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Cahill promises suit to recoup hefty legal fees

Case motivated by politics, he says

Political rival Charles Baker said Timothy Cahill (above) should give back the public money he has spent on legal fees. Political rival Charles Baker said Timothy Cahill (above) should give back the public money he has spent on legal fees. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff/File)
By Frank Phillips
Globe Staff / December 19, 2009

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State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill defended spending $393,000 in public money on private lawyers to defend him and his lottery director against a $20 million federal lawsuit, saying yesterday that the legal help is protecting taxpayers. (Full article: 690 words)

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