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June 2, 2008 Archives

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Reed still holding off on presidential endorsement

1:08 PM Mon, Jun 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- U.S. Sen. Jack Reed isn't giving a timetable on when he'll endorse a Democratic candidate for president, even as the final nominating contests loom. The Rhode Island Democrat said Monday during an appearance in Providence that he's looking......

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Obama supporters to hold R.I. fundraiser June 17

12:20 PM Mon, Jun 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Scott MacKay    Email

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's Rhode Island supporters are putting together a fundraiser focused on the local health care community. The event is scheduled for June 17 at 5:30 p.m. at a location to be announced. The guest speaker will be......

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No lines forming to challenge Reed, Kennedy

9:41 AM Mon, Jun 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Within the next two weeks, state Republicans and Democrats will begin doling out their congressional endorsements with a major unanswered question still burning as Political Scene went to press: Will the GOP be able to muster anyone to run against......

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Birds of prey circling Smith Hill

9:39 AM Mon, Jun 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

In another sign that state government is in trouble, birds of prey have begun circling Smith Hill. Literally. A state Department of Health employee reported last week that a hawk had killed a seagull in the north parking lot. The......

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Newly minted senator gets committee seats

9:37 AM Mon, Jun 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

A month into his move across the rotunda, Rep. — whoops, we mean Sen. — Roger A. Picard has landed himself several committee appointments. On Friday he was named to the Senate Labor and Corporations committees. The new senator will......

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Raptakis globetrotting

9:37 AM Mon, Jun 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Sen. Leonidas Raptakis has logged his share of frequent-flier miles this spring. Raptakis traveled to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, in the nation’s capital, 10 days ago as the featured speaker in the National Maritime Day Celebration –– honoring the......

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