Two of the leading candidates for the US Senate from Massachusetts vehemently defended Representative Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island yesterday in his uncommonly public dispute with the Providence bishop, saying the Catholic Church is acting... Full Article at Boston Globe

CAMBRIDGE - Alan Khazei makes no secret of his underdog status among the Democrats now running for Senate, pointing out that he lacks the name recognition of Attorney General Martha Coakley, the congressional base of US Representative Michael E. Full Article at Boston Globe

DEDHAM - Diane Patrick, the governor’s wife, issued an impassioned plea yesterday to elect US Representative Michael E. Capuano to the US Senate, but the congressman hedged when asked whether her support might help him against Attorney General Martha... Full Article at Boston Globe

Democrat US Representative Michael E. Capuano starts a discussion about the economy by explaining how the recovery has faltered. He says federal tax cuts were not focused on jobs, and stimulus aid was distributed indiscriminately. Full Article at Boston Globe

Governor Deval Patrick is remaining neutral in his party’s ongoing four-way primary for US Senate, but neutrality only goes so far in the Patrick home: the governor’s wife, Diane, plans today to endorse US Representative Michael E. Capuano for the... Full Article at Boston Globe

The placid campaign for US Senate was jolted yesterday by an unusually heated exchange, as Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen G. Pagliuca criticized two of his rivals over health care and both of them immediately fired back, with one directly attacking... Full Article at Boston Globe