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Rep. Joe Kennedy III, Sen. Elizabeth Warren attend immigration reform rally in Boston (IrishCentral)

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:51:54 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Hundreds of people showed their support for immigration reform in Boston on Saturday during a rally at Faneuil Hall, to pressure Congress for a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws that could include a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the U.S.

John Kerry’s departure from the US Senate makes for more political intrigue in Massachusetts (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:01:00 PST

US Senator from Massachusetts John KerryFrom the moment current US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice withdrew her name from consideration to be President Barack Obama’s next Secretary of State, politicos in Boston and beyond have had plenty to gossip about With Rice – whose putative nomination was effectively scuppered by opposition from key Senate Republicans – out of the picture, most observers presumed that John Kerry, the senior US Senator from Massachusetts and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, would be President Obama’s pick They were correct, and it is likely that John Kerry will soon be confirmed to the key diplomatic postMeanwhile, back in Massachusetts, the political rumor mill began churning almost immediately READ MORE

Handicapping the hottest US Senate race in the country – GOPs Scott Brown versus Democrats Elizabeth Warren (IrishCentral)

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:17:41 PDT

Elizabeth Warren V Scott BrownIt was interesting to be in the thick of things on my recent trip home The campaign in Massachusetts for the seat in the United States Senate held by the late Senator Edward Kennedy from 1963 until his death in 2009 has well and truly heated upConflicting polls have shown both the incumbent, Republican Scott Brown, and his challenger, Democrat Elizabeth Warren, in the lead The findings have all hovered around the margin of error; observers believe that it is neck and neck READ MORE

Is Candidate Elizabeth Warren from the same tribe as Professor Ward Churchill? (IrishCentral)

Thu, 03 May 2012 04:30:12 PDT

Elizabeth WarrenRecently it has come to light, Massachusetts US Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren, has been claiming minority status as a Native American, even though she might be only 1/32 Cherokee The Boston Herald reported Warren listed herself as a minority from 1986 to 1995, in the Association of American Law Schools’ annual directoryThe education industry is the incubator of affirmative action programs, set asides, special dispensations and hiring based on ethnicity So when someone claims minority status as a "Native American", doors may open to them where they would normally be closed to others READ MORE

Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren and the Irish-American vote in Massachusetts (IrishCentral)

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:15:21 PST

Scott Brown and Elizabeth WarrenWhile most followers of American politics in Ireland are currently watching with some bewilderment the topsy-turvy contest to become the Republican presidential nominee and assessing Barack Obama’s re-election prospects, there is a United States Senate campaign that is also likely to start to attract some attention on this side of the Atlantic in the coming weeks and months That is the race in Massachusetts between incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown and the all but certain Democratic nominee, Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard Law School professor Scott Brown pulled off one of the greatest upsets in Massachusetts political history when he defeated the Democratic nominee, Attorney General Martha Coakley, in a special election held in January 2010 to fill the seat of the late Edward Kennedy-------------------Read more: Chicago Irish community split over St READ MORE