(NECN) - Longtime Massachusetts state Auditor Joseph DeNucci will not seek re-election next year.

DeNucci says he spent his time in officer of being a "watchdog for the underdog". He says, "I just believe that you help people who need help."

DeNucci joins Jim Braude on Broadside to discuss his plans for the future.

(NECN: Jim Braude) - Did you catch the controversy over President Obama’s behavior when he met the emperor of Japan?

Yes, Obama bowed.

And, yes, he later shook the emperor's hand.

Some say the bow was out of place.

Some say it's okay to bow, but Obama went too low.

Some say the hand-grab afterwards made matters worse.

And I myself was in doubt until I heard that Dick Cheney jumped all over Obama for his behavior.

Because I don't remember Dick Cheney jumping all over president George W. Bush when he held hands with the Saudi prince.

(NECN) - On the Braude Beat, bullying at school. Massachusetts considers new laws to force schools to do more to prevent it. Are these new laws needed? Or should schools be able to handle it on their own?

Sarah Palin's interviewed with Barbara Walters aired this morning on ABC. Does she stay relevant beyond this book tour?

Broadside host Jim Braude has more.

(NECN: Kenneth Craig, Worcester, Mass.) - Ted Kennedy Jr. is carrying the torch for his late father. Today in Worcester, he pushed for health care reform and civil rights for the disabled.

It was before a crowd of hundreds of health care professionals Tuesday morning.

Ted Kennedy Jr. at the DCU Center in Worcester delivering the keynote address at the Massachusetts Senior Care Associations annual meeting.

It was one of his first public events since his father, Senator Edward Kennedy, died in August.

(NECN: Alison King) - The Democratic campaign for Senate in Massachusetts got rougher and tougher today. Congressman Michael Capuano, trailing in the polls and running out of time before the primary, says a vote for front-runner Martha Coakley would be a "mistake".

He went further saying candidates Alan Khazei and Stephen Pagliuca "haven't got a clue how to get anything done in Washington."

The candidates mixed it up at a forum in Boston.

(NECN/ABC) - If you are a Sarah Palin fan, this is your big day. Her new book, "Going Rogue," is officially in stores today. It is already a big success, based on advance sales.

ABC's Barbara Walters had exclusive access to the controversial Republican, who became an overnight lightning rod for liberals in last year's presidential campaign.

In an interview to be seen Thursday on "20/20," you will hear Palin in her own words, some of them salty.

ABC's TJ Winick reports.

(NECN: Greg Wayland, Wrentham, Mass.) - A ceremonial moment: The grand opening of an Attleboro Department of Motor Vehicles office.

A chance for a rising political star to mingle -- especially now that State Senator Scott Brown is a Republican candidate for the late Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat.

“In less than three and a half weeks we got twenty-four thousand signatures and twenty-thousand of those were certified. That was the first goal. The second goal is to start raising money on our own.”

Political skeptics will ask whether Brown is wasting his time, and money.

(NECN/ABC) - President Obama is winding down his 10-day trip to Asia with a visit to China.

Mr. Obama and the Chinese President are meeting to discuss a wide range of issues.

President Obama says the U.S. Government is committed to a strategy of spending less and saving more.

Speaking in Beijing alongside China's president, Obama says China has helped the U.S. pull out of the recession.

The United States' budget deficit is soaring to a yearly record of 1.42 trillion and China is the No. 1 lender to Washington.

ABC News reporter Yunji de Nies reports.

(NECN) - Former Democratic State Sen. George Bachrach joins Jim Braude on Broadside to discuss the Massachusetts Senate race.

George says that although the race has been relatively quiet, it should heat up in the coming weeks. He comments on what the Democratic candidates trailing in the race need to do to catch up with Martha Coakley, the front-runner.

Also, former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has embarked on a media blitz. What are the chances that she emerges as the Republican candidate for president?

(NECN: Vicki Croke) - Animal rights supporters want to outlaw the use of bullhooks on elephants in Massachusetts.

A series of bills being reviewed by a legislative committee today would also prohibit keeping the animals restrained by a chain for long periods of time.

Vicki Croke, host of NECN's The Secret Life of Animals has more on the legislation.