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size=2><I>Published on Wednesday, March 13, 2002 in the <A target=_new
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=5><B><!-- #BeginEditable "Header" -->Clinton to Visit Grossman
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><B><!-- #BeginEditable "author" -->by Yvonne Abraham<!-- #EndEditable --></B></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><!-- #BeginEditable "Body" -->President Bill Clinton will make his
preference for his former chief fund-raiser over his former Labor
secretary clear today. Making an unusual foray into a state party primary
contest, the former president will bring his star power and media coverage
when he appears alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steven
Grossman at Grossman's Somerville paper factory.
<P>Grossman, a longtime contributor to the Democratic Party and Democratic
National Committee chief in 1997 and 1998, has often said he considers
Clinton a personal friend. </P>
<P>Earlier in the gubernatorial campaign, when former US Labor secretary
and Grossman rival Robert B. Reich said Clinton had been encouraging about
his candidacy, Grossman took pains to point out that Clinton had offered
to use his considerable clout on Grossman's behalf. Recently, Clinton
himself took the extraordinary step of weighing in, telling a Globe
columnist he would ''never'' support Reich over Grossman.</P>
<P>Grossman has long said that Clinton supports his candidacy and had
promised to come to Massachusetts on his behalf. His campaign manager,
Colleen McGee, said yesterday she wasn't sure if the former president
would issue a formal endorsement of Grossman's candidacy, but said she
expected some very warm words from him.</P>
<P>Clinton will also speak at Tufts University this
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