Tuesday, November 6, 2012
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and surges …
Democrat Elizabeth Warren beat incumbent candidate Scott Brown in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race.
Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren has beaten incumbent Republican candidate Scott Brown for a seat on the U.S. Senate, according to the Associated Press. Warren is won by a margin of eight percentage points, 54 percent to 46 percent, making her the first female senator elected in Massachusetts. An estatic Warren addressed a crowd of hundreds of excited supporters at the Copley Fairmont Plaza hotel in Boston on Tuesday night. "We did what everyone thought was impossible," she said. "We taught a scrappy, first-time candidate how to win." "You took on the powerful Wall Street banks and let them know that you want a Senator out there fighting for the middle class all of the time," she said. "And despite the odds, you elected the first …
How might the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren affect the presidential race—and vice-versa? Find out what local politicos think, and check here late for election results. Connect with us on Twitter at #PatchElections.
Check back at your local Patch all day for live election updates. While Massachusetts is expected to go to Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the race for President of the United States, influential Massachusetts political insiders have varying opinions on how the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren will affect the presidential race, and vice versa. According to results from the Blue Commonwealth and Red Commonwealth surveys sent out last week and compiled today, Monday, 60 percent of the 23 local Republicans who responded think that the Brown-Warren race will result a modest increase in votes for Romney, while 40 percent of the 20 local Democrats who responded think the U.S. Senate race will increase Obama's total of …
Friday, December 30, 2011
Take a look at what had Winchester talking last year.
As 2011 comes to a close, Winchester Patch is reviewing some of the year's most read and important news stories. On Thursday we looked at the top 10 police stories of the year. And on Friday we focused on the top 10 school stories of 2011. Today we will focus on the top news/government stories from the past 12 months in Winchester. 1. Body Issue – Winchester gymnast Alicia Sacramone, dropped her clothes as she posed for the ESPN Body Issue. The magazine, which hit newstands Oct. 7, gave readers a look at an athlete's body. 2. Mexican Restaurant - The Rodeo Mexican Grille opened earlier this year. With fresh food and a fresh cuisine, it became Winchester's first Mexican restaurant. 3. Splash Park – On May 28, Winchester opened its first …
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
The 10 police stories that had Winchester talking.
Winchester is not known for criminal activity, but, as with anywhere, a fair share of arrests are made each year. And as we approach the New Year this weekend, we'll be bringing you a series of yearly wrap-up features highlighting some of the most interesting and exciting stories from this year in Winchester. To start, we'll focus on how busy of a year it was for the Winchester Police Department. Here are 10 of the top police/crime stories in Winchester from 2011: 1. Craigslist scam goes bad – Mkrtitch Elmezian, 22, of Swanton St. was arrested and charged with armed robbery and Karl Miller, 20, of Oxford Street was arrested and charged with larceny of a motor vehicle and car jacking. According to police, Elmezian allegedly placed Internet…
Jim Smith
9:16 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
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