Law And Justice

Following in the footsteps made popular by Republican Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s supporters, Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren and her campaign have coordinated a money bomb fundraising event to take place on Jan. 19, the same day Republican Sen. Scott Brown is holding an event in Worcester to kick-off his bid to keep his Senate seat.

The date is symbolic to Brown as two years prior, it was on that night Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley conceded defeat, paving the way for a Republican to hold the seat previously held by Democrat Edward Kennedy for 46 years.

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TRENTON — Senate President Stephen Sweeney stepped down as Gloucester County freeholder director at the end of last year, but his campaign bank account had plenty of life left.

For months after leaving office, the Democrat continued to spend money from the account, including more than $12,000 for political dinners at restaurants ranging from Charlie Browns to Bobby Flays Steak at The Borgata in Atlantic City, according to campaign finance reports.

Sweeney left office on Dec. 31, 2010. Since then, he has spent more than $80,000 from the account, including donations to political candidates and charities, the reports show. <

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