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Wa terFire, bocce, oh my! The rebirth of downtown Providence has been the stuff of breathless travel writing for more than a decade now. Comment?
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Reed's Approach to Credit Rating Agencies Gets Play
... November 06, 2009 Interview: Mark Arsenault October 30, 2009 Noir comes to Providence October 30, 2009 Can the Rhode Island tea party brew a revolution? October 23, 2009 See all articles by: David Scharfenberg Latest Comments Coakley's Stand -- A ... Comment?
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R.I. Rep. Patrick Kennedy declines to respond to bishop's attack on abortion issue
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... published Monday in an open letter from Bishop Tobin to Kennedy on the Web site of the diocesan newspaper, the Rhode Island Catholic. Kennedy said he also finds it "very disconcerting" that Bishop Tobin will not agree to keep private the discussion ... Comment?
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Health officials: More H1N1 vaccine available for pregnant women
PROVIDENCEa 'The Rhode Island Department of Health said Tuesday that more H1N1 flu vaccine is now available for pregnant women. Comment?
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Events commemorating Veterans Day
... on Hope Street at 8:30 a.m. along with the playing of taps. A 9:45 a.m. interfaith service will be held at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, 480 Metacom Ave., followed by an 11 a.m. program at the Veterans Home featuring speaker Armand Pereira, an ... Comment?
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Staying in touch even oceans away
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... You go from having your father being around all the time to not having him at all," said the University of Rhode Island student, as she sought to explain the importance of events such as the one Tuesday night when Hero Packs were distributed to the ... Comment?
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Vets get more time for home tax credit
... tax break will remain in effect for an additional year. Lt. Col. Bruce Fletcher, public affairs officer for the Rhode Island National Guard, said the new law could benefit up to 1,000 members of the Guard. "It's a great idea," he said. Staff Sgt. ... Comment?
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R.I. deficit projected at $200 million for current year
Having barely recovered from the last budget battle, state leaders on Tuesday learned that Rhode Island's battered economy is largely responsible for creating another gaping budget hole. Comment?
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Carcieri vetos bill allowing partners to plan funerals
... ones. The only one of the dueling defense-of-marriage, same-sex marriage and gay-rights bills introduced in Rhode Island this year that cleared the General Assembly , the legislation was an outgrowth of the wrenching tale that Mark S. Goldberg told ... Comment?
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$1,000 reward offered in dog abandonment
The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person who abandoned a dog last week in Johnston. Comment?
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Rhode Island Governor Won't Even Give Rights to Dead Gays
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If you're gay and you die in Rhode Island your domestic partner won't be able to make funeral arrangements for you because Governor Donald Carcieri just vetoed a bill providing for that . Comment?
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Remember how the enemies of marriage equality ran around Maine saying they didn't oppose all protections for same-sex couples - like domestic partnerships - they just wanted to protect the traditional definition of marriage from the homos? The state legislature in Rhode Island passed a bill that would've allowed domestic partners to make funeral ... Comment?
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Brooklyn, Jim Carrey, Asteroid, Jodi Rell, Subway Drama
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... gets run over by subway . Jim Carrey's new website is pretty fantastic . Gay man r unning for Toronto mayor . Rhode Island domestic partners bill awaits anti-gay governor Carcieri's signature : "An opponent of gay marriage, Carcieri has not yet ... Comment?
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RI governor vetoes bill to allow domestic partners to plan each other's funeral
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Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri vetoed a bill earlier today that would have added domestic partners to the list of those authorized under state law to make funeral arrangements for each other. Comment?
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RI Gov. Carcieri Nixes Gay Funeral Bill a No NY Marriage a Why Malachi Marx Went Gay For Pay
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ON OUR GAYDAR a ' News, notes, clicks, and quips from around the web. Rhode Island's Gov. Comment?
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Gov. Don Carcieri vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have given same-sex couples in Rhode Island the right to plan funerals for deceased partners. Comment?
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Liberty Counsel and The Peter call the FBI . Rhode Island Governor Carcieri today vetoed a bill that would add domestic partners to the list of people who are allowed to make funeral arrangements for each other. Comment?
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Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and Sports
Rhode Island has received federal praise for its reaction to the H1N1 spread, but what do the citizens of the Ocean State think of the job being done? ABC6 Anchor Andrew Gobeil has more... Comment?
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Rhode Island's basketball teams in the midst of a lengthy NCAA Tournament drought
... its teams to the NCAAs in 2004. The Friars haven't won a game in the tournament since 1997. The University of Rhode Island last played in the event in 1999. Brown's only modern-day trip came in 1986. If the three schools do indeed miss out again in ... Comment?
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Ocean State Becomes 19th to Ban Texting While Driving Yesterday, Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri signed a law banning all drivers from text messaging while driving. Comment?
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