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...Massachusetts, where Republicans represent a mere 13% of registered voters, Governor William Weld scored the biggest G.O.P. performance in a Governor's race -- 71% of the vote -- with a blend of fiscal conservatism and libertarian positions on abortion and gay rights. In short: keep government out of our pocketbooks and our bedrooms. "On social issues," says Republican consultant Roger Stone, "he is where the country and the majority of Republicans...
...Weld's first term featured a relentless, often brutal drive toward fiscal health for his state. In 1991, the year he succeeded Michael Dukakis, the state had to borrow $1.2 billion to pay its bills. On assuming office, he axed 8,500 state employees and then privatized everything from road maintenance to hospitals. Today short-term borrowing is well under $250 million. "Dukakis tried to bail out the sinking ship by hand," recalls Richard Larkin, managing director of Standard & Poor's municipal finance department. "Weld took the ship into dry dock and slapped a new hull...
...activist government, also typifies the pragmatic breed of Republican Governors. During his first year in office he even raised taxes on upper-income groups -- not just to ease an emergency budget deficit but also to help finance programs such as health care and educational assistance for children. Like Weld, Wilson is often mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for the White House...
...freshman year, Jimmy filled his room in Weld with friends and acquaintances. He gave a PowerPoint presentation on Scientology and offered to explain the religion to anyone curious or interested. Jimmy thinks he’s Harvard’s only Scientologist. But he can’t say enough about...
...July 17: 8:35 a.m.—Officers were dispatched to investigate reports of a person sleeping in the Weld Hall laundry room. The officers roused the person from his sleep and asked him to sleep in his own room in the future...