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In the world of politics, Bob Heleringer, a mayoral candidate in Louisville, has been debating himself on an apple crate; a federal judge in Virginia may retire soon, or he may not; and George Bush paid a social call on the Reagans at the ranch.
Duehay had remained in Cambridge after graduation, but had taken on a new role—serving on the Cambridge City Council, where he would remain for almost 30 years, with several short stints in the mayoral seat.
Following his last mayoral stint in 1999, Duehay decided to retire, so that he could focus on volunteer and fund-raising work.
The limelight won't be of any help to Villaraigosa as he goes about running the nation's second biggest city, however. He inherits an education system that graduates only 45% of its students from high school, festering gang violence and the worst traffic in the nation. Critics say the...
And like nearly any other career politician, Villaraigosa comes with baggage: he lost the 2001 mayoral election after it was revealed he had written the Clinton White House seeking a pardon for a convicted cocaine dealer, whose father had requested Villaraigosa's help. In this year's campaign he returned...