September 2009
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09.03.09The Boston Mayoral Debate In Word CloudsWith only 20 days to go until the preliminary election, the three men hoping to topple Boston's longest-serving mayor finally got a chance to land some blows against him in a televised debate Wednesday night moderated by WBZ political analyst (and noted mustache enthusiast) Jon Keller. A political juggernaut, Mayor Thomas Menino has been at the helm of the Hub since 1993, swatting away opponents to win four terms in office and garnering enough political capital to sidestep the debate process for 16 years. But with a sour economy lingering and voters across the globe tossing out tenured politicians, Menino was ...
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09.03.09Transcript Of The First Boston Mayoral Debate On WBZ-TV (9/2/09)Jon Keller: Good evening and welcome to this WBZ TV news special. Welcome also to our listeners on our sister station, WBZ news radio 1030. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Boston voters will decide which two mayoral candidates will square off for the office of mayor in November. They will choose from among the four candidates gathered here in the WBZ studios for their first debate of this campaign. And the candidates are: Michael Flaherty: He's been an at-large Boston city councilor since 2000. He is a resident of South Boston. Welcome, councilor. Sam Yoon won his at-large seat on the city council ...
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