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Ending months of speculation, Gov. William F. Weld '66 announced yesterday he will not seek the presidency...
...rich life. It should not have been so short," Gov. William Weld told mourners. "Trooper Perry was one of the best...
...remainders in the Republicans' feeble team of candidates, many are marked by public distaste. Against the creeping slime of Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Tex.) or the downright meanness of Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kans.), Clinton could paint himself as the nice guy, the family friend. Against vacuous Gov. Pete Wilson (R-Calif.) or inexperienced Gov. Christine Whitman (R-N.J.), Clinton could calmly dismantle their arguments in every debate. But who knows? As the president who lost Congress in 1994 and lost on health care, Clinton qualifies for `damaged goods' status...
Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, one of a handful of Republican governors touted as presidential timber for 1996, announced he'd forgo a run for the GOP nomination. At a Boston press conference, Weld said he'd made the decision in part because he didn't want to become the absentee father of five teenagers. Nor does he wish to be an absentee governor in order to run. Weld's predecessor, Michael Dukakis, was out of the state for months while campaigning as the 1988 Democratic candidate for president. TIME Boston bureau chief Sam Allis says Weld -- a political favorite...
Massachusetts legislators today passed sweeping welfare reforms that would force thousands of poor people to work and would cut off assistance for some. Welfare recipients protested that politicians are stereotyping them as "irresponsible." Gov. William Weld plans to sign the bill tomorrow...