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November 8, 2006 Archives

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R.I. delegation speaks out on Rumsfeld resignation

5:24 PM Wed, Nov 08, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

U.S. Senator-elect Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, and Reps. James Langevin and Patrick Kennedy -- all Rhode Island Democrats -- spoke out today on the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense. Both Whitehouse and Langevin had called......

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Whitehouse hopes for 'better environment' in D.C. / Audio, photo

4:18 PM Wed, Nov 08, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Journal photo / Bill Murphy Whitehouse, center, is ringed by the press as he takes a victory tour of the historic Arcade shopping mall in downtown Providence. The visit is a post-election tradition performed by both parties. PROVIDENCE --......

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Whitehouse makes history in ousting Chafee / Photos

2:12 AM Wed, Nov 08, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

Journal photo / Ruben Perez Whitehouse is surrounded by gleeful supporters at the Providence Biltmore. PROVIDENCE -- Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, who spent a campaign tapping into voter dissatisfaction with the Bush White House and the war in Iraq, has......

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Governor Carcieri wins: 'I'm still your governor'

12:57 AM Wed, Nov 08, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Peter Phipps    Email

In the one of the closest statewide elections of the night, Governor Carcieri turned back a challenge from Democrat Charles Fogarty by about 8,000 votes. The final vote was: Carcieri 197,016; Fogarty 189,099. Republican Carcieri held a 6,400 vote lead......

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Question 1: Casino fails by 100,000 votes

12:49 AM Wed, Nov 08, 2006 | | Comments (32)
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Question 1 lost by a huge margin of 241,578 to 141,526. With the absentee ballots at 12:45 a.m. 241,578 rejecting 141,526 approving With all 565 precincts reporting at 11:58 p.m. 231,982 rejecting 136,406 approving......

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U.S. Senate: Whitehouse wins

12:47 AM Wed, Nov 08, 2006 | | Comments (1)
By Peter Phipps    Email

Sheldon Whitehouse ended up posting a 26,000-vote victory over Sen. Lincoln Chafee. At 12:45, with the absentee ballots Chafee 178,550 Whitehouse 205,275 At 11:58 with all 565 precincts counted Chafee 171,363 Whitehouse 197,575 At 11:30 with 557 precincts Chafee 170,620......

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