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June 13, 2008 Archives


Rep. Kennedy, Chafee recall Russert

6:05 PM Fri, Jun 13, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Mike McKinney    Email

A past and a present member of Rhode Island's congressional delegation offered recollections about Tim Russert, the moderator of NBC's longtime Sunday morning political program "Meet the Press," who died today at age 58. "The country has lost a dear......

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Keeping track of the budget -- or trying to -- in home stretch

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By Andrea Panciera    Email

PROVIDENCE -- The harried state budget season may be down to the final stretch. As they race to pass a budget a slew of yet-undecided bills, lawmakers have their fingers crossed that they’ll finish business and adjourn for the session......

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Brown's Taubman Center has new director

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By Scott MacKay    Email

Marion Orr, a political science professor and expert in urban politics, has been chosen as the new director of Brown University's Taubman Center for Public Policy, the university announced today. Orr succeeds longtime director and pollster Darrell West, who is......

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R.I. GOP chooses new party leaders

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By Scott MacKay    Email

Rhode Island Republicans have new leaders. The Republican state Convention, meeting in Lincoln Thursday evening, chose Rep. Carol Mumford, R-Scituate, as the party's national committee woman. Mumford succeeds GOP grand dame Eileen Slocum of Newport. Slocum, 95, has been a......

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