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Mass Choice, a pro-abortion lobbying group, has endorsed Vellucci, said Melissa Kogut, a spokesman for the organization. "Vellucci has a strong and consistent pro-choice voting record, said Kogut. "With Howe, we were confused because only in the last two votes has she voted with us," she added...
...rare move for a legislative campaign, Vellucci has hired political strategist Michael Goldman. The consultant has broad experience in statewide and Congressional races, including the 1986 campaign of Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II. Goldman said the Vellucci side will stress issues and not the personalties of the candidates in the campaign...
...compare and contrast Howe and Vellucci on the issues. It's fair to say that Vellucci's a more liberal voter," Goldman said. He said Vellucci supports comparable worth pay for women, gay rights and strict gun control while Howe has not always done...
Howe said the attempt to portray Vellucci as a more "progressive" candidate would not work. "I have substantive issues to stand on," she said. She also criticized Vellucci's State House attendance record...
...Somerville representative said that years before Vellucci's freshman term, she had supported gay rights and the activities of Amnesty International, as well as human rights efforts in Northern Ireland. In addition, Howe said she has worked closely with unions and that she has had her picture taken with Elanor Smeal, former president of the National Organization for Women...