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Massachusetts: Dennis Hale

Mon, 12/08/2008 - 12:43

Analysts chime in: Transportation debate carries political repercussions

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

As Beacon Hill continues to debate how to pay off more than $2 billion in Big Dig debt, an increasingly political fight is brewing between Gov. Deval Patrick and members of the legislature that has many observers speculating that no one will emerge unscathed.

"Expect a circus," said Dennis Hale, a political scientist at Boston College. "It's not going to be very pretty."

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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 14:15

Analysts: So how should Kerry campaign against Beatty?

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=427|title=U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Boston) campaigning in Framingham earlier this year|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=300]UPDATED: Coming off his primary win against challenger Ed O'Reilly, U.S. Sen. John Kerry's re-election campaign was immediately faced with several charges from his next challenger, Harwich Republican Jeff Beatty.

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Fri, 09/19/2008 - 14:18

Did Kerry meet expectations?

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=427|title=U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Boston) campaigning in Framingham this year|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=397|height=317]John Kerry's more than two-to-one defeat of challenger Ed O'Reilly in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary certainly sent the message that the Boston senator and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee is not easy to take on.

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Mon, 09/01/2008 - 10:12

Dems and Republicans say Palin won’t help McCain in Mass.

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain's surprise selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday sent the political world into a frenzy, leading some to wonder what effect she could have on women who supported Democratic U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House. Some leading Bay State women said last week that Palin could be a welcome [img_assist|nid=964|title=Alaska Gov.

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