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Party leaders part ways
Political Scene by Cynthia Needham, Steve Peoples, Katherine Gregg and Scott MacKay The special election to replace Rep. Peter T. Ginaitt, D-Warwick, may not have garnered much media attention, but it’s caught the eye and the checkbooks of House leaders....
November 19, 2007 8:33 am
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Cabinet post for Carcieri?
Does Governor Carcieri have a personal stake in the 2008 presidential nomination? The governor’s communication director, Steve Kass, thinks so. Speaking on talk radio earlier in the month, Kass, a former talk-radio host, said Republican Mitt Romney would give Carcieri...
November 19, 2007 8:32 am
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Lincoln polling positive for Saturday elections
Lincoln voters sent two messages in the town’s nonbinding special election earlier in the month. Aside from telling state lawmakers they opposed plans to expand gambling operations at Twin River, the residents also registered strong support for Saturday elections. Turnout...
November 19, 2007 8:31 am
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DBR’s Greer joins governor’s legal staff
Jeffrey J. Greer, the Department of Business Regulation’s associate director of commercial licensing and racing and athletics, has a new, $108,625-a-year role in the Carcieri administration: deputy legal counsel to the governor. He recently was appointed to the post Claire...
November 19, 2007 8:30 am
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Roberts endorses Clinton
Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts has joined most other top Democrats in endorsing the presidential candidacy of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. “Hillary Clinton’s 35-year record fighting for children and families makes her uniquely qualified to lead this country from...
November 19, 2007 8:29 am
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Indiana’s Bayh to stump for Clinton
Indiana’s Bayh to stump for Clinton On the fundraising circuit, two upcoming Democratic events: On Dec. 3, Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh will be the featured speaker at an event for Clinton at the Warwick home of Democratic activists Don and...
November 19, 2007 8:28 am
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