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Massachusetts has a favorite son, an official folk hero. I was surprised to find out who it is – and who it isn't.

Democratic U.S. Rep. William Keating has won his re-election bid, defeating Republican challenger John Chapman in Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District. After last year's Boston Marathon bombing, Keating pushed for an amendment to encourage stronger intelligence sharing among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies...

Tuesday's elections are expected to restore power in the senate to Republicans. UMass Dartmouth Political Science professor Kenneth Manning says President Obama's low approval rating is spurning the change of heart in Americans. Manning says, however, don't expect much out of Washington over the next two years...

A Republican candidate for Congress stopped by New Bedford's Pier 3 Wednesday to talk about the local fishing industry.

// Post by John Chapman. The Associated Press is reporting that Chatham attorney John Chapman has won the Republican Party's nomination to take on incumbent Democratic Congressman Bill Keating in the ninth Congressional District race...

A Republican candidate for the 9th Congressional District says he's all in favor of renewable energy, but against the Cape Wind project. Candidate John Chapman appeared as a guest on WBSM's "More Than Just Talk" program, and says Cape Wind has had little input from the public as far as location and economic impact...