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Article: Leone says it and means it: The AG race is not for him
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2009
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"There's no job I'd rather have right now."
That's Gerard T. Leone Jr. talking about being district attorney
of Middlesex County.
Usually, in politics, that kind of statement is code for "I'd
leave this job in a second if a better one came up." But Leone, who
had been considered one of the strongest potential candidates for
attorney general next year, appears to mean what he says.
Leone told supporters at a campaign event Thursday night at
Anthony's Pier 4 that he will not be a candidate for attorney
general, telling them he loves his post and is staying put. He
amplified the point in an interview, saying, "I wake up every
morning with a passion for my job and the opportunity to help ...