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“More Finneran Follies”

April 12, 2009 By ctop

   Where and when does it end? Who gave Tom Finneran,"for he's a jolly good felon", the right to "take care" of his buddies with our tax dollars? Another "Dukakoid", Tim Bassett is flushed out of hiding by the Boston Globe. Mr. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bassett, boston-globe, finneran, pension

What was Dukakis thinking?

January 9, 2009 By David

The chances of President Bush granting Tom Finneran a pardon strike me as so remote that it's hardly worth getting into why it's a bad idea (among other things, it would require Bush to waive the usual rule that five years must have elapsed … [Read more...]

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Going somewhere, Tom?

August 30, 2007 By Charley on the MTA

Found while looking for something else ...<a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=1rv&q=tom+finneran&btnG=Search"Does Florida even have a 12th … [Read more...]

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Maybe I do not understand campaign accounts

January 28, 2007 By AmberPaw

I just found out that $250,000 from Thomas Finneran's campaign finance account went for legal fees to fight his indictment for perjury and obstructing justice.  See http://news.bostonhe...First, I did not know that my political … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: campaign-accounts, finneran, indictment, romney, speaker

Party and Power in Massachusetts

January 28, 2007 By dunster

  Philip W. Johnston , chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party: "If John had left the Senate, it certainly would have set off a game of musical chairs. Now that he's not running, I think most people will stay where they are and … [Read more...]

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Finneran’s in at WRKO; Scott Allen Miller is apparently out

January 11, 2007 By David

The Herald has the details: Tom Finneran's new career as a drive-time radio host begins February 12.  He'll be on-air from 6 to 10 am.  Scott Allen Miller "will move to another Entercom-owned station outside Boston."  Miller … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: finneran, ma, media

Finally Finneran

January 10, 2007 By dunster

Finneran was a very powerful man in 2001. With a Republican governor in a state controlled by Democrats, he had no rival. His style of ruling did not tolerate dissent. He wasn't someone who agreed to disagree. He wasn't someone who … [Read more...]

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The political success cycle

July 23, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

It must be said that these cycles are not natural, unavoidable phenomena. The worm does not turn on its own, although externalities like the economy, some wars, and natural events may have a great impact. It is not inevitable that dominance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: baseball, clinton, dlc, dole, finneran, gabrieli, gingrich, legislature, massachusetts, national, patrick, reilly, romney, vote-9.19.2006

Tom Finneran: A helpful kind of guy (with poll!)

January 25, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

On Greater Boston tonight, former Speaker of the MA House and now lobbyist for the Massachusetts Biotech Council Tom Finneran said he sees lobbying as an "honorable profession", providing "information" for elected officials who really want … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: biotech, finneran, greater-boston, massachusetts, wgbh

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