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Rhode Island Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson on Tuesday sailed through the first leg of her confirmation as a 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge.

Beginning Tuesday, the first of thousands of unemployed Rhode Islanders will exhaust a federal stimulus subsidy that has helped them afford temporary health insurance.

Of course, the reason conservative members of the Democratic Caucus are able to wield such power is the anti-democratic, not constitutionally-mandated filibuster, which requires a super-majority of 60 Senators to pass legislation.

Getting - on page' with Obama A A Nov. 25: A Morning Meeting panel discusses the health care article that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is pushing his colleagues to read during the holiday.

Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin on Sunday disputed key details of Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy's account of their 2007 communication about whether the congressman should take Communion, given his support for abortion rights.

AT GROUND BREAKING: Andrew Sholes, left, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rabbi Amy Levin and Temple Torat Yisrael president Susan Smoller chat prior to Sundays' groundbreaking ceremony.

Friday, 20 November 2009, 4:36 pm Column: Jason Leopold A long-awaited Justice Department watchdog report that is said to be highly critical of the legal work three attorneys who worked at the agency's powerful Office of Legal Counsel conducted for the Bush administration will be released at the end of the month, Attorney General Eric Holder said ...

" After two months of talks, Deepwater Wind LLC and National Grid are still unable to agree upon a contract for the utility to purchase electricity from the developer's offshore wind farm.

From a truly insincere Politico article : Added Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse : "For the first time, what the anti-choice advocates are saying is that [the federal] dollar now has to control ... what these private-sector companies can offer.

Current laws addressing cyber crime aren't adequate to address growing attacks on the government and businesses, a representative of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration said Tuesday.

United States Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse met with LGBT Rhode Islanders on Nov. 12 to discuss gay rights issues.

The New York Times and The Washington Post both reported on former president Bill Clinton's pep talk with Senate Democrats on Tuesday.

A message is written on the back of a car outside the visitation for Sgt. Amy Krueger at Kiel High School in Kiel, Wis., onA Friday.

This July photo from the Arabic-language Web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept.

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:11:23 +0400 SEN. REID PRESSURES ADMINISTRATION OVER ARMENIA-TURKEY DEAL By Kevin Bogardus The Hill http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/66899-reid-pressures-administration-on-armenia-turkey-deal Nov 8 2009 DC Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has applied subtle pressure on the Obama administration over a U.S.-brokered deal ...

Matt Welch November 10, 2009 I for one always miss Bill Clinton, even though I never voted for him and mostly disliked him in office.

Facing the threat of a filibuster by Senator Joe Lieberman over the public option remaining in Democrats' health reform bill, Senator Bernie Sanders does not seem gravely concerned.

Former President Bill Clinton is urging Senate Democrats to put aside their differences and pass a health care overhaul bill.

A group called the College Republican Federation of Rhode Island held a protest outside the Marriot in Providence this morning.

The state Department of Labor and Training is poised to contact thousands of Rhode Islanders who may be eligible for extended unemployment benefits under a bill approved by the Congress Thursday that President Obama is planning to sign Friday.