Word: keverian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When politically beleaguered George Keverian '53 (D-Everett), speaker of the state House of Representatives, wound his way through a crowd of supporters to the podium at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge last week to announce his bid for treasurer, an elaborate speaker system belted out the title theme to Raiders of the Lost...
...Keverian, emphasizing the image of honesty that has surrounded him since his ascension to the speakership, said he will run the treasury with efficiency and integrity...
...Keverian ousted now-state Rep. Thomas W. McGee (D-Lynn) from the speakership in a campaign based on rules reform within the House. House members, dissatisfied with McGee's heavy-handed leadership style, rallied around Keverian...
...McGee and others now cite Keverian's unwillingness to use tactics, such as arm-twisting, as a reason why the House has not been able to address the budget deficit...
When the hotel's fire alarm accidently went off during his speech, Keverian quipped, "That's probably Mayor Hurly." Mayor Mary Hurly of Springfield has blamed the recent drop in his city's bond rating on the state's fiscal crisis...