Word: bulgers
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Accusations by Republican opponent William F. Hofmann III that Barrett is a blindly obedient crony of Senate President William M. Bulger are simply unfounded. Last year, for example, Barrett struggled intensely with Bulger over the Gay Rights Bill--and steered it to passage despite Bulger's objections. Barrett has also provided excellent constituent services...
...Boston. Down the street to the right, the water in Dorchester Bay lies painfully still, lit by the moon rays. To the right, a row of three-story houses stretches all the way up hill. On almost everyone of them hangs a red sign bearing the words "Leadership, Senator Bulger...
Both these areas, South Boston and the Back Bay, lie in the 1st Suffolk District, along with the South End and parts of Roxbury and Dorchester. This diverse district is the scene of an unlikely battle, between eight-term incumbent Senate President William Bulger (D-South Boston) and upstart Republican challenger John DeJong, a Back Bay veterinarian...
Although he wasn't present, John R. Silber, theDemocratic gubernatorial candidate, was clearly onthe collective conscience of those present. WhileWeld repeatedly alluded to Silber's unsavorypolitical connections--especially to State SenatePresident William M. Bulger--he was equally keenon painting Silber as indifferent on a day wheneveryone in Massachusetts was reveling in the RedSox's victory in their division...
Although Silber has at times been linked to such "establishment" politicians as former Boston Mayor Kevin P. White and current state Senate president William M. Bulger, Silber has thus far successfully run as an outsider to state politics. As Pierre Robert, a Bellotti spokesperson, admitted on Wednesday, Silber rode the crest of an "angry reaction" to pull off the upset...