WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » senator http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Tue, 21 May 2013 20:48:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Massachusetts Senator Rodrigues Faces Charges For Billboard http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-senator-rodrigues-faces-charges-for-billboard/ http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-senator-rodrigues-faces-charges-for-billboard/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:04:21 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=25837 A State Senator is facing contempt charges for refusing to take down a billboard.  

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]]> http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-senator-rodrigues-faces-charges-for-billboard/feed/ 0 YouTube Arlen Specter, Former U.S. Senator, Dead at 82 http://wbsm.com/arlen-specter-former-u-s-senator-dead-at-82/ http://wbsm.com/arlen-specter-former-u-s-senator-dead-at-82/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:28:52 +0000 Chris Kissel http://tsminteractive.com/?p=146116 Arlen Specter, the bristly former Republican senator from Pennsylvania who often made headlines by playing the political center and confounding Republican colleagues in the Senate, died today at age 82. According to Specter's family, his death was due to complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/arlen-specter-former-u-s-senator-dead-at-82/feed/ 0 William Thomas Cain, Getty Images Sen. Brown Raises Native American Question in Ad http://wbsm.com/sen-brown-raises-native-american-question-in-ad/ http://wbsm.com/sen-brown-raises-native-american-question-in-ad/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:42:28 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=17286 Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has launched a new television ad highlighting his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren's claims of Native American heritage.
 
The 30-second ad features clips of news reports on Warren's claims

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]]> http://wbsm.com/sen-brown-raises-native-american-question-in-ad/feed/ 0 Getty Images Brown, Warren Try to Build Off Mass. Senate Debate http://wbsm.com/brown-warren-try-to-build-off-mass-senate-debate/ http://wbsm.com/brown-warren-try-to-build-off-mass-senate-debate/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:46:06 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=16765 The candidates in the Massachusetts Senate race are hoping to seize the momentum for their campaigns coming off their first head-to-head debate.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/brown-warren-try-to-build-off-mass-senate-debate/feed/ 0 Getty Images Fishing Disaster Declared in New England http://wbsm.com/fishing-disaster-declared-in-new-england/ http://wbsm.com/fishing-disaster-declared-in-new-england/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:38:42 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=14839 The U.S. Commerce Department has declared a national fishery disaster in New England, opening the door for tens of millions of dollars in relief funds for fishermen.

U.S. Sen. John Kerry said he's secured a commitment from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to include $100 million for fishermen and fishing communities in emergency assistance legislation

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]]> http://wbsm.com/fishing-disaster-declared-in-new-england/feed/ 0 }{enry/flickr Sen. Scott Brown to Watch Football, Not Warren http://wbsm.com/sen-scott-brown-to-watch-football-not-warren/ http://wbsm.com/sen-scott-brown-to-watch-football-not-warren/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:09:12 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=13085 Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown says he'll probably watch football instead of his Democratic opponent's speech at the Democratic National Convention.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/sen-scott-brown-to-watch-football-not-warren/feed/ 0 Sen. Kerry To Speak At DNC http://wbsm.com/sen-kerry-to-speak-at-dnc/ http://wbsm.com/sen-kerry-to-speak-at-dnc/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:22:28 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=11497 U.S. Senator John Kerry has been tabbed to give a high-profile speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte next week.

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