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Barrios’ primary victory, with 41 percent of the vote (with 50 of 66 precincts reporting), was tantamount to election, since no independants or Republicans have entered the race to challenge him in the Nov. 5 general election. Galluccio received 32 percent of the vote, while Everett alderperson Carlos DeMaria Jr. finished with a surprisingly strong 27 percent of the vote...
...much in disarray the Administration's Iraq policy was just a week or two ago. Before the President launched his new offensive, the oddly public dissension among his top aides threatened to unhinge his war wagon altogether. Vice President Dick Cheney articulated the hard line, arguing that inaction was tantamount to appeasement, even as Secretary of State Colin Powell talked up a far milder next step: getting U.N. arms inspectors back into Iraq. So jarring had been the dissonance that when Bush summoned congressional leaders to the White House last Wednesday to ask lawmakers to unite behind his Iraq policy...
...voters go to the polls tomorrow in the Democratic primary—which given the absence of Republican, Libertarian or Green Party candidates is tantamount to choosing the winner—they should remember Galluccio’s strong legacy of positive contributions to Cambridge. He is the person best equipped to represent them in a legislature that is confronting daunting challenges. As the housing crunch in Massachusetts worsens, as the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests will soon leave thousands of students without diplomas and as the economic situation remains difficult, Galluccio’s record shows...
...That] is tantamount to denying 8 out of 10 victims of sexual assault access to grievance procedures,” said Wendy Murphy, an attorney who worked on the complaint and had previously worked with the Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASV). “Grievance procedures have to be prompt and equitable...
...Under-funding the fight against HIV [and] AIDS would be tantamount to destroying the millions of lives that could be saved,” McElroy said...