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...hinge on voters' perceptions of the candidates' personalities, which are strikingly dissimilar. While Rudman is smooth and jocular on the campaign trail, Durkin has a reputation for brusqueness. As of late last week, the race still appeared to be a toss-up, although some observers gave Durkin a slight edge...
...recent Boston Globe poll shows the measure's backers have the slight edge, particularly among people who don't know much about the issue. On paper the measure looks ideal--it would bring the state closer to the national average in property taxes--a move several high-technology industries say is necessary for them to induce new employees to settle in the state. Not only would the reductions save homeowners and businesses money, many backers hope the cuts would be so staggering as to force the legislature to develop a more progressive tax system...
...high-frequency hearing loss in both ears for which he does not need a hearing aid. He sleeps seven hours a night and is an avid swimmer, trying to squeeze in a 50-lap session each day. In 1974 Anderson was diagnosed as having mitral valve prolapse, a slight deformation of one of the four valves of the heart. The condition, not generally dangerous, is thought to be shared by up to 15% of Americans, but it produces a distinct heart noise, and so is known as the "systolic-click-murmur" syndrome. He has no symptoms but has been advised...
Hutton's camera catches all the nuances and real-life minutiae of his characters and settings, from Delaney's pursing of lips and slight cocking of head to the "Wet Paint" sign in the precinct house, to the pink-jacked, clothespin-nosed punk rocker being busted for solicitation. Similarly, the dialogue lends a certain sardonic grittiness to The First Deadly...
Proposition 2 1/2, given a slight edge to win in recent polls, "is the cruelest hoax every played" on Bay State voters, City Councilor David Wylie, who asked for the special session, told his colleagues...