The Hiller Instinct: Gomez's house tax deduction
Until today, Gabriel Gomez's house in Cohasset may have been his castle. But now, it could turn into his political prison.

BOSTON -- Gov. Deval Patrick is planning to head to Ireland to join a trade mission led by Senate President Therese Murray.
Until today, Gabriel Gomez's house in Cohasset may have been his castle. But now, it could turn into his political prison.
BOSTON -- Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey has released a television ad highlighting his role in overhauling the nation's telecommunications laws.
BOSTON -- Massachusetts public health officials approved final regulations Wednesday for the use of medical marijuana, paving the way for the voter-approved law to take effect.
BOSTON -- Michael Sullivan is throwing his support behind fellow Republican primary rival Gabriel Gomez in the state's special U.S. Senate election.
BOSTON -- Lawmakers are weighing a bill that would create a uniform warning and safety flag program for all Massachusetts beaches.
BOSTON -- Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez is on his own -- at least for now.
BOSTON -- The candidates vying in a special election campaign for a U.S. Senate agreed Monday that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev should not be buried in the state.
BOSTON -- Democrat Edward Markey is pressing his Republican opponent in the state's special U.S. Senate election to sign a pledge to discourage outside groups from spending money on TV, radio and Internet campaign ads.
BOSTON -- Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Gabriel Gomez rejected calls Wednesday by his Democratic opponent, Congressman Edward Markey, to sign a pledge to limit spending by outside groups on television, radio and Internet ads during the special election campaign.
BOSTON -- Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey and Republican former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez won their party primaries on Tuesday, setting up a race between a 36-year veteran of Washington politics and a political newcomer for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by John Kerry.
BOSTON -- Veteran U.S. Rep. Edward Markey has won the Democratic nomination to run in Massachusetts' special election for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by John Kerry.
BOSTON -- Businessman and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez on Tuesday won the Republican nomination to run in the state's special election for the U.S. Senate seat previously held by John Kerry.
BOSTON -- The polls have closed in a Massachusetts primary that will set the field for a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by John Kerry.
BOSTON -- It’s a showdown on the Democratic side between two candidates, longtime Congressmen Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch, for former Senator John Kerry’s seat.
COHASSET, Mass. -- Republican candidates were out and about all over Massachusetts Tuesday trying to pick up last-minute votes.
BOSTON -- Tuesday is primary day in Massachusetts, but the race to fill the seat formerly held by Secretary of State John Kerry has been overshadowed by the Boston Marathon bombings. A light turnout is expected Tuesday.
BOSTON -- Candidates in Massachusetts' second special U.S. Senate election in four years made a last dash across the state Monday to court primary voters, though few were expected to turn out in a state that has spent the past two weeks transfixed by the Boston Marathon bombings and their aftermath.
BOSTON -- Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy was Jason Collins’ roommate at Stanford and was a big influence for Collins going public. Kennedy marched in Boston’s 2012 gay pride parade, which encouraged Collins to no longer hide his true identity.
BOSTON -- Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry.