i always like running against you guys from massachusetts and tangling with you guys from massachusetts, he said, because i always felt i was matching up against the best in america. i thought that was pretty interesting for a conservative president to talk about the massachusetts congressional delegation. and i think that the two members who are departing from this delegation are part of the high skill of two very good legislators. that's a skill that is not today held in the regard that it once was. the zhoifl really good ledge slayor. individuals who painstakingly know where the commas have to go, know when paragraphs have to end. and to make sure that sentences don't run on so that the intention of the legislation is honored. so we all cheer on the final product but many people dislike having to view the process that gets us there. now, in the case of congressman frank, he always had this reputation for being the great and universal outsider in politics. but his success came from the fact that he mastered the skill of the insider in this institution. he knew when enough was enough a

he became governor of massachusetts. he was vice governor during hap cock's last term at the beginning of the 19th century. hancock died, went to the governorship, elected for one term, and then he died, but he never again had any importance in american politics or state politics. >> we have time for one more question. >> wait for the microphone, please. >> what was the relationship between sam and john adams? >> well, obviously, they knew each other at the continental congress. they both served in the continental congresses so they knew each other there, but john adams was a staunch conservative , and adams was a firey radical. when sam ad 78 -- adams got to the congress, most of the congress, they were not called "congressmen," but the delegates there, gradually isolated him and the other radicals and had little to do in the continental congress' at the beginning of the war or during the war, and, indeed, sam adamsing couldn't organize his own business and own home. he had no place in the continue thenal congress, and

from massachusetts. >> the gentlelady from massachusetts is recognized. >> i thank my colleague mr. capra won no --cpauano for yielding to me. i recognize and honor the legacy of former speaker of the house to o'neill. tip o'neill had a long and distinguished career in public service as we heard. this was clearly an o'neill family value as so many have carried on with such distinction. he was a friend and mentor to me and my late husband paul when paul served with him in the house, often remembered for coining the phrase all politics is local. as we in massachusetts are so often reminded his imprint has shaped the thriving boston of today and protected the glories of cape cod for tomorrow and we treasure his innate ability to bring together with good humor and unwavering purpose people from both sides of the aisle, a singular aspect to his legacy which is most embodied in his work with president reagan to strengthen social security, protecting this critically important program for a decade. i think john boehner and nancy pelosi for introducing this legislation that will name a build

unanimous consent that the senator from alaska, new hampshire, rhode island, massachusetts be permitted to proceed in a colloquy for a period of about 15 minutes, with the understanding that at the end of it, we will enter into a quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kerry: i thank the chair. mr. president, i just begin by -- by saying very quickly that there is an amendment that has been brought forward to try to strike from an emergency assistance bill critical aid, aid that is frankly less than it ought to be in order to deal with the crisis of the fisheries, not of one state but of the entire new england region and of other regions in the country, pacific also and other parts of the country that have been hit. the fact is that in massachusetts, we have 77,000 jobs, several billion dollars, several billion dollar industry as part of our culture, part of

will be the next massachusetts senator coming up. well, if it isn't mr. margin. mr. margin?'t be modest, bob. you found a better way to pack a bowling ball. that was ups. and who called ups? you did, bob. i just asked a question. it takes a long time to pack a bowling ball. the last guy pitched more ball packers. but you... you consulted ups. you found a better way. that's logistics. that's margin. find out what else ups knows. i'll do that. you're on a roll. that's funny. i wasn't being funny, bob. i know. >>> i'm very proud to announce my choice for america's next secretary of state, john kerry. >> in the spotlight tonight, massachusetts senate race. dean of the massachusetts delegation ed markey announced that he will run for the senate seat. he said in the last election the country and the common wealth voted for a better future for the middle class. i have decided to run for the u.s. senate because this fight is too important. there is so much at stake. his announcement came days, as others announced they will not run for the seat. the election will take place some time

