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November 6, 2006 Archives


Where will Chafee, Whitehouse spend Election Day?

6:30 PM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

In one of the most-watched U.S. Senate races this political season, incumbent Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee and his Democratic challenger, Sheldon Whitehouse, plan to vote early tomorrow and then return to the campaign trail. They’ll keep at it until late......

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Rhode Island's voters, by the numbers

5:20 PM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

When Rhode Islanders go to the polls tomorrow to cast their vote in statewide and local elections, not all of them will actually be -- at the polls. As of 2 p.m. this afternoon, there were 687,335 registered voters in......

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Both sides now: The e-mails in the Harrah's endorsement flap

4:45 PM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Comments (2)
By Steve Peoples    Email

A Journal story today reported that Harrah's has disciplined an "overzealous" staffer for sending out an e-mail over the weekend endorsing Democratic political candidates. The e-mail, entitled, "WHITEHOUSE, FOGARTY AND 'YES' ON QUESTION 1," was sent to various media outlets......

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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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Chafee, Whitehouse on trail early today

9:36 AM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

It's going to be a long day on the campaign trail. With all eyes on Rhode Island's U.S. Senate race and less than 24 hours left before polls open, both candidates were out with voters bright and early today. Republican......

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Clinton stumps for Whitehouse on eve of election

9:03 AM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

In another reminder of the high stakes in Rhode Island's U.S. Senate race, former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to return to Rhode Island tonight -- his second appearance here in the past month -- on the eve of an......

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New polls: Chafee, Whitehouse even

7:55 AM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Two polls released yesterday show that Rhode Island's U.S. Senate race is a dead heat. The first poll, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research, gives the incumbent Lincoln Chafee a narrow lead: 46 percent to 45 percent. The......

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Political Scene: Fundraiser helps star-crossed ex-campaign worker

7:38 AM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

The fundraiser held Oct. 26 at Chan’s restaurant, in Woonsocket, had political undertones, but it wasn’t for a candidate on the ballot tomorrow. Rather, it was for a former campaign worker for a candidate who didn’t make it onto the......

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Gergen to speak at RWU

7:19 AM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

If you haven’t overdosed on election news and commentary, political commentator David Gergen will offer post-election analysis in a talk Thursday at Roger Williams University. Gergen was director of communications for President Reagan and a special adviser to President Clinton.......

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Farewell to Phil West

7:00 AM Mon, Nov 06, 2006 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Next Monday marks the last day of work for H. Philip West Jr., executive director of Common Cause of Rhode Island for the last 18 years. West’s colleagues are marking his departure with a farewell gala at the Rhode Island......

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