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McGowan, Cenerini to run for top R.I. AFL-CIO posts

3:34 PM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | | Comments (2)
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Officials from two state unions have announced their candidacies for top positions in the Rhode Island AFL-CIO. William C. McGowan, business manager and financial secretary for the IBEW Local 2323, is running for state AFL-CIO president. Jim......

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 Tags  AFL-CIO   Council 94   Providence ri  

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Son of late Rep. Thomas Slater to run for father's seat

1:01 PM Fri, Aug 21, 2009 | | Write a comment
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By Cynthia Needham PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Scott Slater, the youngest son of Rep. Thomas C. Slater, who died Aug. 10 after a long battle with cancer, has announced he will run for his father's seat in an upcoming special election.......

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 Tags  Providence RI   Scott Slater   special election   State House  

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Palin moving to R.I.? True or not, that's the rumor in Alaska

11:52 AM Wed, Aug 19, 2009 | | Comments (41)
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By Randy Edgar It's only a rumor and it may be too strange to be true, but the Anchorage Daily News reports Wednesday in its Alaska Ear column that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is rumored to be moving to......

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 Tags  Alaska Ear   Sarah Palin  

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R.I. GOP leader urges angry protest at Langevin meeting

3:43 PM Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | | Comments (9)
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By Steve Peoples State Republican Party Chairman Giovanni Cicione said he hopes angry protesters will flood Wednesday night's town hall meeting hosted by Congressman James R. Langevin. The 6 p.m. event at the Warwick City Hall is the first opportunity......

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 Tags  Cicione   health care reform   Jack Reed   Langevin   Patrick Kennedy  

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Rep. Langevin moves 'town hall' meeting to larger venue

5:34 PM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | | Comments (1)
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By Steve Peoples WARWICK, R.I. -- Congressman James R. Langevin has changed the location for this week's public "town hall" meeting, planning for a large turnout as many constituents get their first opportunity to speak with a member of Congress......

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 Tags  health-care reform   Langevin   Warwick ri  

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rifuture.org political blog to be sold

5:22 PM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
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Rifuture.org, the political blog aimed at the state's progressive community, has been sold. Owner Patrick Crowley, an assistant executive director of National Education Association Rhode Island who bought the blog less than a year ago from founder Matt Jerzyk, announced......

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 Tags  Patrick Crowley   rifuture.org  

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At Kennedy gathering, tears and laughter

7:05 AM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | | Comments (1)
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By John E. Mulligan A Kennedy family gathering -- even if tinged by such a loss as Eunice Shriver's death last week -- is practically required to feature some laughs. And so, when Sen. Edward M. Kennedy dined with his......

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 Tags  Claiborne Pell   Edward M. Kennedy   Frank Lautenberg   John Kerry   Patrick J. Kennedy  

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Ken McKay to speak at state GOP fundraiser

7:05 AM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
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By Steve Peoples PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Republican Party plans to feature a nationally known GOP leader at a breakfast fundraiser later in the month. It is none other than Ken McKay, former top aide to Governor Carcieri......

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 Tags  fundraiser   GOP   Ken McKay  

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Reed insists he has no interest in defense chief's post

7:05 AM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | | Comments (1)
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By Steve Peoples PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Political Scene caught up with two of Rhode Island's Congressional delegation last week as they tried to enjoy the month away from Congress. We naturally steered the conversation toward a popular rumor. Despite occasional......

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 Tags  secretary of defense   Sen. Jack Reed  

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Special election required by end of the year for Slater's seat

7:05 AM Mon, Aug 17, 2009 | | Write a comment
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By Cynthia Needham PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Though the death of Providence Rep. Thomas C. Slater is still painfully fresh, questions have begun swirling about what will happen to his House of Representatives seat. Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis'......

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 Tags  A. Ralph Mollis   special election   Thomas C. Slater  

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