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Currently, Boston has only nine percent of the state's population - but we provide more than 16 percent of the jobs and 19 percent of the state's revenues.

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Thomas Menino
Age: 71 †
Born: 1942
Born: December 27
Died: 2014
Died: October 30
Mayor Of Boston
Politician
Boston
Massachusetts
Thomas Michael Menino
Tom Menino
Thomas M. Menino
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