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Friday, January 18, 2013

Murray Not Running For Governor; Who Should Run?

Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray will not run for governor in 2014, citing the demands of campaigning, serving in elected office and his desire to spend more time with his wife and two young daughters.

Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray will not run for governor in 2014, citing the demands of campaigning, serving in elected office and his desire to spend more time with his wife and two young daughters, his hometown newspaper the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester reported. “It's something I have been thinking about for some time,” Murray said of the decision, which he said came after sitting down to talk it through with his wife, Tammy, and key supporters since the Christmas holidays. Murray, who was mayor of the City of Worcester, told the Telegram & Gazette the demands of running a campaign and serving in office can require 15- and 16-hour days, six and seven days a week and would leave him little time to be with his family. Earlier this month, …

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Newton's Donald Berwick, Former Obama Health Care Official, Considering Run for Governor

Dr. Donald Berwick is a pediatrician and former official with the Obama administration.

Newton resident and pediatrician Donald M. Berwick says he's mulling a run for governor in 2014.  Berwick, 66, is a longtime Harvard faculty member and a former health care official with the Obama administration, according to a report on Boston.com.  Appointed by Obama in 2010, Berwick ran the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. However, Berwick resigned in late 2011 after Republicans indicated they would not confirm him, Boston.com reported. News of Berwick's possible run was first reported this week by State House News Service, according to Boston.com. Berwick's wife, Ann, is the current chair of the state's Department of Public Utilities. For more information, check out the full story on Boston.com. According to the New England …

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