Sep 14 2011
AP: Warren launches US Senate campaign with Mass. tour
BOSTON—Harvard Law professor and consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren officially launched her Democratic campaign for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping for a chance to take on Republican Sen. Scott Brown in next year’s election.
Warren, who greeted commuters at a subway station in Boston before embarking on a tour of the state, cast herself as fighter for the middle class, saying she’s “stood up to some pretty tough folks over the past few years.”
“There’s been a …
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