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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (236282)	1/19/2010 7:27:14 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 306849

When the state Secretary of State decides they are ready. Ma. is filled with federal and union operatives from out of state over the last few days.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (236282)	1/19/2010 9:15:38 PM
From: Peter V	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

GOP's Brown grabs lead in Massachusetts Senate returns January 19, 2010 9:11 p.m. EST Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Republican Scott Brown grabbed a solid lead with almost half the results counted in Tuesday's special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat controlled by the Kennedy family since 1953. Brown, a Massachusetts state senator, had 53 percent of the vote to 46 percent for state Attorney General Martha Coakley, the Democratic contender, with 65 percent of precincts reporting in results from the National Election Pool, a consortium of media organizations including CNN. Independent candidate Joseph Kennedy, a libertarian who is not related to the Kennedy political family of Massachusetts, had 1 percent. At stake was President Obama's domestic agenda, including health care reform. If Brown upsets Coakley, Republicans will strip Democrats of the 60-seat Senate supermajority needed to overcome GOP filibusters against future Senate action on a broad range of White House priorities. Final numbers on election turnout are expected "to be pretty good" despite the wintry weather, said Brian McNiff, a spokesman for the office of Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin. "I don't think weather is going to impede too many people" from coming out to vote, McNiff said Tuesday. "I think the interest in this election will trump any bad weather." Galvin predicted Monday as many 2.2 million of the state's 4.5 million registered voters would vote -- at least double the turnout from December's primary. In one sign of high interest, more than 100,000 absentee ballots were requested ahead of the election, according to McNiff.