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...Palfrey, Jr. ’94. Palfrey was the leader of a Web-based “Draft Lessig” movement to encourage his friend to seek office. In a video posted on his Web site yesterday evening, Lessig said that his chances for defeating Democratic opponent Jackie Speier, a state senator and 30-year veteran of local politics, would be thinner than a computer chip. “It is not possible,” he said. “Certainly, we would lose this race and not just one in a tight contest, but we would lose...
...Mateo. The seat opened up when its former occupant, Democrat Thomas P. Lantos, who had held the seat since 1981, died earlier this month. A special election for the seat is scheduled for June 3. If he decides to mount a bid, Lessig would face off against Jackie Speier, a 30-year veteran of local politics who has already announced her candidacy. In his video, Lessig had kind words for his potential foe, saying she has been an “extraordinarily good state senator.” —Staff writer Jamison A. Hill can be reached...
According to Alex Speier, a University spokesperson, Palfrey House will be restored and renovated for use by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the Cambridge Historical Commission...
...stage rocket with a range of up to 620 miles. Multiple-stage vehicles require expertise in guidance systems and other tricky technology. Thus last week's launch means the North is a step closer to building intercontinental ballistic missiles that could reach the mainland U.S., according to Richard Speier, a Carnegie Foundation consultant and former missile proliferation expert at the Pentagon...
...rookie on that starry '71 team of Bobby Bonds and the Willies, McCovey and Mays, Speier has been a utility player on this new Giant club that seems to feature them. He and Candy Maldonado's outfield understudy, Mike Aldrete, have been particularly handy. "Sometimes," says Speier, 37, "I think I take more pride in this job than I did playing every day. Roger Craig has penciled in over 120 different lineups this year. One thing's for sure, we certainly feel like a team...