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Partisan politics

Massachusetts politicians are putting their own interests first

AFTER witnessing the antics from members of both major parties during the last election, more Americans are now familiar with the ways partisan politics play a part in American government. Given the way lawmakers in Massachusetts are handling Ted Kennedy's open U.S. Senate seat, it is becoming more and more apparent that the way partisan politics affects lawmakers' decisions is getting out of hand. Until 2004, the Governor of Massachusetts had the authority to appoint someone to represent Massachusetts in the

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