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Henry Epp

Poll Director Tim Vercellotti says he chose to continue calls just hours after the two explosions in Boston.

Henry Epp

A new poll on the MA race to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat shows both Democrats Markey and Lynch have comfortable leads over the Republican candidates

Before the Mass House began debate on a proposed $33.9 billion budget, Speaker Robert Deleo took a moment to remember the victims in last Monday's bombings

Many bus and train routes throughout the Northeast were disrupted as law enforcement officials continued to search the region.

Focus Western New England

Join the conversation as Susan Kaplan hosts two special editions of Focus: Western New England. Susan will be talking with Democratic candidates for the newly drawn First Congressional District seat in Massachusetts. 

From calling them Soccer Moms to Walmart women, political candidates vying for women voters often try to put the gender in a box. On Focus: Western New England (3/15/12), we take a closer look at women voters and hear what they really want from their elected officials.

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