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Laconia, N.H., waits for Sarah Palin / Photo

palinnh.jpg 2:23 PM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

AP photo / Jim Cole Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin strides onto the stage for a campaign event in Dover, N.H., today. LACONIA, N.H. -- The tourists and motorcycle ralliers are gone with the summer, but a crowd......

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 Tags  John McCain   Laconia   New Hampshire   Sarah Palin  

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Salve, URI, PC students to take part in presidential debate watch

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By Andrea Panciera    Email

AP photo A member of the media works in the filing center yesterday at the site of the presidential debate tonight at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Want to watch tonight's presidential debate around the politically savvy? You could......

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 Tags  debate watch   Hofstra   presidential debate   presidential election  

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Actor Martin Sheen to stump for Patrick Kennedy in R.I.

9:00 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Having once played a Kennedy on TV, actor Martin Sheen is headed to Rhode Island on Thursday to stump for one. U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy's office has confirmed that Sheen, a Democratic Party activist, will accompany the 1st District congressman......

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 Tags  Martin Sheen   Martin Sheen to stump for Patrick Kennedy   Patrick Kennedy  

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Carcieri lends his voice to TransformRI

8:50 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

A frequent guest on local talk radio, Governor Carcieri is now the on-air radio voice for the advocacy group, TransformRI. In a radio ad paid for by TransformRI, the term-limited Republican governor can be heard this week talking about unnamed......

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 Tags  Governor Carcieri   Transform Rhode Island   TransformRI  

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URI to research terrorism at Homeland Security Center

8:41 AM Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

By Cynthia Needham Journal staff writer It could be a fiery morning at the University of Rhode Island. The school is set to launch its new Homeland Security Center of Excellence in Explosives Detection, Mitigation, Response and Characterization. Try saying......

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 Tags  explosives   Homeland Security   University of Rhode Island  

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ABC News spotlights R.I. as microcosm for nation

4:27 PM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Cynthia Needham    Email

Rhode Island found itself in the national spotlight last night, for better or worse. The Ocean State was featured on ABC News as part of the ongoing segment "50 States in 50 Days," which used the state as a cautionary......

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 Tags  50 States in 50 Days   ABC News   R.I. state government  

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R.I. native defends Alaska senator in high-profile case

2:29 PM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau    Email

Rhode Island native Brendan V. Sullivan Jr., one of Washington's best-known criminal lawyers, is back in the news. Sullivan, who became nationally famous during the Iran-Contra congressional hearings a generation ago, is making headlines as a lawyer in a high-profile......

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 Tags  Coia   Price   Stevens   Sullivan   Sundlun  

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Candidates' forum tonight in West Warwick

1:30 PM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

The League of Women Voters will host a candidates' forum in West Warwick tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the West Warwick High School Auditorium. The forum will allow the audience to submit questions before the forum for candidates and allow......

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 Tags  R.I. elections   West Warwick   West Warwick candidates forum  

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Candidates' forum tonight in West Warwick

1:30 PM Tue, Oct 14, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

The League of Women Voters will host a candidates' forum in West Warwick tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the West Warwick High School Auditorium. The forum will allow the audience to submit questions before the forum for candidates and allow......

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 Tags  R.I. elections   West Warwick   West Warwick candidates forum  

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Court to hear ACLU's complaint over West Warwick political signs

4:18 PM Fri, Oct 10, 2008 | | Comments (6)
By Susan Areson    Email

By Mike McKinney projo.com Staff Writer A hearing has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday on the ACLU's lawsuit accusing the town of West Warwick of discriminatory enforcement of an ordinance that limits the size of campaign signs. The Rhode......

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 Tags  ACLU   political signs   Rhode Island   West Warwick  

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Pichardo travels to Denver for national effort to help the poor

3:58 PM Fri, Oct 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

State Sen. Juan Pichardo doesn't usually hide his support for human service programs that help low-income Rhode Islanders. Now, the Providence Democrat will have a chance to push his agenda on a national scale. Pichardo has been named vice chairman......

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 Tags  human services   National Conference of State Legislatures   Providence Sen. Juan Pichardo   Rhode Island  

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Rhode Island ad campaign urges women to vote

1:04 PM Fri, Oct 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Susan Areson    Email

The Women's Fund of Rhode Island has launched a radio and television campaign to encourage women to vote. "We want every woman to know how important her vote is," said Marcia Coné-Tighe, executive director of the Women's Fund. "We know......

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 Tags  ad campaign   get-out-the-vote   Women's Fund of Rhode Island  

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