this is december 21st 1773 printed in salem, massachusetts. here we have the most out of the eyewitness account of the boston tea party. it was written by an impartial observer. very common for students to be used. he read about a padlock being destroyed one of the ships and how the rebels who are writing quickly replaced by padlock to remain blameless for anything but the destruction. you also learn the same account of one of the rebel columnists pocketing and quickly been seized by other participants. we also learned the boston tea party was not celebrated. in a february 1774 cassette, we read the minutes from marshfield, massachusetts at a meeting where they label the boston tea party illegal, unjust and dangerous. the shot heard round the world, that came very close to happening on multiple occasions weeks and months prior to april 19, 1775. one case in particular cover in the book is how close he came to happening for months prior. also along paul revere once i learned he went on multiple revolutionary race. one case in particular was his

george washington is up there in massachusetts were about his wife. even thomas jefferson word about his wife &. i put that in. i did not dwell on it. it's a footnote or something like that. but washington had a personal concern, too. >> what was dunmore's position? >> he was and earl and a governor of virginia and a man of some talent and a lot of inability to make a judgment, because he was so caught up in his potential success and himself. you called him a short man, combative, touchy, and arrogant. >> arrogant, like so many of the british aristocracy would have been. but he was odd. when he captured and build some o valley, hee hybla vallohi named them after his sincer subsidiary titles. blair.a baron and the county in virginia named dunmore. he had an ego a mile wide. >> what would've been a personal relationship between george washington and him? >> they knew each other. in the spring of 1775 or the late winter before the hostilities that really got the sense in williamsburg, which is the capital of virginia, there were on some terms. there were

one of the most vocal voices was from holyoke massachusetts. they were ingenious lee is specifically designed for industry. it was hoped to be greater than the urban centers. holyoke was the greatest potential power of new england. the dam the connecticut river on the right is at the crest of a 60-foot fall capable of generating 30,000-horsepower that was the power of 300 mills. the cotton lords that created holyoake devised a three tiered canal system. it does not show on this map the connecticut river could be used over three times. holyoke made offers to the manufacturers in the valley. skinner is the only one who expected the offer and moved he is the only one who survives. skinner needed money and water power. skinnerville he would have to rely on steam to rebuild because the reservoir would not be rebuilt. going forward with the dry season when the river ran though, skinner would have to supplement with steam which was very expensive. for his amount of debt it was too expensive. he would have to rebuild the entire infrastructure of the vi

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most massachusetts individuals really like him a lot. his only downfall is he was running for reelection in a heavy presidential year. >>> a major turning point for the housing market. we'll have that next. >>> president george h.w. bush is in guarded condition. a family spokesman says his doctors are cautiously optimistic. he's alert, talking with his family, but a few setbacks have kept him in the hospital, including a persistent fever. >>> it looks like 2012 will go down as a major turning point for the housing market. jackie, this could be the first yearly gain for home prices since the housing bubble. some good news? >> that's right. good morning, richard. there's no doubt the housing market has had a rough ride, but yesterday's 20-city index show that prices in october rose by 4.3%, also showed since jane war prices are up 6.9% just this year, the largest gain since 2005. the numbers also put the housing market on track to mark the first gain since 2006. many analysts look to housing as the foundation, no pun intended, for the heal

or the commonwealth of massachusetts?hat one was coming. well, hey, you know, we were all surprised. we either heard jones that he was going to run and suddenly people were taking it seriously and he posted on his facebook page a rather serious posting that said, you know, i'm not going to do it but i'm ownered and thank you. i think there's a little bit of disappointment. certainly he would have had that star quality. but we'll move on to the next guy. >> yeah. i think that would have probably been the two best looking guys in the history to run against each other. thank you so much for joining us. >> thanks. >> the dysfunction of this honor may very well carry over in the 113th session with few signs that either democratic or republican leaders can strike a basic bargaining agreement, let alone a grand bargain. former congressman martin frost 06 texas and david winston, former gingrich campaign adviser, he was auto member of the speaker's office. two men that know how to cut a deal, know the battles that are being fough

massachusetts had a good size population. west virginia was growing by leaps and bounds as people went south through pennsylvania and virginia to the western part of north carolina. a lot of the colonies were very small. so they had no real impact in bringing a revolution about. new hampshire and rhode island to a certain extent. new jersey and georgia was very small in population. what i call vanguard colonies were massachusetts, connecticut, virginia and south carolina. not new york and pennsylvania, important as their word, because they were too divided. the vanguards were out in front. the vanguards were out in front. >> what were the 500,000 that were not white? >> blacks, free blacks, 50,000 may be. black slaves, 450,000. >> who were responsible for bringing the black slaves to america? >> a lot of people. a lot of people who regretted that they had. a lot of the merchants were quakers bringing slaves in. and then there would not do that after a certain point. in the beginning they were. the british and the french had t

when you look ahead to the governor's race, in massachusetts. which is the our office, and it is not a super strong field and the fact that there is not a hugely strong field, has been the background sub text of this fight. so i agree with you. i don't think scott brown is anything but a sure bet. but at the same time, it is not clear if there is something formidable. >> thank you for joining me tonight. coming up. a republican congressman will join me to talk about what happens if we do know through the fiscal curb. and later, a last word exclusive. the warrants of jordon davis shot and killed in florida last month. >> in the rewrite, how mean is grow ver norqu iflt st? question? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. darrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time. [ mom ] things are sometimes a little tig

when you look ahead to the governor's race, in massachusetts. which is the our office, and it is not a super strong field and the fact that there is not a hugely strong field, has been the background sub text of this fight. so i agree with you. i don't think scott brown is anything but a sure bet. but at the same time, it is not clear if there is something formidable. >> thank you for joining me tonight. coming up. a republican congressman will join me to talk about what happens if we do know through the fiscal curb. and later, a last word exclusive. the warrants of jordon davis shot and killed in florida last month. ♪ [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selected for people over 50. pro-health for life is a toothpaste that defends against tender, inflamed gums, sensitivity and weak enamel. conditions people over 50 experience. crest pro-health for life. so jill can keep living the good life. crest. life opens up whe

ag which many years later game massachusetts state, now known as the university of massachusetts. >> that's an interesting question, and and i'm so thrilled you know so much about the value. he was an extraordinary capitalist in the valley, and he helped support many industries at one point he was partner of the haydens, hay depp brass which is on the cover of my book, but he did not do business with william skinner, no. thank you. >> sarah, at skinnerville what survives? has there been any kind of serious or amateur archaeological search for evidence of the mill? i mean, what can you find if you go to the site today? >> that's a great question. if you go to skinnerville today, you will find a stretch of highway, and you will find a few houses along the side of it some of which are or were wrecks at the time of the flood that were refashioned into homes. and you will find the, a very track quill, unassuming river flowing alongside it. there's been no archaeological dig that i know of. if you want to find the area where skinner's house was, there is a utility -- what do they call it,

whenever a kennedy decides to run in massachusetts he sort of think that clears the field. so when he said he wanted to stay in connecticut, potentially run for something there one day -- >> ifill: which is where he lives. >> exactly. opens up the field for the democrats in a big way. really where everybody is paying attention right now the republican side. senator scott brown just lost the seat very high profile race in 2012 to elizabeth warren, should he choose to run for special election, try to repeat in 2010 to be able to catch democrats by surprise, that could be his seat. but he may not run. there are lot 6 different things at play, he has options down the line, always run for governor at some point. if he doesn't run, then the republicans will sort of start to step up. >> ifill: interesting that elizabeth warren is about to be senior senator from massachusetts before she's sworn in. also tomorrow mows falling in the house, there are three members, massachusetts members who are eyeing this seat. >> absolutely. there are three members, some of whom have been there nor

sherman: i yield four minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for four minutes. >> i thank the gentleman very much. the language which is in question here is language which was heard by mr. barton and i in 1999 as part of the consideration of the graham-leach-bliley bill. mr. markey: the language had, for privacy, none had been included in the senate, none had been included in the rest of the process. but as the bill came to the energy and commerce committee in 1999, mr. barton and i, we added privacy language. believing that as companies are able to consolidate, banking records, insurance records, brokerage records, the physical examinations of customers and their medical secrets, that there should be privacy here. we were no longer talking about just going into a bank and having old mr. wentwort there that you and your family had known your entire life and you trusted him and there was actually a whole long family history. that is no longer the case. we're now basically li

gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: it's my pleasure to yield three minutes to the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for three meant. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. this defense authorization legislation is a missed opportunity. our friends would have us approve at a time when we are struggling with the long-term fiscal stability of the united states where it's set to pass a bill that authorizes funding of bills we approved in the budget control act. this is 20% above the cold war average, double what we had in 2001. even if somehow we went over that dreaded fiscal cliff and sequestration kicked in, it would only reduce spending to what it was in 2007, adjusted for inflation, when we were fighting two wars. it's a missed opportunity. i heard my friend from utah talk about avoiding any increase in fee in terms of health care. excuse me? we are looking at draconian impacts that some are suggesting for some of our society's most vulner

served on the marriott board for over a decade stepping down in 2002 before becoming governor of massachusetts and again in 2011 when he launched his second presidential bid. the romney and marriott families have been close friends for

has been nominated for secretary of state, the focus is shifting to his potential replacement in massachusetts. senator scott brown, who was defeated last month by elizabeth warren, appears to be the clear choice for republicans. a poll conducted before the selection of kerry found brown dominating the field. the wbur poll also shows the senator topping any democrat by eight points. brown is yet to say whether he plans to run in the special election. as for the democrats, it's only clear who's not running right now. ted kennedy jr. was floated as a possible contender, but he says he's not interested. kennedy said he was grateful for the offers of support, but he considers connecticut to be his home, leaving the door open for a potential future run in that state. and actor and director ben affleck isn't ready to leave hollywood. the "argo" star, who had showed interest in politics, confirms he doesn't want kerry's seat, saying "i love massachusetts and our political process, but i am not running for office." >>> former president george h.w. bush is in the intensive care unit at houston methodis

very hard for criminals in massachusetts to get guns from massachusetts and so what they have to do is somebody brings guns in to them from new hampshire and vermont and then south carolina up the iron pipeline. we would do very well in massachusetts if we had a one gun per month law nationally to make it so it's not profitable to bring guns in to the inner city gangs. i think there's lots of things to do. and i just want to mention one thing which gun owners can do. we are trying to push this notion of the 11th commandment of gun safety and what that would say is similar to friends don't let friends drive drunk. we know that when people are going through a bad patch, the last thing they want -- should have available to them is a firearm because firearms really are a risk factor for dying in a suicide. if you're a good friend and somebody's -- wife left them, whatever it is, take it upon yourself to say, you know, get the gun away from the house for a few months until things settle down and you are feeling better. if they had friends of this poor woman now dead, her son was clearly

dory in massachusetts. >> caller: good morning, darling.le ] all over me, i would like to ask squeezy to wish me a happy birthday. [ heavy breathing ] >> what are you wearing? i bet you are in your birthday suit. >> stephanie: don't encourage him. for god's sake. what is going on with janet in georgia. welcome. >> caller: hi, steph and mooks i'm calling from a red state and i wanted to ask the health care geek what is going to happen now that our republican governor has turned down the expansion of the medicaid. >> well, the supreme court ruled that the federal government couldn't require states to expand medicaid, so unfortunately there will be a lot of people who fall below 133% of the poverty level in your state who would have had access to health care who now probably won't. i don't know what the contingency plans are for that or statewide what they are going to do, but the reason why it is such a good idea for states to taken that opportunity, was the federal government said we'll pick up the tab 100% for the first three years and 90%

ending an incredible career in massachusetts. thank you so much. going to have you back, if we can. >> i'll be around. >> i'm going to ask you what you miss positively and negatively from the congress. thank for coming on tonight. >> you're welcome. >>> when we return, let me finish with whether the politicians will be able to do what's necessary this this month. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> let me finish tonight with something important about leave leading this country through a difficult time. it's about barack obama's job description. if you read the newspapers, you see the fiscal catastrophe of greece. right now, the world is looking at us. the whole world. people as far away as hong kong. people have to make sharp decision about money and they are making to see if we americans can be the deadline. can we meet our own commitments? i have been alone in the role i've got here. i was alone about the wars in iraq. political weaknesses of certain democrats over the years. but this fiscal cliff is for real. nothing but trou

