Candidate Pauses on Trail to Give Birth
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Jane Swift, a candidate for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, gave birth to her first child after her pregnancy pushed the issues of family and work to the fore. Swift didn’t leave the campaign trail until two days before giving birth to 7-pound, 6-ounce Elizabeth Ruth Hunt. She may return to campaigning before the Nov. 3 election. Her pregnancy was never a big issue in a race tied more to the top of the paired ticket, GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul Cellucci.
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