By Charlie Deitz
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Massachusetts – MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND BERKSHIRE NATIVE, MARTHA COAKLEY, HAS MADE IT OFFICIAL. SHE IS THE FIRST CANDIDATE TO GO PUBLIC ABOUT HER INTENTIONS TO RUN FOR THE VACANT SENATE SEAT, PREVIOUSLY HELD BY SENATOR KENNEDY. COAKLEY MADE HER FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT THURSDAY MORNING, AND SHORTLY AFTER SPOKE WITH OUR BERKSHIRE BUREAU CHIEF CHARLIE DEITZ ABOUT HER ASPIRATIONS .