. >>> sorry, massachusetts, it's not going to happen. >> no doubt some people are disappointed about an oscar winner, not going to be leaving your state anytime soon. we'll tell you why ben affleck says he is not running for senate. >>> plus jessica simpson uses twitter to make an official announcement. of course if you read the tweet, you said i already knew that. >>> i'm meteorologist mike massco. this is our interactive radar. you can get it on the google play store and also the i-tune store. some rain and snow moving into the area. it's 33 right now and it's snowing to beat the band in the south. >>reporter: well, mike, the snow is making its way right up 95 right now. i'll let you know what traffic looks like on the beltway and 83 coming up on "good morning maryland." it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love. new lysol power & free has more cleaning power than bleach. how? the secret is the hydrogen peroxide formula. it attacks tough stains and kills 99.9% of

. >> host: so when it came to massachusetts, talk about massachusetts or pennsylvania, we're here in pennsylvania, as a case study of states, regulating religion. >> guest: sure. pennsylvania, for example, had an active blasphemy now, which we think of now as unconstitutional, but in the last case that was brought, the last criminal prosecution under blasphemy law was actually brought in the early 1970s, kind of by accident, against someone who had a sign in the window saying something like "wanted: radical carpenter, speaks to crowd preaching peace," and, of course, the person met jesus, but someone complained, and the american civil liberties union got involved, and the prosecution was droppedded. more recently, the -- a film company owner tried to name his company i choose hell productions, and was denied in corporation under the state's incorporation laws because it was a blasphemy title for the company, and that, too, eventually was dismissed. >> host: professor gordon, why did it start to change in the early 20th century in >> -- >> guest: i think for several reasons m one was

ending an incredible career in massachusetts. thank you so much.have you back, if we can. >> i'll be around. >> i'm going to ask you what you miss positively and negatively from the congress. thank for coming on tonight. >> you're welcome. >>> when we return, let me finish with whether the politicians will be able to do what's necessary this this month. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ i heard you guys can ship ground for less than the ups store. that's right. i've learned the only way to get a holiday deal is to camp out. you know we've been open all night. is this a trick to get my spot? [ male announcer ] break from the holida

tonight, massachusetts democrat barney frank. the congressman, who's served for 32 years, is known for his sharp intellect and blunt style. as chairman of the financial services committee, he co-authored the dodd-frank reform law regulating banks in the wake of the financial crisis. he was the first openly gay member of congress, and recently married his longtime partner. before that, in the 1980s, his career was marred by scandal involving his relationship with a male prostitute. but frank weathered that and went on to win re-election by wide margins. "newshour" economics correspondent paul solman sat down with him last week. >> reporter: congressman frank, welcome. why congress? what did you hope to accomplish when you came here first? >> to make this a fairer country. i'd always been interested in politics. i assumed for a variety of-- well, for two reasons-- being jewish and being gay back in the late '50s, early '60s, i'd never be elected or anything, but i would participate as an activist. and it's to make it fairer. fairne

. >>> now that john kerry has been nominated as secretary of state massachusetts has a senate seat to fill. ted kennedy jr. is said to be considering a run for the senate seat. >>> and senate minority leader seems to be taking a challenge from actress ashley judd very seriously. a poll released to media outlets shows the senator leading only by four points in a potential matchup. >>> the second time around for the first lady a new book on me michelle obama takes a deeper look at her world. we will dig into the vacancy in massachusetts and one hometown boy turned movie star who may be considering a run there. you are watching msnbc. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cleaning ingredients of one drop of the leading non-concentrated brand... to clean 2x more greasy dishes. dawn does more. so it's not

