But his reputation for honesty in the supervisor's job, and his promise of more open decision-making, won him support from a broader range of voters who suspected that too many favours were being swapped behind closed doors between the Brown administration and its friends in business.

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One of the themes that Scott Brown ran on was that the Obama administration was spending too much money and not doing enough to create jobs.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

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BBC: Map detailing the Sykes-Picot agreement