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Discuss the candidates and issues in this year's Massachusetts election.
Following Mitt Romney as he eyes a possible run for president
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Earlier this year, the Boston Globe's political staff profiled five of the candidates for governor.
(By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff, 7/3/06)
As the campaign season heats up, Christy Mihos hopes to become known as the state's next Greek-American political star.
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(By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff, 5/26/06)
Thomas Reilly is among the most recognizable politicians in the state. Yet he remains an unusual public figure.
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(By Scott Helman, Globe Staff, 5/24/06)
What has fueled Deval Patrick's success is his ability to draw on his background to float comfortably among many different worlds.
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(By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff, 5/22/06)
Chris Gabrieli approaches politics with the same earnest single-mindedness of the man who rescued his parents from financial ruin.
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(By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff, 12/11/05)
By all accounts highly intelligent, 45-year-old Kerry Healey is academic and wonkish by both training and inclination.
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