Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Stephen F. Lynch [D, MA-8]

Gabriel Gomez will attack Ed Markey on national security votes at rally with John McCain

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...He voted against a similar resolution in 2006. Markey defended the vote in a debate against Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch during the primary campaign. Markey said then that he opposed the resolution because it attempted to justify the decision to i

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Dems nameless in harsh report

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...to Bump, is a top strategist for Murray and his firm recently helped run the failed Senate primary campaign of U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch. Donovan said he “got rid of” Liberty Square and Gateway Strategies when he was hired to run Tri-Town in 2009. “

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Edward Markey Holds Narrow Lead Over Gabriel Gomez For MA Senate Seat

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...day. Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show the spending comes after Markey defeated fellow congressman Stephen Lynch in the Democratic primary. During the Democratic primary, outside groups spent nearly $1.8 million supporting Markey a

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Markey Leads Gomez In New Poll

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...suggests Markey may be consolidating support among voters who cast ballots for his opponent in the Democratic primary, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch. But Markey’s team, no doubt, wants to build an even larger margin among party regulars. Exit polls show Eli

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Outside groups sharpen focus on Senate race between Ed Markey, Gabriel Gomez

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...election day. Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show the spending comes after Markey defeated fellow congressman Stephen Lynch in the Democratic primary. During the Democratic primary, outside groups spent nearly $1.8 million supporting

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Ed Markey Disinvites Ben Jones From Campaign Appearance Over Confederate Flag Beliefs

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...he was "completely unaware" of Jones' advocacy for the Confederate flag, the Globe reports . In April, Markey beat fellow Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) in a heated primary battle. He will face off with Republican political newcomer Gabriel Gomez in the M

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Four things to watch in the Massachusetts Senate race

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Democratic establishment squarely behind him from day one, Markey has been a financial juggernaut. He badly outspent Rep. Stephen Lynch in the Democratic primary, and had more than $4.6 million in his campaign account in early April, and the ability to

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Money wasn't everything in Peabody rep race

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...electoral maverick. He cites the fact that the losing Democrat in the recent special primary election for the U.S. Senate, Stephen Lynch, won this city. “Peabody is unique,” said Bonfanti. “In Peabody they don’t like to be told. They don’t lik

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Is Ed Markey in Trouble in Massachusetts Senate Race?

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...to have invented the Internet — when the congressman suggested during his March 27 debate with Democrat primary rival Rep. Stephen Lynch that he had helped create Facebook, Twitter and eBay. It wasn’t as if Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole were relying on

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Yes, Hillary, It Makes a Difference!

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...information on the Benghazi attacks. More Democratic Congressmen are piling on the Obama administration. Liberal Democrat Stephen Lynch of South Boston, Massachusetts also discredited the Obama administration's talking points shortly after the attack: T

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Danny Ryan’s belief: Dorchester needs a senator to call its own

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...insiders say. Asked what his pitch was, Ryan alluded to the long line of men who have held the seat, including Hart, Stephen Lynch and William Bulger. “I reminded them that we have been very well represented by South Boston senators,” he said. “Do

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Megyn Kelly: Fox Has Been ‘Lopsided’ In Coverage Of Benghazi Testimony, Vows To ‘Rectify It’

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...to rectify were actually slanted in favor of Democrats. After Mica wrapped up, Kelly then cut into the testimony of Rep. Stephen Lynch‘s (D-MA) testimony, reiterating to her audience that she’d like to “even it up.” In the next hour, Kelly expre

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Fox Provides Double Airtime To GOP During Benghazi Hearing

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...the break." Fox continued airing what was left of Mica's questions upon returning from break. But then as Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA) took the floor, Fox halted live coverage so that Kelly could speak to another Fox correspondent. As she skipped

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Walsh on his run for mayor: ‘I have a lot to offer the city’

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...They were joined on the stage by state Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty, a Chelsea Democrat. Margaret Lynch, the wife of Congressman Stephen Lynch, was in the audience. In a sit-down with the Reporter at the Haley House two weeks after Menino’s announcement,

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Rep. Markey, Gomez do well in local primary results

2013-05-08T01:00:00Z

...of the town's registered voters. On the Democratic side, with 882 ballots counted, Rep. Markey won the town with 476 votes. Stephen Lynch earned 404 votes, and two blanks were noted. For the Republicans, the 342 voters in Westport favored Gabriel Gomez

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Markey - Lynch Labor Kickoff

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...the Herald earlier that he wants to meet with Gomez as well. Cotter cited the national Democratic Party’s treatment of U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, who lost in the Senate primary to Markey, as a reason why he is slow to back the longtime Democratic con

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Benghazi questions

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...of Hillary Clinton’s testimony untrue? If so, were such statements intentionally false? Will other Democrats join Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) in accusing the administration of “scrubbing” the talking points? Will any join Republicans in a call fo

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Massachusetts AFL-CIO endorses Democrat Ed Markey in Senate special election

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...U.S. Senate election. (Associated Press) The union did not endorse in the Democratic primary because neither Markey nor U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch of Boston, a former ironworker and union president, got the two-thirds vote needed for an endorsement. Howeve

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Wall Street Bills Clear Hurdle With Democrats Backing Deregulation

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...Services Committee's 28 Democrats opposed the bill, which garnered unanimous GOP support. The "no" votes came from Reps. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Al Green (D-Texas), Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), and Maxin

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Markey downplays poll in fundraising pitch

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...former ironworker, according to the Markey campaign. A former Navy SEAL and Cohasset businessman, Gomez, too, has honed in on Lynch territory, making his first post-primary campaign stop in South Boston on Wednesday morning. Gomez, who released a TV ad

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