Menino and Michael Flaherty held their last televised debate at the John F. Kennedy Library.
Continue readingJersey Boy’s Joe Bwarie hits Boston
By Kayla Harrity — 10/15/09 Playing a rockstar every night is not as easy at it seems. However, Joseph Leo Bwarie makes it look effortless. Bwarie plays living legend Frankie Valli in the broadway tour of “Jersey Boys.” It was a long road to fame for Bwarie.
Continue readingThe Long and Winding Road comes to Boston
By Tiffany Touma — 10/15/09 The 1960s and 1970s introduced the world to the legendary influences of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, exposed the peaceful heart of the American Hippie, and set our pop culture and our political culture on fire. Maureen McGovern is now 60 years old. The 1960s and 1970s got her out of Ohio and in the direction of a long and winding road.
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