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Commenting on the bill's defeat, Dukakis said yesterday, "It's not an easy vote for members of the legislature to make, but if we were just elected to cast easy votes there would be no reason to send us up to Beacon Hill...
Despite the deployment of more than 1.2 million police and paramilitary troops, almost 100 people were killed last week in election-related violence. Allegations of vote fraud were rife, even in Gandhi's own constituency, as Congress used its great wealth, muscle and control over patronage to boost its chances of winning...
Last week, CLUH members also focused on theability of senior advisors, who act as students'advocates in Ad Board hearings, to vote onstudents they represent...
...promises weren't enough to bring victory, as the House voted, 94-64, to knock the capital gains tax increase out of the huge tax package. The House, on a 93-65 vote, refused to reconsider the decision...
...Marjorie Clapprood (D-Sharon) a candidate for lieutenant governor and a vocal supporter of higher taxes, said the capital gains vote was "a bad sign" for the entire tax package...