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Chafee's defeat complicates Flanders' nomination to appeals court
PROVIDENCE -- The fate of a former state Supreme Court justice, who was recommended for a seat on a federal appeals court, is murky with the recent defeat of his chief sponsor: Republican U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee. Robert G. Flanders...
November 13, 2006 6:40 pm
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Photo: New senators come to the table
AP photo Newly-elected U.S. senators -- including Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse -- met today with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., in Washington. Left to right, they are: Sens.-elect James Webb, D-Va., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.,...
November 13, 2006 6:36 pm
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Chafee could play key role in lame-duck Congress
Lincoln Chafee lost his U.S. Senate seat in last week's election. But his current term doesn't expire until the end of the year. And he's likely to play a key role in the lame-duck Congressional session that began today. "President...
November 13, 2006 5:56 pm
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Political scene: Labor leader's family splits the vote
There are some interesting discussions in George Nee’s family when the kids come home for dinner. Nee, the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO in Rhode Island, has two children involved in politics. His daughter, Katie, was campaign manager for Joe Donnelly,...
November 13, 2006 7:50 am
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Exit polls: interesting glimpse into views of RI voters
As one blogger so aptly put it: Lincoln Chafee may be the most popular senator ever to be defeated at the polls. Even on the day he lost his seat to Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse, a former state attorney general...
November 13, 2006 7:48 am
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Victory revelry
The Democratic Party’s near-sweep last Tuesday sparked a party at the Providence Biltmore hotel that lasted long after midnight. After their candidates spoke to a jammed ballroom on the 17th floor, campaign staffers, supporters, associated hangers-on and others trickled down...
November 13, 2006 7:46 am
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At the track, pro and anti
Lincoln Park spent more than $2 million to fight the proposed West Warwick casino, but that doesn’t mean that everybody at the greyhound track was opposed to the casino. About 400 unionized construction workers are working on a sprawling expansion...
November 13, 2006 7:44 am
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Judiciary panel 2 short
The nine-member Judicial Nominating Commission, which screens candidates for state judgeships, has lost its only nonwhite member and is now two members short. Jametta O. Alston said she had to leave the commission because she is now serving as the...
November 13, 2006 7:43 am
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Murphy gets tardy nod
Murphy gets tardy nod To the 55 legislators who promised House Speaker William J. Murphy their support when the time comes to elect a speaker for the next two years, add one name: Rep. John J. McCauley Jr., D-Providence. McCauley...
November 13, 2006 7:40 am
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