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Moakley, who has devoted his career to public service, is cut from the same mold as his old friend and mentor, Thomas ("Tip") O'Neill, the former House Speaker. At age 15 Moakley volunteered for the Navy and fought the Japanese in the South Pacific. The journeyman politician hasn't fallen behind: in September, he introduced the Community On-Line Act, which would provide grants to community buildings that hook up to the Internet...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I'm in the mold of Newt Gingrich and the freshman Republicans. We need to reform government and create more and better job opportunities...
Livingston, a moderate Republican in the mold of one-time Representative and former New York City mayor John Lindsay, is pro-choice and pro-gun control. He also supported welfare reform, provided its harsh edges be blunted. In a district famous for bleeding-heart capitalists, Livingston preaches economic productivity to constituents who probably don't need his help, but traditionally like to help others...
Coburn broke a 74-year-old mold by winning this seat, which had been the Democrats' since 1920. With no political experience, he promised to read every bill that crossed his desk and burned lots of midnight oil fulfilling the pledge. (He also kept delivering babies on weekends.) A devotee of health-care issues, Coburn promotes the G.O.P. plan to save Medicare by limiting its funding increases to 7% a year...
...G.O.P. challenger Flores won 41% of the vote in a district that is only 26% Republican. Running against the same Democrat this year, the former teamster hopes his crossover muscle is more toned as he breaks the party mold with his support of labor and opposition to Republican legislation that would permit worker-management teams to negotiate outside union contracts...