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Overseer of federal election fraud complaints in R.I. named

4:01 PM Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

Rhode Island's U.S. attorney has appointed the federal officer who will oversee handling of election fraud complaints and voting rights abuses in consultation with the Justice Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terrence P. Donnelly will serve as federal district election officer......

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 Tags  election fraud   federal election officer   R.I. elections   Terrence P. Donnelly   U.S. Attorney Robert Corrente  

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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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Governor to meet with Morocco's ambassador to U.S.

6:30 PM Fri, Oct 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri is scheduled to meet on Monday with Aziz Mekouar, Morocco's ambassador to the United States. The governor's scheduled shows him meeting with the ambassador between 1:30 and 2 p.m. The ambassador is also scheduled to speak......

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 Tags  ambassador   Brown University   Governor Carcieri   lecture   Morocco   Providence  

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Alves loses bid for new primary, and Senate seat

5:49 PM Thu, Oct 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

The Rhode Island Supreme Court has denied state Sen. Stephen D. Alves' request for an appeal of his Democratic primary loss, ending his quest for a new election and cementing Michael J. Pinga as the winner, according to Alves' lawyer.......

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 Tags  Alves   elections   Pinga   R.I. primary   Rhode Island Supreme Court  

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Providence candidate reports theft of campaign signs

12:31 PM Thu, Oct 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

By Philip Marcelo Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE -- David Anderson, a Republican candidate for state representative, has filed a report with police alleging thefts of his campaign signs along Hope Street, his campaign announced today. Anderson, who is running for......

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 Tags  Anderson   election   General Assembly   House of Representatives   Providence   R.I.  

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Palin appeals to New Hampshire voters' independent streak

4:24 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Mike McKinney    Email

LACONIA, N.H. -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, this afternoon drew similarities between residents of her state and New Hampshire, from moose hunting to dog sledding, as she appealed to voters here three weeks before Election......

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 Tags  John McCain   Laconia N.H.   New Hampshire   Palin in New Hampshire   presidential campaign   Sarah Palin  

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Carcieri slated to talk on Bloomberg TV show tomorrow

6:43 PM Thu, Sep 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Governor Carcieri is scheduled to be a guest tomorrow on Bloomberg Television's "In Focus" program to talk about Rhode Island's renewable energy program and the announcement that Deepwater Wind will develop a large off-shore wind farm. The governor's office said......

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 Tags  Bloomberg Television   Carcieri   In Focus   renewable energy   wind farm  

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Carcieri appearance on Lou Dobbs' radio show reset for tomorrow

6:15 PM Tue, Sep 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Governor Carcieri is slated to do a phone interview on Lou Dobbs' radio program tomorrow in the 2:15 to 2:30 p.m. range, according to the governor's schedule. Amy Kempe, spokeswoman for the governor, said by e-mail that immigration will be......

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 Tags  Carcieri rescheduled for Lou Dobbs radio show   Governor Carcieri   Lou Dobbs  

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Patrick Kennedy names new press secretary

6:01 PM Tue, Sep 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy's office today announced his new press secretary is Kerrie Bennett, who for the past three years was a spokeswoman and projects manager for the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority. Before her time with the convention center......

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 Tags  Bennett   Patrick Kennedy   press secretary  

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Carcieri swings north for Bar Harbor conference

1:01 PM Tue, Sep 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Governor Carcieri has headed up north for a conference in Downeast Maine. His schedule e-mail tells us that he's at a conference today of New England governors and Eastern Canadian premiers in Bar Harbor. It's the group's 32nd annual conference.......

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 Tags  Carcieri   conference   Maine   New England governors  

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Lottery to determine ballot order of 3rd-party candidates

4:28 PM Thu, Sep 11, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Five third-party presidential candidates tomorrow will learn the order in which their names will appear on Rhode Island's Nov. 4 ballot. A public lottery will be held at 5 p.m. at the State House, Secretary of State Ralph......

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 Tags  lottery   presidential candidates   Providence   Secretary of State   third-party  

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Primary: Bennett seeks recount in Senate District 31

5:27 PM Wed, Sep 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

David A. Bennett, a Warwick Democrat who appeared to narrowly lose Tuesday's primary for Senate District 31, said in a news release his campaign has requested a recount. Bob Kando, at the state Board of Elections, confirmed today that the......

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 Tags  Bennett   Lynch   R.I. primary   recount   Senate District 31   Warwick  

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