There was an upset of sorts in Saturday’s caucus for the election of delegates pledged to Hillary Clinton at this summer Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Female delegates are Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and veteran party activist Agnes Ricko of Lynn. But in the contest for the two delegate slots reserved for males, Rowley’s Stan Slepoy [...]
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Going to Denver
Posted in 6th District, Nelson Benton, Presidential race, Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2008 Comments
Word is that Manchester’s Rick Barton, who took on incumbent John Tierney in the 6th District congressional race two years ago, will not be running this year after all.
According to one Barton supporter who took part in a conference call over the weekend, the former airline pilot is moving to Florida. Which would leave West [...]
Illegal immigration: How big an issue?
Posted in 6th District, Massachusetts politics, Nelson Benton, Presidential race, Uncategorized on Jan 31st, 2008 Comments
Outrage over the more liberal provisions of the bipartisan immigration bill put forward last year had everyone from Harry Reid to John McCain to George Bush running for cover.
Yet here we are less than a year later and McCain is leading the GOP pack despite opponent Mitt Romney’s best efforts to paint him as soft [...]
Count U.S. Rep. John Tierney, D-Salem, among those who are understandably concerned about the effectiveness of U.S. aid to the Musharraf regime in Pakistan.
He was quoted in a New York Times story published around Christmas as having serious doubts whether money designated to quell terror cells in Pakistan’s tribal area will have the intended effect.
Jane [...]
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