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

4:18 PM Fri, Oct 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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Rhode Island ad campaign urges women to vote

1:04 PM Fri, Oct 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
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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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Gen. Treasurer Caprio seeks to recover $62 million in frozen state money

1:01 PM Fri, Oct 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau The state is taking steps to try to recover $62 million in state-owned assets from a money-market fund frozen by the Securities & Exchange Commission in late September, the state's Gen. Treas. Frank......

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 Tags  Frank Caprio   frozen funds   Rhode Island   SEC  

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Rhode Island trial lawyers name Sen. Reed 'citizen of the year'

1:35 PM Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | | Comments (2)
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By Edward Fitzpatrick Journal Staff Writer The Rhode Island Association for Justice plans to give its Citizen of the Year Award to U.S. Sen. Jack Reed today. The group, formerly known as the Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association, is having......

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 Tags  citizen of the year   Judith Savage   Miriam Weizenbaum   Rhode Island Association for Justice   Sen. Jack Reed   trial lawyers  

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Phone upgrade blocks high-tech feed of 3 town primary results

6:19 PM Tue, Sep 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
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By Richard Salit, Journal Staff Writer Three communities will be reporting their poll numbers the old-fashioned way tonight. Most cities and towns will be conveying their vote counts electronically, sending the information via phone lines to a computer system at......

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 Tags  analog   Burrillville   Charlestown   election results   North Smithfield   phones   R.I. primary  

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R.I. GOP chairman: Palin accomplished a lot in her speech

6:47 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
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By John E. Mulligan, Journal Washington Bureau Rhode Island Republican Chairman Giovanni Cicione described the challenge that vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin faced last night in what he called, "an incredibly important speech.'' He said, "The country didn't know her.......

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 Tags  Cicione   Palin   Republican Convention   Rhode Island GOP  

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Prediction: McCain-Palin will win, but not in Rhode Island

6:37 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
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By John E. Mulligan, Journal Washington Bureau Rookie Rhode Island delegate Dennis Michaud had no trouble arriving at an unshakable prediction after cheering vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's speech last night to the Republican Convention. But first, he said, "I'm......

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 Tags  Dennis Michaud   electoral votes   McCain   Palin   Republican Convention  

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R.I. delegate: McCain has a tall order -- and a chance to shine

6:30 PM Thu, Sep 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
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By John E. Mulligan, Journal Washington Bureau "We're not done yet,'' Rhode Island delegation Rob Manning said today of the Republican presidential nominee John McCain's sendoff to the fall campaign. With running mate Sarah Palin's convention job done -- and......

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 Tags  McCain   Palin   Pawlenty   Republican Convention   Ridge   video tribute  

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Rhode Islander's memories of the '64 convention

12:22 PM Mon, Sep 01, 2008 | | Write a comment
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By John E. Mulligan, Journal Washington Bureau MINNEAPOLIS -- Republicans from around the country attended their welcoming gala last night at the Minndeapolis Convention Center in an atmosphere of uncertainty and some disappointment about how their national gathering will proceed......

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 Tags  Barry Goldwater   J. William Middendorf   Republican conservative movement   Republican Convention  

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Text of Sen. Jack Reed's DNC speech

8:10 PM Wed, Aug 27, 2008 | | Comments (5)
By Susan Areson    Email

Here is the text of the prepared speech to be given by U.S. Sen. Jack Reed at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, as provided by Reed's office in advance: Good evening, I'm Senator Jack Reed from Rhode Island. As......

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 Tags  Democratic Convention   Denver   Jack Reed   Jack Reed's DNC speech  

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Bergstrom finds new job in Connecticut

3:20 PM Tue, Aug 19, 2008 | | Write a comment
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By Katherine Gregg, Journal State House Bureau The former head of the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council has landed the top spot in the Urban Redevelopment Commission for Stamford, Conn., the city from whence he first came to the Ocean......

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 Tags  Christopher Bergstrom   Gregg   Rhode Island economic policy council   Stamford Urban Redevelopment Commission  

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DNC fundraiser leaves lasting impression on Cicilline

3:40 PM Fri, Aug 15, 2008 | | Comments (1)
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By Daniel Barbarisi Some say that politics is a dangerous business -- Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline is sporting the cast to prove it. Cicilline was attending a political fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee on a boat in Sag......

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 Tags  David Cicillline   Democratic National Committee   fundraiser   lankle injury   Sag Harbor  

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