Winners

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Ted Kennedy

"Aye!" He's recovering well from his cancer treatments and he made a surprise visit to the Senate this week for a crucial cloture vote on an important Medicare bill.

Michael Capuano

The chair of the committee that oversees Congressional franking, his recommendations to regulate where members may post videos on the Internet caused a conservative blogstorm, and had to issue a three page clarification of his policy.

Neighbor to Neighbor

The coalition of labor and community organizations is claiming credit for the closing of the corporate tax loopholes last week.

Rick Ford

The Lynn city councilor left a message at WKRO to tell a D.J. he wanted "to pound his head in" for calling the city "a dump." He provided a time, a place and said, "You can put that on the radio." He later regretted the statement.

John Kerry

With Jim Webb removing himself from the picture and his well reviewed performance on Face the Nation, his vice presidential prospects were hyped by several news outlets.

John Kerry

D'oh! MSNBC showed B-roll of him hugging embattled state Sen. James Marzilli while discussing what a good veep candidate he'd make.

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