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Rep. Kennedy turns Obama support into action in W. Va.
Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy hit the campaign trail over the weekend for presidential candidate Barack Obama. The Rhode Island Democrat attended a voter registration rally in Providence for Senator Obama of Illinois Saturday morning, according to the congressman’s office. Kennedy...
May 12, 2008 3:55 pm
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Public buildings named for both living and dead
Should the state be naming buildings after Rhode Islanders who haven’t yet breathed their last? The critical question of above ground or below took on a life of its own on the House floor last week, with Majority Leader Robert...
May 12, 2008 9:19 am
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Howard Dean huddles with local Democrats
It was a tale of two Democratic parties Thursday night. At Providence Prime restaurant, on Federal Hill, a group of party elite fundraisers and elected officials met for a private dinner with Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean. Huddling with Dean...
May 12, 2008 9:17 am
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Speaker Murphy hears Ireland’s Bertie Ahern
The final days before Bertie Ahern stepped down last week after 11 years as Ireland’s prime minister were packed with last-minute activities. Ahern made several trips to the United States, including one to Boston in which he bestowed $2 million...
May 12, 2008 9:16 am
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ALS fundraiser will honor the late Tony Marcella
The celebration of the life of Tony Marcella continues this week with a fundraiser in Marcella’s honor. Friends will gather Friday evening at Newport’s Ocean Cliff Hotel for music, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event will...
May 12, 2008 9:14 am
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Pagliarini joins Office of Higher Education
John “J.R.” Pagliarini, dismissed in February by Governor Carcieri from his job as the governor’s deputy chief of staff, has landed at the state Office of Higher Education. Jack Warner, the commissioner of higher education, confirmed that Pagliarini has a...
May 12, 2008 9:13 am
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