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The Governor’s race

Baker varied his math on Big Dig

’96 bond buyers got lower cost estimate

Charles Baker signed bond offerings in 1996 estimating the Big Dig price tag at $7.7 billion despite a GAO warning that it would hit $10.4 billion. Charles Baker signed bond offerings in 1996 estimating the Big Dig price tag at $7.7 billion despite a GAO warning that it would hit $10.4 billion.
By Michael Rezendes and Frank Phillips
Globe Staff / October 18, 2010

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In a televised debate last month, Republican Charles D. Baker twice answered questions about cost overruns on the massive Big Dig highway project by saying the price tag remained steady during his tenure as the state’s top budget official. (Full article: 1245 words)

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