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...over how to fund stem cell research. Although all of the candidates support such research, they disagree about how to allocate state research money, specifically whether Harvard should receive a significant share of it. While Chris F. O. Gabrieli ’81 supports a merit-based award system, Deval L. Patrick ’78 and Thomas F. Reilly favor giving large grants to the University of Massachusetts. At the Sept. 7 debate, held at the Kennedy School of Government, State Attorney General Reilly said, “Harvard’s got plenty of money...
...paper, the policies of the three Democratic candidates for the governorship of Massachusetts don’t differ much. They all can proudly point to position papers that reflect a genuine commitment to progressive values. But Deval L. Patrick ’78 has been able to differentiate himself from the pack in a noteworthy and decisive way. He has made Massachusetts excited about state politics for the first time in a long time. Patrick entered this race as a virtual unknown facing opponents who enjoyed recognition throughout the state. Through relentless grassroots campaigning, he has been able to earn...
...Deval L. Patrick ’78 and Christopher F. O. Gabrieli ’81 both said they would allow Massachusetts to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples from out-of-state. That would require the repeal of a 1913 law—a law that the third candidate, State Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly, has enforced...
Both Harvard alums sometimes seemed as though they were speaking with one voice. As Gabrieli himself commented at the end of the debate, “I don’t think there’s much difference between Deval Patrick and Chris Gabrieli on these issues we’ve discussed today...
...Senate, has sought to distinguish himself from traditional black pols with his more conservative voting record. Dismissing a question about how his race might affect how he campaigns, he told TIME, "In Iraq the bullets don't pierce different racial groups differently." Another Harvard Law School grad, Deval Patrick, who is running for Governor of Massachusetts, has played up his background as a corporate executive at Texaco and Coca-Cola. "A guy came up to me after a speech and said, 'I expected Jesse Jackson, and I got Colin Powell,'" Patrick said. Kweisi Mfume, who hopes to enter the Senate...