Martha Coakley
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"Martha Mary Coakley" is a former Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic nominee for Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014/governor in 2014, but lost to Republican Charlie Baker (politician)/Charlie Baker. Prior to serving as Attorney General, she was District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1999 to 2007.

Coakley was the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic nominee in the United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010/2010 special election to fill the United States Senate seat long held by Ted Kennedy (and held in the interim by Paul G. Kirk). Coakley was defeated 52% to 47% by Republican Party (United States)/Republican Scott Brown in what was widely considered an upset. She won reelection as the Attorney General in the 2010 general election. Coakley was the Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic nominee for Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014/governor in 2014, but lost to Republican Charlie Baker (politician)/Charlie Baker.

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In the district court, she's got as much experience as anyone who sits there today. The commonwealth will get its money's worth.

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The allegations involve situations where the young men are attending a weekly class. Father Shanley is the pastor at the time. He asked for one or more of the students to come to assist him and talk about an instance -- and that's when the victims allege the abuse would occur.

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The method by which he administered this was through Gatorade.

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The company got notification from the IRS that Michael McDermott had been delinquent on his taxes and in a fairly routine procedure they asked the company to assist with garnishment of his wages, taking a percentage but obviously not all to pay off his back taxes.

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There was an enormous amount of firepower.

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I'm probably one of the few people who is not happy to be here today. Because losing Lynn in our office will be a great disadvantage to us.

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In the medical-legal community, (among) those people who work with abused kids, this case wasn't really a close call before it got into the courtroom.

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At this time, the motive -- if there is one -- appears to be financial.

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