massachusetts police are investigating. surveillance cameras show the snow plow being taken thursday night. the next day it was found in a parking lot. >> it looks like it was just parked. they brought it here but it looks like somebody hop in took it for a ride, and parked it. >> the police dusted the snowplow for fingerprints and are hoping to find the person responsible. >> maybe they have a big drive away and they were preparing for the storm. i >>>> we had some snowflakes, we knew that it would be no big deal. we were talking about that all day yesterday. just how warm it was, it was going to prevent anything from accumulating. that was the case in the district. old town alexandria, fluffy snow flakes. 42 degrees, 37 wind chill factor. that will plummet through the next few. the weatherbug children's hospital, 0.2 inches of rain since midnight. if that was no we would have been looking at a couple of inches but that is definitely not the case, no snow. alexandria, 40 degrees. thate temperatures in the 30's and 40's, fu

the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: mr. president, thank you. we are now, as everybody knows, on the convention -- on the disabilities convention. and it's my understanding we have about 48 minutes for each side. i would ask that the opponents of the treaty do what we normally do here, which is go back and forth from one side to the other. i notice there isn't anybody here for the other side, so what we'll do is use up a component of our time and then because they're not -- i think it would be fair not to chew up the time in a quorum call. so i would ask that if they are not ready to speak, to use their time that the quorum call be charged against them because i don't think we should give up our time as a result of their simply not being here. so i'd ask unanimous consent that if there is a quorum and we're not speaking, the time be charged to their side. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. lugar: reserving the trite to object. the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. lugar: reserve the rig

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it happened around 8:30 on massachusetts avenue in northeast d.c.e're told the officer was hit during a trafblling stop. her condition has not been released. >>> this morning a gaithersburg family is worried a pack of wild animals will strike again. coyotes or possibly wild dogs killed several sheep on the family farm off woodfield road. this is the second incident like this in two weeks. the family now fears the animals could also attack a person or even a child. >>> several people are hurt as a 7.3 earthquake hit off the coast of japan this morning. this all happened near the city of sendai. that is the same place that was hit hard by a 9.0 quake in march of 2011. no reports of any damage, and the reported injuries appear to be non-life threatening. >>> u.s. warships are now heading towards north korea. this is prior, of course, to a planned rocket launch there. the ships are equipped with advanced radar and missile defense systems. the communist state wants to launch a satellite into orbit, allegedly using technology banned by the united nations.

in 1982 race for lieutenant governor of massachusetts.he job wasn't much, but at least it was something. but the odds were long. there were a lot of ambitious democrats in massachusetts. and they all had the same idea. kerry had trouble qualifying for the ballot. he was an afterthought at the state convention. if he lost the primary, he'd probably be done for good. somehow he pulled out that race with less than 30% of the vote in the primary. all that got him was the lieutenant governors office which has snuffed out a few promising careers before. but there was an unexpected senate opening. without that twist, he might be in

born in massachusetts 1834 to prosperous family of wailing merchants. in those days quayle will feel the houses and factories around the world and we'll parts reused for perfume, a paint buggy whips and just about everything in between. her family was extremely prosperous which was then the most prosperous town in america. it seemed they embodied american values. they were rich, upstanding citizens her father supported abraham lincoln. they were spiritual and were quakers within new england values of thrift to the point* of stinginess with her father and simplicity and plain living. to the quakers wealth was a sign of virtue and god's blessing so they were very blessed but her father really wanted a son. the first child was a girl. it was hetty. he became enraged and was furious. so much that her mother took to her bet. before she was two years old she was sent to live with her grandfather and her spinster aunt. she really wanted her father's love and do the only way to gain it was to earn it. because her father was an obsessed with money and he said so

what's the, does the governor choose the replacement in massachusetts? >> he does until the special election which i assume would be, well, i'm trying to think now whether in 2014 or whether they have a special election in massachusetts. the laws are different in different states. the thing that is so interesting about it, scott brown, who of course won the special election to replace teddy kennedy when he died and was just defeated by elizabeth warren during the regular election in november would be one of the favorites. run special election for the other seat, not the kennedy seat but the kerry seat. apparently the white house did some due diligence, talked to massachusetts democrats and was told there were a number of democrats, it wouldn't be a walk over for brown he probably goes into it as a favorite. i saw a poll yesterday against a generic unnamed democrat he had a fairly sizable lead but, you know, the democrats do have a firm control of the senate, even if they were to lose that one seat they would still maintain control and it doesn't, doesn't

