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“There is a weighing process that they feel expected to undertake as people of faith and they make the best choices they can.”

In his first ceremonial appearance on U.S. soil, Pope Benedict XVI will be honored at a huge White House gathering this morning by a conservative Protestant president who courted and won a majority of Catholic ... via Providence Journal

“Tony one day walks up to me and says, 'You know what? Stop talking to Patrick. It takes me two days to get out of his head what you put in it!' ”

When, amid Gilded Age splendor, U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy hosted a tribute last Saturday to the late Tony Marcella, aide and friend, several Rhode Island political headliners turned out. via Providence Journal

“The state of the Rhode Island seal that the worker knows should be on a license wasn't on this one. So that raised the suspicion and he called capitol police, who then called us”

Police have arrested an illegal immigrant from Bolivia at a state office after he allegedly showed a fake ID to a worker. via WJAR-TV

“It's a novel concept in the family law area”

Gay couples had to struggle mightily to win the right to marry or form civil unions. via WPRI-TV East Providence

“I think this legislation is good because it's part of a bigger conversation.”

A bottle bill, a divisive issue that legislators battled over for years without ever approving, is once again on the General Assembly's agenda. via Providence Journal

“Someone sold the governor a bill of goods, and he took it”

Gov. Don Carcieri's Advisory Commission on Hispanic Affairs urged him Friday to reconsider his executive order cracking down on illegal immigration because it could lead to racial profiling and may be inspired ... via WJAR-TV

A Brazilian judge has issued an arrest warrant for a U.S. immigration officer from Rhode Island who is accused of soliciting an 11-year-old boy for sex in Rio de Janeiro. via WLNE

“Of course it's inexcusable, but it's also typical of the Bush administration's highly selective value system that almost always puts the concerns of industry first and those of the public welfare in a distant second”

A multistate petition filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court asks the court to require a ruling from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on whether it will regulate motor-vehicle greenhouse gas emissions. via Providence Business News

“He is a subject who is known to us and is prone to violence”

A weepy Byron Zepeda, 23, was arraigned yesterday on a charge of first-degree murder in the slaying of Richard G. Robinson, 41, who the police said was shot dead as he tried to stop a fight in his yard. via Providence Journal

“Tech jobs make critical contributions to the U.S. economy in terms of innovation, and pay extremely well ... 87 percent better than the average private-sector wage”

TECH SALARIES in Rhode Island grew 6.7% from 2005 to 2006, the second-fastest rate nationwide, the AeA said. via Providence Business News

A Providence man was shot on June Street last night, with one bullet grazing the side of his head and another bullet hitting an elbow, the police said. via Providence Journal

“In order to stabilize the economy, people need access to mortgages at rates they can afford, and so far the Fed hasn't been able to do much about that.”

Although Federal Reserve policymakers have cut key interest rates eight times since August, shaving 3 percentage points off the benchmark federal funds rate , mortgage lenders have so far declined to follow ... via Providence Business News

“Night Watchman's Buggy", one in a series of many "Dream Vehicles”

Photo / Sheila Lennon Keyboards and strings often find their way into pianist Mark Taber's humorous creations. via Providence Journal

Target 12 Investigators: Officers 'Injured on Duty' Status Controversy The school committee for Warwick is recommending shutting down Rhodes, Drum Rock and Potowomut schools and transferring those students to ... via WPRI-TV East Providence

“Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945”

In Nazi Germany, some gay men were castrated and prosecuted under draconian laws prohibiting homosexuality. via WJAR-TV

Just when St. Patrick's Day morphed into St. Patrick's Month in Rhode Island, no one knows. via Providence Journal

“When you shook his hand, he'd take his left arm and put it on your shoulder and look you in the eye.”

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat who was the picture of brilliance and rectitude, has been exposed as stupid and slimy. via Providence Journal

“Fostering meaningful change through fact-based research provides all states with useful knowledge to pursue innovative solutions that will strengthen performance and service to the public”

Based on independent reports, including one released yesterday, Rhode Island government is not just expensive, it is not particularly effective. via Providence Business News

“It is simply not acceptable for any state to be stripped of its sovereignty over land within its borders by mid-level bureaucrats in Washington.”

"IT IS SIMPLY not acceptable for any state to be stripped of its sovereignty over land within its borders by mid-level bureaucrats in Washington," Gov. via Providence Business News

“Hillary Clinton has the qualifications and know-how to get things done in Washington and has proven her ability to build consensus among both parties”

Sen. Hillary Clinton's Rhode Island campaign is holding an open house tonight at 5:30 at Clinton headquarters at 175 Broad St. via Providence Journal