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The squeaky clean shine seems to be fading on Raimondomania, in some circles.

The rock star treasurer, hailed for pairing down the retirement benefits of public employees, took a few bruises locally this week for declining to sit down with labor leaders who suing the state over her pension reform efforts. And she’ll take a few more if and when Judge Sarah Taft-Carter asks the two parties to try to work it out among themselves.