Word: bulgers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lawyer and full-time politician, Barrett has earned a reputation not only as a crusader for educational reform but also as a shepherd of one of the country's first gay and lesbian anti-discrimination laws and an unyielding antagonist to Senate President William Bulger...
Barrett's interest in reform also extends to Beacon Hill itself, where the Cambridge politician earned the reputation as "the thorn in Bulger's side...
Barrett has frequently sparred with State Senate President Bulger on proposed political reforms. But Barrett denies that his relationship with Bulger is antagonistic. Rather, Barrett simply says the odd couple "disagrees very much on the future of the Democratic Party...
...Bulger is "not an evil man at all," says Barrett...
Nevertheless, the Cambridge legislator says he considers Bulger's leadership style tightreined...