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Representative Ed Markey throws his hat into the Senate race
2013-02-02 14:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: One day after former Senator Scott Brown announced he would not run in the special Senate race for John Kerrys vacated seat, Representative Ed Markey, a Democrat from Malden, formally announced his plan to make a run for the spot in the US Senate. In a 20-minute speech at the Malden YMCA where Markey played basketball as a child, he made no mention of the Republican who would have been perhaps his most fearsome opponent. Instead, he regaled a crowd of about 500 supporters in the gymnasium...
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The way green groups are swooning, you'd think Ed Markey is Justin Bieber
2013-01-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: Environmental groups are starting the push to get Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) elected to fill the vacant Senate seat should John Kerry be confirmed as the next secretary of state. Green advocates are convinced that a Sen. Markey would be their dream come true--no matter who the other contenders for the seat turn out to be. Having represented the state since 1976, Markey has certainly had plenty of time to advance, but during most of the past four decades, there have been few opportunities for him...
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