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June 26, 2008 Archives


State GOP names 3 to challenge Democrats in Assembly

6:49 PM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Three more Republicans are joining the party’s effort to break the Democratic stranglehold on the city’s General Assembly seats. Ten Republican candidates declared their intention to run for the General Assembly yesterday, the deadline for filing individual declarations. The state......

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Rep. Kennedy 'disappointed' in U.S. Supreme Court decision

6:45 PM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Mike McKinney    Email

U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy said he is "disappointed" the U.S. Supreme Court today overturned a handgun ban in the District of Columbia. In a statement, Kennedy, a Rhode Island Democrat, said he belives the nation's capital "will be less safe......

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Obama's R.I. primary chief will run his Montana campaign

6:00 PM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McKinney    Email

Michael Dorsey, who ran Barack Obama's Rhode Island primary campaign, has been selected as the Democratic presidential candidate'ss campaign chief in Montana for the general election in November. Dorsey, 34, is no stranger to Rhode Island. He was the chief......

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Projo blogs upgrade set for Saturday

7:00 AM Thu, Jun 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Sheila Lennon    Email

Saturday morning we plan to upgrade the active projo blogs to a new version of the Movable Type software. All blogs will remain available during this process. Afterwards you’ll see a new look and some new features, and we’ll welcome......

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