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Republican Scott P. Brown,Democrat Martha Coakley and Joe Kennedy, a Libertarian who is running as an independent let the fireworks in this series of debates.

Martha Coakley enjoys a solid,15-percentage-point lead over rival Scott Brown as the race for US Senate, according to a new Boston Globe poll of likely voters.

Percy Sutton known as Mr. Chairman was a Harlem politician and African-American political leader in the 1950s,60s and 70s.

“It was Percy Sutton who talked me into running for office, and who has continued to serve as one of my most valued advisers ever since,” Governor Paterson said in a statement on Saturday night.

In a statement on Sunday, President Obama called Mr. Sutton “a true hero to African-Americans in New York City and around the country.”

Just War theory is a doctrine of military ethics of Roman philosophical and Catholic origin[1][2] studied by moral theologians, ethicists and international policy makers which holds that a conflict can and ought to meet the criteria of philosophical, religious or political justice, provided it follows certain conditions.(Wikipedia.org)

We will hear from President Obama,Dr.M L King and others on this concept.

Former VP Cheney says; "Obama is "pretending" that the United States is not at war with terrorists.

Republicans said Obama should have interrupted his Hawaiian vacation before Monday to address attack.

Democrats called this a double standard, saying they did not attack then-President Bush after waited a week to make a statement during his vacation in Crawford, Texas on the "Shoe Bomber" Richard Reid.

"This president is not interested in bellicose rhetoric, he is focused on action," White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer

(Walter Cronkite-1916-2009 Midnight Eastern-into Saturday, July 18, 2009 - It has been just about five hours since Walter Cronkite took his last breath in his bed in his home in New York. We (the news media) had been told by his son Chip that the time was drawing near for the passing of the icon of CBS news. We have written many words in the past about our love affair with this news organization and its father figure Edward R. Murrow, but Mr. Cronkite was definitely up there with Murrow. As in the photo with this tribute, Cronkite was around CBS TV from the beginning but most don't realize that he didn't start the anchor job at CBS TV until 1962 Jerry Pippin

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For the first time in a weekly address, the President is joined by the First Lady as they celebrate Christmas and honor those who serve our country along with the families that stand by them.

Although it's Christmas Eve, I wanted to share some exciting news: The Senate just passed a historic health reform bill.

In all the back and forth, it's easy to lose sight of what this incredible breakthrough really means. But consider this: This Christmas, there are millions of Americans without health insurance who risk losing everything if they get sick.

There are mothers and fathers who wonder how they'll provide for their children because an illness has wiped out their savings. There are small business owners who worry that they'll have to lay off a long-time employee because the cost of insurance is rapidly rising.

If we finish the job, all this can change. We will have beaten back the special interests who have for so long perpetuated the status quo. We will have enacted the most important piece of social policy since the Social Security Act in the 1930s, and the most important health reform since Medicare in the 1960s.

In Decembers to come, millions more will have access to affordable coverage. Parents will have the security and stability of knowing their insurance can't be revoked at a moment's notice. And the skyrocketing costs plaguing our small businesses will be brought under control.

When you make calls, write letters, organize, this is the change you're making -- a better life for your family and for men and women in every state.

There is still more to do before I can sign reform into law -- a last round of negotiations and final votes in the Senate and the House -- and I'm counting on your help every step of the way. But for now, I hope that as you celebrate this holiday season, you remember that the work you are doing is making our union more perfect, one step at a time. For that, I am grateful to you.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays,

President Barack Obama

Martha Coakley has agreed to three more debates before the Massachusetts Senate special election on Jan. 19 2010

Sen. Scott Brown, the Republican nominee and independent candidate Joseph L. Kennedy in a debates hosted by WTKK radio on Jan. 5, WGBY television on Jan. 8 and the Kennedy Institute on Jan. 11.

The two major party candidates, along with independent candidate Joseph L. Kennedy

Tom A. Coburn, M.D. was elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2004

Dr. Coburn specialises in family medicine, obstetrics and the treatment of allergies. Dr. Coburn has personally delivered more than 4,000 babies.

He is a two-time cancer survivor.

Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) secured the pivotal 60th vote from Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) for tighter restrictions on insurance coverage for abortions.

The bill that would provide coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans