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In Greenland, Whitehouse visited planet's 'early warning system'

2:55 PM Wed, Aug 01, 2007 | | Comments (1)
By Kate Bramson    Email

Photo courtesy of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's office Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse standing on the edge of the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, part of Greenland’s Ilulissat ice fjord. U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joined nine other senators on a two-day trip to Greenland......

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Former banker Murray to host Reed fundraiser

1:56 PM Fri, Jun 22, 2007 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed has no 2008 opponent in sight, but as is his custom, the Democrat is taking no chances when it comes to raising campaign money. On Sunday, Robert E. Rubin, President Bill Clinton’s treasury secretary, and Terry......

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Peeping Tom and Lindsay Ann Burke bills pass

10:49 AM Fri, Jun 22, 2007 | | Comments (1)
By Kate Bramson    Email

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has approved legislation to close a loophole in the state’s “Peeping Tom” law and to require all school districts in the state to provide dating violence education for middle and high school students. The changes......

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Gubernatorial hopefuls take campaign on northern roads

3:31 PM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Kate Bramson    Email

The state's candidates for governor were on similar paths today, as they campaigned around northern Rhode Island on the day before the election. Governor Carcieri has been touring northern Rhode Island – “shaking hands with voters and making his presence......

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Teamsters endorse Whitehouse

2:40 PM Tue, Oct 31, 2006 | | Comments (1)
By Kate Bramson    Email

Teamsters Local 251 today announced its endorsement of Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse’s campaign for U.S. Senate. Joseph J. Bairos, secretary-treasurer of Local 251, said in a news release that Whitehouse would be instrumental in the Senate in standing up to what......

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Chafee to use Plunder Dome witness' business as news conference backdrop

10:10 AM Wed, Oct 25, 2006 | | Comments (1)
By Kate Bramson    Email

PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee plans to hold a news conference at 11 a.m. today outside JKL Engineering, the company owned by Antonio R. Freitas, the Providence businessman who worked undercover for the FBI in the City Hall......

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Brown poll: Cicilline has commanding lead over challenger

3:03 PM Tue, Oct 24, 2006 | | Write a comment
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PROVIDENCE – Democratic Mayor David N. Cicilline leads his Republican opponent, Daniel Harrop, by 66 percent to 13 percent, with 21 percent undecided, according to a new citywide survey conducted by researchers at Brown University. That’s based on polling data......

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