18 October 2010

Mass Decision 2010: President Obama Rallies Massachusetts Voters

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By Talia Whyte

Nearly 15,000 strong gathered early in front of the Hynes Convention Center Oct. 16 just to get a glimpse of President Barack Obama, who was in town in support of Gov. Deval Patrick’s re-election bid and other Massachusetts Democratic candidates running for office. As expected, all the people I spoke to enthusiastically supported Obama’s job performance, stating mainly that they believe he is still “cleaning up the mistakes” of the Bush administration.

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11 September 2010

MBTA Gets Tech-Savvy

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Gov Deval Patrick & Rep. Gloria Fox were on hand at Ruggles Station Sept. 9 for the launch of real-time bus location and arrival information on mbta.com/apps.

12 May 2010

Conversation with Gov. Deval Patrick

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Gov. Deval Patrick press conference at the State House May 11, 2010 on the economy, health care, immigration, gun control and his upcoming re-election bid

22 February 2010

Conversation with community activist Tito Jackson

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I had a chance to talk to community activist Tito Jackson, who was the master of ceremonies at the 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast on Jan. 18. I first met up with Jackson when he ran for one of the four Boston city councilor at large seats last summer, when I did an interview with him for the Bay State Banner. Although he didn’t win, I found him to be a very intelligent and charismatic person, and someone who could have a bright future. After his failed bid, Gov. Patrick brought Jackson on to be the political director for his 2010 reelection campaign, which is seemingly a big job for a 34-year-old.

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