Word: bachrach
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...Bachrach says the "three strikes" proposal--which would sentence violent criminals to life in prison after their third felony conviction--is not tough enough on first- or secondtime offenders...
This is not the only time that Bachrach has been disenchanted with the Democratic Party. In 1980, he became the first Independent candidate to win a seat in the state Senate Four years later, he sought to change what he considered "the least democratic institution" in the state by challenging incumbent William M. Bulger (D-Boston) for the Senate presidency...
After failing in his bid against Bulger, then losing a 1986 election against Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Cambridge) for the eighth district congressional seat, Bachrach hopes to have better luck in this year's race...
...order to improve his chances during the campaign, Bachrach has emphatically distanced himself from Weld, as well as his Democratic counterparts, Barrett and Roosevelt...
...this year's banner issues, Crime, Bachrach criticizes the popular "three strikes and you're out" proposal, which is supported by Weld, Barrett and Roosevelt, as well as by President Clinton...