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• n  a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
• n  a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay
• n  one of the British colonies that formed the United States
• n  the Algonquian language of the Massachuset

• Massachusetts
• Bay State
• Old Colony
• MA
• Massachuset
• Massachusetts Bay Colony

News & Articles

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• Massachusetts Senate race goes to voters Tuesday
  Massachusetts voters will choose their next U.S. senator in a special election Tuesday, June 25, after a condensed campaign season that has pitted an experienced Democratic congressman against a political newcomer pledging to be a “new kind of Republican.” (For details on voting in Melrose, see the info box, at right.)
  June 20, 2013 - The Reading Advocate
• Massachusetts liquor stores could...
  Massachusetts is considering allowing liquor stores to open earlier on Sunday mornings.
  June 19, 2013 - WWLP Springfield
• Massachusetts police search NFL player's home in homicide probe: report
  (Reuters) - Massachusetts State Police searched the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday as part of a probe into a suspected homicide, according to ABC News. Hernandez was initially uncooperative with police after the body of a 27-year-old man was found in an industrial park near his home in North Attleborough on Monday, ABC News said, citing unnamed law enforcement ...
  June 19, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Martha Coakley in Los Angeles Times
  Today's landmark decision is an important step toward achieving equality for all married couples in Massachusetts and assuring that all of our citizens enjoy the same rights and protections under our Constitution,Coakley said. "It is...
• Edward Kennedy in 570 News
  Kennedy said that over the past few days he and his wife, Vicki, "along with my outstanding team of doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital, have consulted with experts from around the country and have decided that the best course of action for my...
• Mitt Romney in MTV.com
  Almost 50 years ago another candidate from Massachusetts explained that he was an American running for president, not a Catholic running for president,Romney said. "Like him, I am an American running for president. I do not define my...