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Gov. Palin to resign as Alaska governor

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. The former......

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R.I.'s Herbert DeSimone featured in latest Nixon tapes

By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington bureau The latest batch of President Richard M. Nixon's White House tapes contains an exchange that is not only topical, it also has a great Rhode Island angle. The conversation between the President and......

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R.I. native Tom Donilon is part of Obama's team

By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Rhode Islander Tom Donilon is among the members of the Democratic government-in-waiting who are playing big roles in the transition to President-elect Barack Obama's administration. Donilon, who grew up in a......

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Mulligan in Minnesota: R.I. delegates wait and watch, Monday is canceled

By John Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau There were bright skies and fair breezes outside the Rhode Island Republican delegation's hotel room near the Minneapolis airport at 3 p.m. Sunday as members sat in a lounge watching candidate John McCain on......

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Holy Saints Patrick and Joseph and other immigration news

By Cynthia Needham, Journal State House Bureau Even a topic as weighty as immigration deserves a little levity. So here's today's dose. Rhode Islanders frustrated that the Assembly did not pass a single immigration proposal this year -- either cracking......

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Rep. Ucci wants term limits for General Assembly

Rep. Stephen R. Ucci, D-Johnston, has proposed that General Assembly members be limited to three terms and that the length of a legislative term be doubled, to four years. “Longer, four-year terms for lawmakers would result in more stability in......

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A small group of General Assembly members are paying for some of their health insurance

The public spotlight placed on their free health-care benefits has prompted several more state lawmakers to offer to pay 10 percent of the cost of the premiums costing up to $16,233 a year for family coverage. In recent days, Senate......

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Jane Hayward told she needs to be vigilant about potential conflicts

Before getting too comfortable in her new job, Jane Hayward, former health and human services secretary, decided to check in with the state Ethics Commission. On April 3, Hayward asked the commission what she can and cannot do — under......

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Republican Loughlin considering Kennedy challenge

Rep. John Loughlin, a Tiverton Republican, told Political Scene last week that he is considering whether to challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy in November. “It has not been ruled in or ruled out at this point,” said Loughlin, 49,......

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Republicans embrace Operation Clean Government

The citizens-advocacy group Operation Clean Government has a new best friend. Who? The state Republican Party, which issued an e-mail under its own e-Pluribus banner last week reminding one and all of OCG’s “Second Annual Forum.” And why would the......

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Carcieri says he'll name an advisory group on immigration

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri, after meeting with Rhode Island clergy today about his executive order cracking down on illegal immigration, said there will be an advisory group to monitor how the order is carried out. Bishop Thomas Tobin of the......

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Sen. Reed will be live on projo.com Monday

Sen. Jack Reed will answer questions from projo.com readers during a live chat from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday, April 28. You can submit questions now: go to projo.com/chat, click "launch chat", choose a display name (you don't need......

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