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posted onMarch 2, 2018
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Article snippet: Capital Source Linda Dorcena Forry will announce Thursday night that she’s backing Nick Collins, her formal rival, in the May 1 special election.  Capital Source Scott Lively is appealing to the popular Democrat, citing “due process.”  Wu was the first Asian-American woman on the City Council and the first woman of color to become its president.   capital source The suit was filed by former Massachusetts governor William F. Weld and two other plaintiffs.  capital source The long trek back from political gadfly to elected office just might be in the cards for Althea Garrison.  Such introductory events are typically bare bones, but Republican John Kingston’s October event was top shelf.   capital source “He’s proven to be a great steward for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” president Sean M. O’Brien said in a telephone interview.  capital source In one of country’s most liberal congressional districts, Baker clocks in at a 66 percent favorable, 18 percent unfavorable rating among respondents.  capital source Gadfly GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Lively sent the party’s executive director, Matthew St. Hilaire, a forceful letter this week.  capital source US Representative Michael E. Capuano leads primary challenger City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, according to a new poll.   Ground Game The multi-stop tour aims to corral Bernie Sanders’s supporters to back new party leadership.   © 2018 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC Link to the full article to read more

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