Muted debate fritters away televised opportunity

With the often heated mayoral campaign roaring into its final fortnight, those watching last night’s televised debate might have expected Michael F. Flaherty Jr. to go on the attack. They might also have expected high drama from Mayor Thomas M. Menino, perhaps in the form of a new policy aimed at the city’s troubled schools or violence-prone neighborhoods. (Full article: 940 words)

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