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other names that are out there to succeed senator kerry to run for his spot in massachusetts, ted kennedy big problem right now, he lives in connecticut, but he is the late senator's he wouldest son, his second child. >> they have property in high an es, i have heard. >> he summers in massachusetts. you have covered him. you know that people say that he really is his father's son. you hear the booming voice. you hear the presence. you hear the passion for health care. if he decides to go for it and he has made it clear starting with his remarks at the democratic convention in charlotte this summer that he really does plan to serve. there was even some talk of him taking a health care job in the obama administration. every indication is that he will go for it. he would be a serious candidate. >> indeed, he would. and a great -- a great figure. really his father's son. thank you very much. >> thank you, andrea. >>> and coming up next, the chairman of the house intelligence committee joining us to talk about the devastating report on the benghazi embassy attack. and the same kind of oppositi

>> massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, i think it is not an easy thing to do what she did.w, she was a star on this network and among progressives, but to go run in statewide office, particularly in massachusetts, i think she will be absolutely a force in massachusetts. >> it pains me to say it, but this is going to be the year when corey booker, he is either going to run for governor -- >> krystal, the rising star. >> new congresswoman from hawaii, the youngest woman in the house, also the first hindu-american woman in congress, combat veteran, really an amazing woman. >> alex, the rising star? >> i asked you to go with chris first because i thought it would provide me with some cover. i was going to say elizabeth warren, and it is true, i'll tell you why -- >> do you want to give up going first begaagain? >> i will go first next time. i will agree with alex wagner, not chris hayes. alex wagner, we'll be back with more of "the last word" holiday party. stay with us. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wa

he's the senator from massachusetts.ppens in massachusetts because i would imagine massachusetts residents would be sad about losing all of that seniority. >> bill: you know, republicans are saying this is a slam dunk then for scott brown. but jennifer, i would have to say wait a minute! slow down. things have really changed. number one, scott brown is tarnished because he lost to elizabeth warren. this is a far different cry from when he was elected against a weaker candidate. and number three scott brown if he runs again would have some tough opposition, either duval patrick or i spent a good deal of time saturday night with ed markey who would be a phenomenal candidate. ed told me he is seriously considering -- he came close to telling me he would run for senate if kerry gets the nomination. >> jennifer: breaking news! how do you like that! >> bill: i didn't announce it. i'm saying he's seriously considering it. i think he would an phenomenal candidate. >> jennifer: he would. i would say, i don't know him as well as i

some light icing in central massachusetts.omorrow, a secondary area of low pressure is going to move in to the northeast and bring another round of heavy rain with temperatures in the low to mid-50s. again, it will be all rain. chicago, a few light showers with a high of 44. minneapolis should top at 31. in florida, today, we should top out in the 70s and 80s. >> all right, so pack your umbrella. >> for sure. >> thank you so much. >>> during last night's tribute to the victims of the newtown shooting president obama held back tears as he named each of the victims starting with the principal. >> dawn hochsprung and mary her belak. vicki soto. lauren rousseau. rachel davino and anne marie murphy. charlotte. daniel. oliva. josephine. ana. dylan. madeleine. catherine. chase. jesse. james. grace. emilie. jack. noah. caroline. jessica. benjamin. avielle. allison. god has called them all home. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, pl

massachusetts appears to be working. >> is there concern how the doctors are paid?> the whole idea, a major part of obamacare is not to cover those a don't have insurance now control health care inflation. when a the outcomes is to empower the consumer rainout of third-party, the company provides the health insurance plan and we pick appeal options. acute empower the consumer they will be smarter about shopping like alat screen tv and of the cost goes down that should mean lower payments. tracy: but it could backfire because the doctors are not they aren't getting paid enough. paid enough. you will be all over this. that will affect the doctors down the road for kraft to the break we will go inside no wine vault. what does the 10,000 bottle of wine the plight? do people drink it? but i will join a prominent wine merchant for exclusive look.@6 tracy: chris miss it is around the corner and chances are someone would love a great bottle of wine. it makes a great gift if you can get a decent bottle for under $20 but we asked a prominent wine merchant who invited me into