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Galluccio Out of the Race

May 17, 2006 By cos

We started out with four candidates for Middlesex DA, one of whom was opening up a state rep seat in Melrose, and the other opening a state senate seat.  Initially, three candidates were going to run for that senate seat, one of them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: anthony-galluccio, cambridge, jarrett-barrios, massachusetts, middlesex-da, vote-9.19.2006

Galluccio stays in the Senate race – so far

April 7, 2006 By David

Thanks to alert reader Greg for noting this Cambridge Chronicle article in which Anthony Galluccio is quoted as saying that he's "still a candidate for state Senate" despite Jarrett Barrios's decision to drop out of the Middlesex DA race … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barrios, galluccio, massachusetts, middlesex-da, vote-9.19.2006

Kudos to Jarrett Barrios

April 5, 2006 By David

As everyone knows by now, Jarrett Barrios is "suspending" his campaign for Middlesex DA and will instead seek reelection to the state Senate.I don't doubt that Barrios really wanted the DA job, and although his message to supporters trots … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barrios, galluccio, leone, massachusetts, middlesex-da, vote-9.19.2006

Coakley says she didn’t “endorse” Leone

March 30, 2006 By David

The Herald reports today that current Middlesex DA and AG candidate Martha Coakley "told reporters that she was not formally endorsing Middlesex DA candidate Gerry Leone, although she introduced him at his campaign kickoff and has donated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barrios, coakley, leone, massachusetts, middlesex-da, vote-9.19.2006

Eileen McNamara (almost) endorses Gerry Leone

March 26, 2006 By David

Globe columnist Eileen McNamara, in some ways the Globe's most predictably liberal opinionator, published a glowing column about Middlesex DA candidate Gerry Leone today.  It focuses largely on the case of Louise Woodward, the British … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barrios, leone, massachusetts, middlesex-da, vote-9.19.2006

Blowing through the backblog

March 16, 2006 By David

Here are some quick hits on recent events that I haven't had a chance to bloviate about at length.The Herald reported yesterday that AG/Gov candidate Tom Reilly signed a confidentiality agreement with Big Dig contractor Bechtel Parsons … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: law-and-lawyers, leone, massachusetts, middlesex-da, national, patrick, reilly, romney, vote-9.19.2006

BREAKING: Mike Festa to endorse Gerry Leone for Middlesex DA

March 14, 2006 By David

Rep. Mike Festa (D-Melrose) will announce tomorrow (Wednesday) that he is endorsing Gerry Leone for Middlesex County District Attorney, according to a source close to the Leone campaign.  The source reports that Festa's announcement is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gerry-leone, jarrett-barrios, massachusetts, middlesex-da, mike-festa, vote-9.19.2006

Gerry Leone: a career prosecutor – but wait, there’s more!

March 5, 2006 By David

I think it's very easy to caricature this race as Gerry Leone, the hard-core prosecutor who's only interested in locking 'em up and throwing away the key, vs. Jarrett Barrios, the progressive lefty who has never prosecuted a case but who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gerry-leone, massachusetts, middlesex-da, vote-9.19.2006

Weekend reading

February 18, 2006 By David

In the Abington Mariner, a profile of local boy and Deval Patrick campaign manager John Walsh.  Key quote:When Walsh first heard of Patrick, he was despairing about the future of the Democratic party. He knew that if they stuck to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, gerry-leone, governor, massachusetts, middlesex-da, vote-9.19.2006

Barrios, Moore issue statement on computer flap

February 16, 2006 By David

Just received at BMG central:JOINT STATEMENT OF SENATORS MOORE AND BARRIOSYesterday’s event surrounding the school nutrition bill was unfortunate, and reflected errors in judgment by both of our staffs.  After investigating the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: jarrett-barrios, massachusetts, middlesex-da, vote-9.19.2006

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