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ROMNEY NAMES CAMPAIGN MANAGER
POSTED: March 29, 2002
 
BOSTON - Mitt Romney has named businessman Ben coes to be his campaign manager, saying Coes has a long history in Republican politics natinally and in New England. Coes most recently served as charirman and president of softwarre company Beachfire Inc. and before that was general manager of Iron Road Railways Inc., a Washington D. C. based holding company that manages transportation companies in the U. S. and Canada. Coes' political experience includes a stint as executive director of the Maine Republican Party during the 1994 election cycle. Coes was also a senior aide to California Gov. Pete Wilson during his 1996 presidential campaign and was a speech writer for U. S. Energy Secretary Admiral James Watkins. He was also a White House intern under President Reagan. (AP)