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The Economic Bomb That Didn't Drop...Street from imploding. They included President George W. Bush and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the liberal Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts and the conservative Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, the Democratic presidential candidate... In this article: Wall Street, Treasury Department, Barack Obama, Unemployment, Washington, and Big government |
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washingtonpost.com | November 03, 2009
Chesterbrook Precinct: Swing Fairfax polling place voted for Deeds
...here with an even more resounding 60 percent in 2005. Deeds did outperform Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who narrowly defeated George W. Bush in the precinct with 51 percent five years ago. We encourage users to analyze, comment on and even...
In this article: R. Creigh Deeds, Barack Obama, Timothy M. Kaine, Robert F. McDonnell, GOP, George W. Bush, John Kerry, and Virginia
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boston.com - Latest Massachusetts news | 4 days ago
Mass. Senate hopeful Khazei touts City Year legacy
...from both parties for City Year and AmeriCorps. Top Republican backers included including former President George W. Bush, Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Khazei points to that ability to form alliances...
In this article: City Year, AmeriCorps, John F. Kennedy, Harvard Law School, and George W. Bush
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Florida-Times Union | November 09, 2009
Mitt Romney highlights Republican dinner
...fund-raising abilities: He was state finance chairman for President George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, got a chuckle from the audience describing one of his favorite memories: Super Bowl XXXIX.
In this article: Mitt Romney, John Peyton, Barack Obama, Jacksonville, GOP, University of North Florida, Super Bowl XXXIX, NFL, and John Delaney
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Today in History - Oct. 31
...at least one child by his slave Sally Hemings. Ten years ago: EgyptAir Flight 990, bound from New York to Cairo, crashed off the Massachusetts coast, killing all 217 people aboard. Five years ago: In the closing hours of their bitter...
In this article: Rock, George W. Bush, Lyndon B. Johnson, Chicago, EgyptAir Flight 990, Adrock, Talk show, Halloween, World War II, and USS Reuben James
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New Jersey On-Line | October 30, 2009
N.J. students re-elect Gov. Corzine in mock vote
...over former Jersey City mayor Bret Schundler. But in 2004, students mirrored their parents by voting for Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who ended up losing to former President George W. Bush. There are only three types of people that think...
In this article: Jon Corzine, New Jersey, Chris Christie, Barack Obama, Suicide, Star-Ledger, and Creigh Deeds
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LexisNexis | November 18, 2009
Bush family act lightens Meyerson literacy fundraiser
...to introduce the real President Bush." In a historical pairing not seen since President John Quincy Adams visited his father in Massachusetts, father and son presidents sat side by side on the front row of the Dallas symphony hall and...
In this article: George W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Meyerson Symphony Center, George H.W. Bush, and Jim Dine
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Boston Herald | November 19, 2009
Pagliuca: Kennedy would be with me on health care
...Mitt Romney against Ted Kennedy, has hired lobbyists to block Wall Street reform and made a fortune in part by gutting KB Toys, a great Massachusetts company, costing thousands of workers their jobs and their health insurance," the...
In this article: Stephen Pagliuca, Ted Kennedy, Michael Capuano, Cancer, KB Toys, Newsweek, and Boston Celtics
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | August 28, 2009
Crowds keep flowing to join Kennedy vigil
...candidate John McCain and other senior conservatives. On Saturday, former US presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were expected to attend the funeral Mass. Once in Washington, Kennedy's motorcade was to stop briefly...
In this article: Ted Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, Robert F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Arlington National Cemetery, White House, Washington, and Boston
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Yahoo! News | 5 days ago
Kerry's daughter not to face drunk-driving charge (AFP)
...limit. She was released a short time later, not at 5:30 am or after being held overnight, as some reported," said the Massachusetts senator, who as Democratic Party candidate lost the 2004 presidential election to George W. Bush. The...
In this article: Alexandra Kerry, John Kerry, Agence France Presse, Los Angeles, California, US, All rights reserved, David Mamet, and Democratic Party
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (/ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɨts/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Most of its population of 6.4 million lives in the Boston metropolitan area. The eastern half of the state is made up of urban, suburban, and rural areas, while Western Massachusetts is mostly rural. Massachusetts is the most populous of the six New England states. It ranks third among U.S. states in GDP per capita.
Massachusetts has been significant throughout American history. Plymouth was the second permanent English settlement in North America. Many of Massachusetts's towns were founded by colonists from England in the 1620s and 1630s. During the eighteenth century, Boston became known as the "Cradle of Liberty" for the agitation there that led to the American Revolution and the independence of the United States from Great Britain. In the late eighteenth century, Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to abolish slavery. It was also a center of the temperance movement and abolitionist activity before the American Civil War. In 2004, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legally recognize same-sex marriage. The state has contributed many prominent politicians to national service, including the Adams family and, more recently, the Kennedy family.
- Name:
- Massachusetts
- Also Known As:
- Bay State
- Capital:
- Boston
- Motto:
- Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (Latin)
- Largest City:
- Boston
- Governor:
- Deval Patrick (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Tim Murray (D)
- Total Area:
- 27,336
- Area of Land:
- 20,306
- Area of Inland Water:
- 7,031
- Latitude:
- 41° 14′ N to 42° 53′ N
- Longitude:
- 69° 56′ W to 73° 30′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 1,064
- Highest Point:
- Mount Greylock
- Admittance Date:
- February 06, 1788
- State Song:
- Massachusetts
- Flower:
- Mayflower
- Gemstone:
- Rhodonite
- Time Zone:
- Eastern: UTC-5/-4
- Demonym:
- Bay Stater
- Median Income:
- $56,592
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