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Obama's Aunt Back in Boston

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:02:06 -0500

By Maria Sacchetti Globe staff President Barack Obama's aunt, a Kenyan immigrant who ignited controversy last year for living in the United States illegally, has returned to her quiet apartment in a Boston public housing project to prepare for an...

NH revelers welcome "special guest"

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:51:14 -0500

A goodly number of New Hampshire's business and (mostly Democratic) political elite gathered this afternoon for a cocktail party sponsored by the Concord law firm Rath, Young and Pignatelli (usually hosted by Tom Rath, who sent his regrets because...

Tsongas suspends campaign activities after sister's death

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:40:49 -0500

Early this morning Niki Tsongas learned that her sister Suzanne Sauvage passed away unexpectedly in her sleep at her home in New York. Tsongas will be suspending her personal campaign activities until further notice. "All of us are very saddened...

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Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:40:49 -0500

Ogonowski: focus on the seniors

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:42:52 -0500

Matt Margolis at Hub Politics has picked up an internal strategy memo from the campaign of Republican Jim Ogonowski. The memo crunches the numbers from a recent WBZ-TV poll that showed Ogonowski 10 points behind Democrat Niki Tsongas. No earth-shattering...

If only press releases could vote...

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:55:46 -0500

He does not have a federal campaign account, he has never held elected office, and not one person has joined his "YouTube video campaign" channel. But in the Fifth Congressional District, you have to give Independent candidate Kurt Hayes credit...

Bill Clinton to campaign for Tsongas

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:28:40 -0500

In a major coup, former President Bill Clinton will be coming to Lowell later this month to campaign with Niki Tsongas, the Democratic nominee in the Fifth Congressional District. "We're very exited," said Katie Elbert, spokeswoman for Tsongas. "The stakes...

Ogonowski criticizes GOP leader

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:45:57 -0500

Republican congressional candidate Jim Ogonowski today unleashed rare criticism on fellow Republican John Boehner, saying the House minority leader should apologize for a comment he made recently in a CNN interview. When asked by Wolf Blitzer how much money should...

5th race gets national analysis

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:25:26 -0500

Largely because of last week's poll indicated a closer-than-expected race in the making, the Fifth Congressional District race has started to gain some out-of-state chatter. Here's the round-up: W. James Antle III in conservative magazine The American Spectator: "While Republicans...

Candidates agree to 3 debates

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:42:19 -0500

Democrat Niki Tsongas and Republican Jim Ogonowski announced today that have agreed to participate in three debates prior to the Oct. 16 general election in the Fifth Congressional District. The other three candidates -- independents Patrick Murphy and Kurt Hayes,...

War of words over war in Iraq

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:30:02 -0500

Like bickering siblings who know just how to push each other's buttons, Republican Jim Ogonowski and Democrat Niki Tsongas have been squabbling all afternoon over positions on the war in Iraq. It started around noon, when Ogonowski sent out a...

Tsongas discusses health care, tries to bloody Ogonowski

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:48:20 -0500

As Democrat Niki Tsongas made campaign stops today in Lawrence and Lowell, she sought to distinguish her positions on health care and branded chief rival Republican Jim Ogonowski as being "in lockstep with the Bush Administration." Tsongas supports expanding the...

Ogonowski hammers away at Iraq, President Bush

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:30:10 -0500

Republican Jim Ogonowski today released a harshly-worded statement on the war in Iraq, saying "the president has completely mishandled the situation." Ogonowski then called on President Bush to put more demands on the Iraqi government; develop a broader regional coalition...

Poll: close race in 5th

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:59:58 -0500

A poll just released by WBZ-TV shows that the race in the Fifth Congressional District is surprisingly close, with Democrat Niki Tsongas up only 10 percent over Republican Jim Ogonowski. Republicans have been trumpeting the Oct. 16 election as their...

A preview of Tsongas, Ogonowski debate?

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:00:26 -0500

Following General David Petraeus' testimony before Congress today, Fifth Congressional District candidates issued competing statements and engaged in a little tit-for-tat disagreement over the war in Iraq. The candidates have not yet had their first debate, but below, using material...

City Council race updates

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:59:58 -0500

Preparations for the Boston City Council's primaries on Sept. 25 have been less than enthralling. There's a fundraiser here, some sign holding there, but so far there has been little excitement. And because the city council voted not to have...