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Deval Patrick Not Running for President in 2020, Politico Says

Matthew McDonald

Former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick is telling friends and allies that he won't run for president in 2020, according to Politico.

His stint at Bain Capital undermined his potential candidacy in the Democratic primaries, the Politico story says.

Comedian Recalls Police Details Outside Bush Compound
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Comedian Recalls Police Details Outside Bush Compound

Matthew McDonald

As a young York County deputy sheriff during the early 1990s Juston McKinney worked police details at the outer edge of the Bush Compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, supplementing security provided by the Secret Service for then-President George H.W. Bush.

"He was very genuine and sincere, looked you right in the eye," McKinney, now a comedian living in Newmarket, New Hampshire, told the Portsmouth Herald.

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