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Herald’s Gelzinis: Cahill A Good Guy. Globe’s Vennochi: Good Law, Bad Case
Two different – but not necessarily contradictory – takes in the local dailies about former Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill’s close call with the law over financial shenanigans in the Bay State’s 2010 gubernatorial race. First up: Joan Vennochi’s column in Thursday’s Boston Globe: With … Continue reading
Herald On Tim Cahill Mistrial: Not Exactly Martha C(r)oakley
Not only did the prosecution of former Massachusetts Treasury Secretary Tim Cahill on ethics violations end in a hung jury, so did the Boston Herald’s coverage of the verdict. From Hillary Chabot’s column today: Defeat seen as big blow for Martha Coakley … Continue reading
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All’s Weld That Ends Weld
Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld (R-Amber-Colored Liquid) made a house call at the Boston Herald yesterday, and the feisty local tabloid made him its coverboy today (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages). Inside was a two-page Weldian trifecta, starting with Big … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Weld, Boston Herald, Dowager Countess, Downton Abbey, IGTLTDT, Margery Eagan, Tim Cahill
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Tim Cahill Watch: Collateral Damage?
Throughout this week’s Cahillpalooza over the former Treasurer’s indictment on public corruption charges, one question has gone unasked: What about Makena? Tim Cahill’s daughter has been writing a regular column for the Herald (samples here and here), but does she … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Cahillpalooza, Makena Cahill, Tim Cahill
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition III)
Day Three of Cahillpalooza features contrasting coverage in the local dailies. Both have news stories about former Treasurer Tim Cahill pleading not guilty in a Suffolk County court to charges of public corruption. Boston Globe: Cahill pleads not guilty to … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Margery Eagan, Martha Coakley, Tim Cahill
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition II)
The local dailies make a mountain out of a Cahill, Day Two. Start with this Boston Globe front-page thumbsucker: Cahill faced fine line on government advertising In politics, all the world’s a campaign stage, particularly for incumbents. Officeholders enjoy the … Continue reading
Dead Blogging The Massachusetts Gubernatorial Debate
How boring was the final (maybe) debate in the Massachusetts governor’s race? This boring: You couldn’t even get a decent drinking game out of it. I blame Charlie Gibson. Entirely. Gibson presided over a rambling hour of been-there-heard-that with the … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition)
When we last left Tim Cahill, he was the delusional Massachusetts Treasurer who seemed to think he could run for governor as an independent and actually win. Now he’s just indicted. From Tuesday’s Boston Globe: Timothy Cahill indicted in corruption … Continue reading →