BOSTON (AP) - The candidates in the Massachusetts Senate race are
hoping to seize the momentum for their campaigns coming off their first
head-to-head debate.
Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown returned to
the offensive on Friday, criticizing Democratic challenger Elizabeth
Warren's role in a case involving victims of asbestos poisoning. Brown
charges that the Harvard Law School professor was paid nearly $250,000
by Travelers Insurance to help get the company "off the hook" for hefty
asbestos settlements.
Brown has raised the issue before, including during Thursday's debate.
Warren
said she served as a consultant in the case involving a mining company
and defended the use of trust funds to ensure that all victims of
asbestos poisoning were paid.
Warren was expected to receive the endorsement of Democratic Boston Mayor Thomas Menino at a rally later Friday.
