01/19/2010

Tensions high as Massachusetts votes - Alexander Burns - POLITICO.com

With just hours until polls close in Massachusetts, voters turned out in throngs Tuesday to determine the fate of the Senate seat left vacant by the death of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy — a special election that also could have a dramatic impact on the future agenda of the Obama administration.

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Jan 19, 2010 4:23:03 PM

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