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Massachusetts: Economy

Mon, 10/27/2008 - 10:18

Weld discusses Obama endorsement, Sarah Palin, and national GOP

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Former Gov. Bill Weld said Monday that the national Republican Party is "playing on a smaller field" and that he may have been more inclined to endorse Republican presidential nominee John McCain had he selected fellow former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney as his running mate.

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Mon, 10/27/2008 - 07:13

Romney hammers Obama’s economic plan

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Former Gov. Mitt Romney blasted Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's plan for the economy Monday morning, suggesting that it would push the country further into a recession.

"There is no question," Romney said on MSNBC's Morning Joe, "that Barack Obama's economic plans would prolong a recession, make it more difficult for us to come out of a recession, and make life a lot tougher for Americans."

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Sun, 10/26/2008 - 12:28

For Bowles, experience is key

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Democrat Bill Bowles believes he has the experience necessary to address the number one concern of the voters in Bristol County's 2nd District: the economy.

Bowles, of Attleboro, is running against Republican George Ross for Republican state Rep. John Lepper's seat in what is one of the Democrats' few opportunities to expand their already sizable majority in the state House of Representatives.

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Tue, 10/21/2008 - 08:28

Post debate spin: Kerry says Beatty displayed negativity

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

NEWTON - U.S. Sen. John Kerry followed his Republican challenger in talking to reporters after their debate here Monday night and said that Jeff Beatty's debate performance was indicative of Republican negativity that has cropped up across the country.

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Tue, 10/21/2008 - 08:15

Post debate spin: Beatty hits Kerry again for war and bailout votes

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

NEWTON - In remarks following his debate with U.S. Sen. John Kerry, Republican challenger Jeff Beatty again criticized Kerry for his vote for the Wall Street bailout plan, the Iraq War and said that his campaign is "exactly where we thought we'd be two weeks before the election."

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Tue, 10/21/2008 - 08:12

Kerry, Beatty square off in testy debate

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

NEWTON - Republican challenger Jeff Beatty took numerous swings at John Kerry in a contentious debate here Monday night, and the Boston Democrat defended his record, firing back a few salvos of his own.

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