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		<title>Watch: Final Senate Debate Between Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts&#8217;s special U.S. Senate election is heading into its final stretch after Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey engaged in some testy exchanges during their final debate. One of Tuesday&#8217;s sharpest confrontations came on the question of term limits. Gomez said he told veteran Republican Sen. John McCain, who campaigned for Gomez [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Massachusetts's special U.S. Senate election is heading into its final stretch after Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey engaged in some testy exchanges during their final debate.
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		<title>Markey And Gomez Commit To Second Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Senate candidates Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez have agreed to a second Boston-area debate. The June 18th event will be moderated by &#8220;NECN&#8221; news anchor R.D. Sahl at &#8220;WGBH&#8221; in Brighton. The candidates will also face off on the 5th of June at a &#8220;WBZ-Boston Globe&#8221; debate. The Markey campaign has yet to commit [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>US Senate candidates Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez have agreed to a second Boston-area debate.
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		<title>Legislators Asking for Return of Death Penalty in Massachusetts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Cormier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Massachusetts lawmakers, pointing to the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing, are calling for a limited reinstatement of a state death penalty. The House was debating an amendment Tuesday to the state budget that would allow the death penalty in certain cases. Those include killing law enforcement officers and would include rigid safeguards to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some Massachusetts lawmakers, pointing to the events surrounding the Boston Marathon bombing, are calling for a limited reinstatement of a state death penalty.
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		<title>Mass. Lawmakers Debate Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts House is weighing a $33.8 billion state budget proposal for the fiscal year starting July 1. The debate that began on Monday is expected to last several days, with nearly 900 amendments to consider. The budget approved by the House Ways and Means Committee would increase spending by nearly 4 percent over current [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Massachusetts House is weighing a $33.8 billion state budget proposal for the fiscal year starting July 1.
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		<title>Mass. GOP Senate Candidates Winslow, Sullivan and Gomez Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The three candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate have differing views on high-profile issues, something that was evident last night in their televised debate. State Representative Dan Winslow sharply questioned former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan&#8217;s position on a background-check bill being proposed in the U.S. Senate. While Winslow and candidate Gabriel Gomez support [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The three candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate have differing views on high-profile issues, something that was evident last night in their televised debate.
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		<title>Does it have to be God vs. Big Bang?</title>
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		<comments>http://wbsm.com/does-it-have-to-be-god-vs-big-bang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Paleologos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The argument about how the universe was created has been going on for what seems to be forever. It was framed as either a creation of God or a result of a Big Bang! It&#8217;s always been an either-or debate. Maybe that&#8217;s ended with the introduction of a scientific approach that, the author says, proves [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">The argument about how the universe was created has been going on for what seems to be forever. It was framed as either a creation of God or a result of a Big Bang! It's always been an either-or debate.
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		<title>Rep. Lynch Calls For Six Debates, One in New Bedford</title>
		<link>http://wbsm.com/rep-lynch-calls-for-six-debates-one-in-new-bedford/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Cormier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch is calling for at least six debates across the state with fellow Democratic Congressman Edward Markey. Lynch and Markey are both vying for the Democratic nomination in the race to fill John Kerry&#8217;s former U.S. Senate seat. Lynch said the debates should take place in Lowell, Boston, Springfield, Worcester, Pittsfield, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch is calling for at least six debates across the state with fellow Democratic Congressman Edward Markey.</p>
<p>Lynch and Markey are both vying for the Democratic nomination in the race to fill John Kerry's former U
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		<title>Democratic Senate Candidate Wants Debates</title>
		<link>http://wbsm.com/democratic-senate-candidate-wants-debates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congressman Stephen Lynch is calling for as many debates as possible in the Democratic primary race to fill John Kerry&#8217;s former U.S. Senate seat. Fellow Democratic congressman and Senate hopeful Edward Markey is keeping mum on how many debates he would participate in.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congressman Stephen Lynch is calling for as many debates as possible in the Democratic primary race to fill John Kerry's former U.S. Senate seat.
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		<title>If The Presidential Election Were Tomorrow, Who Would You Vote For?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Paleologos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First debates matter most! Second and third debates, perhaps, but to a lesser degree. Here&#8217;s the key question &#8211; what candidate will appeal to your needs and wants? So, if the election were held tomorrow, who would you cast your ballot for?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First debates matter most! Second and third debates, perhaps, but to a lesser degree.
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		<title>UMass Dartmouth Professor Kent Manning Reacts To Third Presidnetial Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third and last Presidential debate is over and the question that everyone wants to know is who won or lost. The subject was foreign policy. U Mass Dartmouth Political Science Professor Kenneth Manning appeared on WBSM&#8217;s morning show and said he was surprised at the tone that Governor Romney took against the President. Manning [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The third and last Presidential debate is over and the question that everyone wants to know is who won or lost. The subject was foreign policy.
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