Word: beacon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...much more important, Flaherty has proven time and time again as House majority leader that he is an effective legislator, arguably the only person on Beacon Hill with the strength and power to lead the House through the bitter budget battles that loom ahead...
...attorney general has the second most powerful job in the state. For voters demanding changes up on Beacon Hill, the next attorney general will be in a pretty good position to deliver...
...past eight years have been characterized chiefly by fiscal mismanagement and waste on the part of those on Beacon Hill. A deficit conservatively estimated at upwards of a billion dollars, a bond rating--already the lowest in the country--teetering on the brink of junk bond status, declining real estate values, 100,000 lost jobs and an economy spiraling headfirst into recession have been the results of their efforts...
...Commonwealth's fortunes are to change for the better, it is precisely this type of (rare) politician--one who does not cater his or her speech or actions with an eye to the polls--that will be necessary on Beacon Hill...
OVER IN BACK BAY, on the corner of Beacon Street and Mass. Ave., DeJong has other ideas. DeJong's campaign headquarters is easy to spot. Large DeJong--Beat Bulger share the window space with recent newspaper endorsements from the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe...