She was also able to identify then Massachusetts Gov. William Weld from anonymous hospital discharge records.

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The trend was set by centrist William Weld after he succeeded Michael Dukakis in 1990 and extended by Paul Cellucci.

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Helms said while greeting William Weld before the start of the meeting.

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Starting in 1997, Massachusetts had operated its Medicaid program under an arrangement worked out between Ted Kennedy, Republican Governor William Weld, and the Clinton Administration.

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William Weld, the most recent governor, a Republican, regularly suggested bringing back the death penalty, but, true to form, could never be bothered to work too hard at it.

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William Weld wanted to fight the system.

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"I believe the real state of our state will be measured by the state of our schools, " said Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci, who is running for his first full term since taking over for former Gov. William Weld.

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But the reason that Massachusetts Republicans have held that office for so long is that, number one, they've had better candidates in the past, I mean William Weld succeeded Michael Dukakis after he had a failed run for the presidency.

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It might be a rare case, but we ought to remember, rather than that one witness that they found--and I guess they will find another one--but the Republican district attorneys who testified on the House side, the deputy attorney general in charge of the Criminal Division, William Weld, they said they would never bring the case.

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