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More 2009: The final campaigning

Source: MSNBC

Nov 03, 2009

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MASSACHUSETTS: “Today, after a half dozen debates, thousands of handshakes, and countless visits to coffee shops and senior centers, Councilor at Large Michael F. Flaherty Jr.’s upstart campaign for change confronts Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s vaunted political machine as voters go to the polls to decide whether to give the incumbent an unprecedented fifth term in office.”

The Boston Globe editorial page endorsed incumbent Mayor Menino: “While we are encouraged by his strong record of financial management, we also urge him to take the opportunity, in an unprecedented fifth term, to foster a dialogue about the future of the city.”

NEW JERSEY: Online bettors are split between Jon Corzine and Chris Christie in wagering which will be New Jersey’s next governor, Bloomberg News says. Bets that Corzine would win a second term traded at 48.5, “meaning that the online exchange puts his chances of being re-elected at 48.5 percent.” Christie’s bets traded at 49, putting his odds slightly higher than Corzine’s.

NEW YORK: The top-ranking House Republican told reporters on Mo

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