Mass Election

Massachusetts election could unhinge health careDemocrats prepared for the worst and hoped for the best Tuesday, as the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul hung on the outcome of a Massachusetts election that was too close to call. If Republican state Sen. Scott Brown defeats Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley, it would put the seat held by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in the hands of a committed opponent of the bill, depriving Democrats of the 60-vote majority ...