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Tue Oct 18, 2016, 05:32 PM Oct 2016

Curt Schilling eyes US Senate run against Elizabeth Warren

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling announced plans on Tuesday to run against Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate if his wife agrees, but he declined to apologize to Rhode Island taxpayers left on the hook for tens of millions of dollars when his video game company collapsed.

Schilling spoke Tuesday with WPRO-AM, his first interview about 38 Studios since settling a lawsuit over it and since a criminal investigation resulted in no charges.

Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo has said Rhode Island residents were hurt by the bad deal and deserve an apology.

Schilling said it's not that he won't apologize, but he wants Raimondo to tell him what he should apologize for. He asked listeners: "What do you want me to apologize for?"

Read more: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2016/10/curt_schilling_eyes_us_senate_run_against_elizabeth_warren

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