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Mass. Senate hopefuls in race for cash, attention (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 9/28/2009
Mass. Senate hopefuls in race for cash, attention (AP)
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AP - Candidates in the special election to fill the seat left vacant by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's death are scrambling to collect the cash, signatures and backing needed to mount a winning campaign in less than four months.

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  The Race is Underway

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The Race is Underway
The Page by Mark Halperin — Getty Hopefuls in the race for the late Senator Kennedy's seat are scrambling to collect money and signatures before the first reporting deadline Wednesday at midnight .

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