Home
Politics
November 1, 2006 Archives
Chafee staffer behind anti-Whitehouse e-mails
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...
November 1, 2006 7:41 pm
Comments
How much cash do state candates have left?
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...
November 1, 2006 6:24 pm
Comments
Who would the pope vote for?
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...
November 1, 2006 4:59 pm
Comments
Barack Obama to return to RI for Whitehouse
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....
November 1, 2006 4:53 pm
Comments
Chafee dips into personal fortune again
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...
November 1, 2006 3:09 pm
Comments
Kerry apologizes for 'botched joke'
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...
November 1, 2006 1:14 pm
Comments
National GOP keeps spending on R.I. Senate race
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...
November 1, 2006 12:53 pm
Comments
NY Times cites Chafee's Iraq opposition
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....
November 1, 2006 11:51 am
Comments
Chafee fires back on Rumsfeld issue
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...
November 1, 2006 11:48 am
Comments
