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October 19, 2008 - October 25, 2008 Archives

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Former Mass. governor, a Republican, endorses Obama

1:56 PM Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

CONCORD, N.H. -- Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, a Republican, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president today, citing the senator's good judgment, "deep sense of calm" and "first-class political temperament." Weld said he has never endorsed a Democrat for president......

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 Tags  Barack Obama   election   endorsement   John McCain   president   William Weld  

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Sasse gives out RIPEC's first annual Sasse award

12:10 PM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Steve Peoples    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Among the other interesting moments at last night's RIPEC dinner... Longtime RIPEC director Gary Sasse, now chief of Governor Carcieri's Department of Revenue, was among the headliners. He had just learned the week before that RIPEC had established......

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 Tags  distinguished service   Gary S. Sasse   Michael O'Keefe   Rhode Island Department of Revenue   RIPEC  

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Gov. Carcieri pokes fun at media at RIPEC dinner

12:07 PM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Steve Peoples    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri was among a handful of high-profile speakers at last night's annual dinner for the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council. His opened his remarks with a bit of humor, although it wasn't intentional. Just as he was......

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 Tags  Channel 10   Governor Carcieri   Rhode Island   RIPEC  

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A thank you to Patrick Kennedy for mental health parity / Photo

pkennedy.jpg 11:39 AM Thu, Oct 23, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By News staff    Email

Journal photo / Frieda Squires Rep. Patrick Kennedy was greeted by Vivian Weisman, executive director of the Mental Health Association of R.I., at a thank-you party today at Providence Piers. Kennedy was the co-sponsor of mental health parity legislation......

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 Tags  health insurance   mental health parity legislation   Rep. Patrick Kennedy  

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New Navy chief is a big believer in subs

6:36 PM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau    Email

The Navy's top officer today gave a ringing endorsement of the submarine program, calling it a ``killer arrow'' among the weapons available to commanders. ``I love submarines,'' Adm. Gary Roughead, the Chief of Naval Operations, told a convention of......

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 Tags  roughead   submarines  

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Operation Clean Government to recognize Hummel, Lynch Sr.

3:42 PM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Cynthia Needham    Email

Call it a bit of fall cleaning, if you will. The citizens-advocacy group Operation Clean Government is giving out two Golden Broom Awards to Rhode Islanders who fight for more open and honest government in Rhode Island. This year's winners......

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 Tags  award   Golden Broom   James Lynch Sr.   Jum Hummel   Operation Clean Government  

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Cranston mayoral candidate to speak about faith and government

1:32 PM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Susan Areson    Email

By Barbara Polichetti Journal Staff Writer CRANSTON -- Democratic mayoral candidate Cindy Fogarty will speak about the relationship between faith and government at the 9 a.m. service this Sunday at the Church of the Ascension, 390 Pontiac Ave. She is......

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 Tags  Allan Fung   Cindy Fogarty   Cranston mayor   faith and government  

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R.I.'s revenue estimating conference begins next week

10:27 AM Tue, Oct 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

It's that time of year again. The General Assembly has released the schedule for the biannual event that will determine the size of Rhode Island's budget deficit. The fall Revenue & Caseload Estimating Conference begins Oct. 27 -- one week......

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 Tags  General Assembly   recession   revenue estimating   Rhode Island  

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Reed touts new GI Bill

2:55 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Cynthia Needham    Email

In 1944, the GI Bill revolutionized the higher education system in this country, allowing millions of American veterans to go to college. But that was 60 years ago. Since then, the cost of a college education has skyrocketed and GI......

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 Tags  Community College of Rhode Island   GI Bill   Jack Reed   Rhode Island College   URI  

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