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No Senator Romney Fehrnstrom squelches speculation: Responding to speculation that Romney may be interested in the seat — which he challenged Kennedy for in 1994 — Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Romney’s political action committee, told POLITICO that the former one-term governor has no interest in campaigning to replace Kennedy. “Gov. Romney’s focus right now is on helping other Republicans run for office, and that is how he will be spending his time,” he said. Romney’s name had been floated in state political circles and among conservative bloggers as a viable GOP candidate, but Fehrnstrom said Romney absolutely will not...

Kennedy's Death Will Set Off Family Struggle for Seat Wednesday, August 26, 2009 6:21 PM By: Leon Wagener Ted Kennedy’s last official letter before his death — meant to guarantee that a like-minded Democrat would replace him in the Senate — set off a minor firestorm in Massachusetts. But that may be nothing compared with the intra-family struggle between his formidable wife, Vicki Reggie Kennedy, and one of his nephews, former six-term Congressman Joe Kennedy, to gain his Senate seat. The legislation that the mortally ill legislator called for would change the law requiring a special election and grant Democratic...

Former Massachusetts GOP Gov. Mitt Romney will not seek the Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy’s death, a Romney spokesman said Thursday. Responding to speculation that Romney may be interested in the seat — which he challenged Kennedy for in 1994 — Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Romney’s political action committee, told POLITICO that the former one-term governor has no interest in campaigning to replace Kennedy.

The web page for the Elections Division for the Massacusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth does not show any information about the Special Election to replace the Late Senator Ted Kennedy, which is to take place five months from yesterday, on or before January 26, 2010. This election must be scheduled as a matter of existing law. The Secretary of the Commonwealth has no standing to violate the law as it exists.

Romney for Senate? Succeeding Kennedy Could Help in 2012 By Peter Roff, Thomas Jefferson Street blogThough it may be hard to see at first, the passing of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts may have a profound impact on 2012's race for the GOP presidential nomination.Back when Sen. John F. Kerry was his party's presidential nominee, the Massachusetts Legislature—which is overwhelmingly dominated by Democrats—changed the law to require that a special election be held after a vacancy occurs in one of its U.S. Senate seats rather than allow Republican Gov. Mitt Romney to make an appointment if Kerry had won.The...

I don’t get it READ THIS : http://www.usnews.com/blogs/peter-roff/2009/08/26/romney-for-senate-succeeding-kennedy-could-help-in-2012.html) "It would be an intriguing thing if, after waiting a day or two out of respect for the late senator, Romney were to downshift and announce he will be a candidate in the upcoming election to fill Kennedy’s vacant Senate seat. Such an announcement would likely be embraced immediately by the Republicans, who would like almost nothing more than to deny Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada his new, hard-won, 60-vote, filibuster-proof majority. As a self-funding candidate who has already been elected once statewide, Romney has nearly 100 percent name ID....

The first family will be jetting out of town for some R&R on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard the last week in August. The Obamas will spend their vacation at the Blue Heron Farm, a private estate in Chilmark, the Martha's Vineyard Times reported Thursday. The estate sold for more than $20 million in 2005, boasts a renovated 10,000-plus-square-foot historic farmhouse and has more than 30 acres of privacy, according to the Boston Herald, a bonus for the Secret Service and aides who want to keep away paparazzi and curious onlookers. The Vineyard Gazette reported that the property features...

Massachusetts H 2202 o Bans ownership of any "assault weapons" o Bans ownership of any semi-auto rifles or pistols as "machine guns;" possession/ownership of such to be punished by a minimum three years in prison o Outlaws possession or ownership of any firearms that cannot "microstamp" cartridges Requires: o A complete list of every handgun owned must be supplied to your licensing authority; o $250,000 insurance policy on every handgun to cover any harm or damage that might arise from the use; o Places a member of Stop Handgun Violence on the state's Gun Control Advisory Board; o Requires Owners...