Massachusetts: Congress

The leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued a statement this morning calling for the release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. “The Obama Administration and Congress are reviewing America’s policy toward Burma. At this critical time,...

Okay, I admit it. I'm still not very good at dealing with good news. Remember the Onion video of the Obama zombies who, after devoting months of work to their candidate, enduring countless ups and downs, couldn't face the fact that he had won the election? That could have been me on the screen. Heck, it could have been you. But let's just try for a second to suspend our disbelief: After two and a half years, a group of progressive activists allied with business and political leaders has succeeded in leasing a major Boston station, WWZN (1510 AM), with a solid 50 kW signal reaching comfortably into New Hampshire, to broadcast progressive talk, starting Monday, May 4, from 6 a.

President Obama's grassroots group announced today it is launching its first TV ad, a call to backers to contact Congress in support of his budget. "America is facing tough times," the announcer says. "Fortunately, President Obama has a plan...

By Bryan Bender, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- Congress has thrown a lifeline to a nonprofit organization in Lawrence that helps veterans start their own businesses, setting aside annual operating funds that the group's president says will save it from having...