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Sen. Whitehouse joins TV panel on health-care reform

11:48 AM Fri, Jun 19, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Friday morning, Sheldon Whitehouse joined Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski on MSNBC's Morning Joe for a discussion on health-care reform. The Rhode Isalnd Democrat talked about the urgent need to expand coverage to the millions of Americans without health......

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2 R.I. names among Obama administration's nominees

2:07 PM Mon, Apr 27, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By John E. Mulligan Washington bureau WASHINGTON _ Rhode Island will be well-represented in this week's consideration of nomineees to big jobs in the Obama administration. President Obama has nominated Elizabeth King, Sen. Jack Reed's chief staffer on defense issues,......

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Sen. Reed to visit Iraq, Afghanistan, meet with R.I. troops

12:44 PM Mon, Apr 13, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By John Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jack Reed will depart with a Senate colleague Monday on a fact-finding tour of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and several other countries in a region where American forces have been at war......

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Chafee forms committee to explore run for governor

11:41 AM Mon, Apr 06, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Katherine Gregg Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee has announced the formation of an "exploratory campaign'' for the 2010 Rhode Island Governor's race. According to a statement issued this morning, "Chafee will spend......

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Providence mayor to meet with U.S. education secretary

11:39 AM Mon, Mar 30, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Philip Marcelo Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Mayor David N. Cicilline is in Washington, D.C. today to discuss the use of federal stimulus money for education with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Cicilline and three other mayors......

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Ex-Sen. Revens earns regional higher education award

3:02 PM Wed, Feb 18, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Jennifer Jordan Journal staff writer Former State Sen. John C. Revens Jr., who served as a legislator on Smith Hill for four decades, will be honored March 6 at the New England Board of Higher Education's annual Excellence Awards......

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New officers chosen for R.I. Latino Political Action Committee

11:19 AM Wed, Feb 04, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer The Rhode Island Latino Political Action Committee (RILPAC) recently elected its 2009-2011 Board of Directors. The executive board officers are: Doris M. De Los Santos, president; Ysa Luna, vice president; Carmen Diaz-Jusino, secretary;......

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Beardsley pays visit to Cranston council

1:04 PM Fri, Jan 30, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Randal Edgar Journal staff writer Amid the swarm of people at Cranston's City Council meeting last week was one person more often seen at the State House. Dan Beardsley, executive director of the Rhode Island League of Cities and......

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Providence mayor invited to White House

5:55 PM Thu, Jan 29, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Thomas J. Morgan Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE - Mayor David N. Cicilline has been invited to the White House tomorrow by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden as the Obama administration launches a new initiative designed to......

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Patrick Kennedy says cousin Caroline is ready to serve

2:29 PM Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

BRISTOL -- Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy says his famous cousin is prepared for public life as she seeks a seat in the U.S. Senate. Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, the daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, recently told political leaders......

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Photo: Bush considers mental-health bill 'historic'

mental_parity.jpg 6:36 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

White House photo / Eric Draper President George W. Bush is joined by Republican Sen. Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., and U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad, R-Minn.,......

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New Senate leadership team taking shape

12:32 PM Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau In her first act since fellow Democrats endorsed her for Senate president, Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Paiva Weed today announced that she has chosen Sen. Daniel DaPonte to be the new Senate......

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