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Chafee staffer behind anti-Whitehouse e-mails

7:41 PM Wed, Nov 01, 2006 | | Comments (2)
By Steve Peoples    Email

PROVIDENCE -- A staffer for Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee distributed a series of negative e-mails criticizing his Democratic challenger, Sheldon Whitehouse, from her Senate computer, a violation of Senate rules, the staffer acknowledged Wednesday. Lammis Vargas, a staff assistant in......

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How much cash do state candates have left?

6:24 PM Wed, Nov 01, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

Here's a quick glance at the money race in statewide campaigns seven days before Election Day. Each of the candidates were required to submit 7-day forms to the State Board of Elections that cover spending and fundraising from Oct. 10......

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Who would the pope vote for?

4:59 PM Wed, Nov 01, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

If the pope lived in Rhode Island, whom would he vote for? The moderate U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee? Maybe his Democratic opponent, Sheldon Whitehouse? Now you can find out. Thanks to the Catholic Voting Project, voters can see how Congressional......

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Barack Obama to return to RI for Whitehouse

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By Steve Peoples    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The political stars keep coming. The Sheldon Whitehouse campaign confirmed this afternoon that Barack Obama, the Illinois junior senator who drew thousands to Brown University for a late-night speech last month, will return to Rhode Island this weekend.......

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Chafee dips into personal fortune again

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By Steve Peoples    Email

Senator Lincoln Chafee has loaned his campaign another $298,000, according to paperwork filed yesterday with the Federal Election Commission. Chafee, who is listed among the 10 richest members of Congress, had already dipped into his personal fortune twice -- once......

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Kerry apologizes for 'botched joke'

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By Jack Perry    Email

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Kerry apologized for "a botched joke" about President Bush's Iraq policies that led Bush and fellow Republicans to accuse him of insulting U.S. troops. Some Democrats in close races assailed Kerry, while others called the flap......

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National GOP keeps spending on R.I. Senate race

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By Steve Peoples    Email

A stream of national money continues to flow into Rhode Island's U.S. Senate race. Yesterday the National Republican Senatorial Committee spent $150,120 for "media placement" -- i.e., advertising -- opposing Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse. The filing indicates that the NRSC......

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NY Times cites Chafee's Iraq opposition

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By Steve Peoples    Email

Yesterday's war of words between President Bush and U.S. Sen. John Kerry,.D-Mass., brought new attention to the Iraq war, reports the New York Times today, just as incumbent Republicans in competitive races were trying to distance themselves from the president.......

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Chafee fires back on Rumsfeld issue

11:48 AM Wed, Nov 01, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

The Lincoln Chafee campaign took a shot at his Democratic challenger, charging Sheldon Whitehouse with "political grandstanding" for calling Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign. Chafee released a written statement yesterday on the Rumsfeld issue, which has come up repeatedly......

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