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Sheldon Whitehouse Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Sheldon Whitehouse.

Results 1 - 20 of 325 in Sheldon Whitehouse

  1. More of this story

    1 hr ago | Newport Daily News

    ... sang. While "Georgia never saw a sweeter peach," "Newport's never seen a sweeter Queen, Noreen." Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, and Donald Christ, who has taken Drexel's place as chair of the McBean Charitable Trust, all ...

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    Related Topix: Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

  2. "Bioneers" to Gather For Conference in PortlandRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Ellsworth American

    ... including Thomas Linzey, executive director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and other leaders from social, scientific, political, artistic and business perspectives. Live satellite ...

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    Related Topix: Brooksville, ME, University of Southern Maine

  3. More than 17,000 R.I. residents haven't claimed federal rebate checks

    Yesterday | Providence Journal

    ... to make ends meet and the rebate could help with winter bills, such as heating costs. U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is scheduled to visit the Woonsocket Senior Center today to urge Rhode Islanders to take advantage of this assistance. He said that in ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Patrick Kennedy, Democrat, US Senate, Social Security, Personal Finance

  4. R.I. senator makes pitch for Obama, N.H. Dems

    Yesterday | The Citizen

    ... them to register to vote - no matter who they support in the presidential election - Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island was also able to update students at Plymouth State University about the plight of whales and other marine ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Bow, NH, University of Virginia, Yale University

  5. Whitehouse praises Obama health planRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Dartmouth

    ... presidential candidate Barack Obama will move quickly to reform the American health care system, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. told a group of almost 50 Dartmouth Medical School students and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center employees Wednesday ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, Democrat, US News, John McCain, Nursing

  6. Drive registers Dartmouth voters

    Yesterday | The Dartmouth

    ... about Obama and his message," Joseph Dang '10, president of the Dartmouth College Democrats, said. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who was on campus to give a speech in the Rockefeller Center, also appeared at the event. "It would have been great ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, John Sununu, Republican, US News, Democrat, Dartmouth College, John McCain

  7. NewsRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Dartmouth

    ... presidential candidate Barack Obama will move quickly to reform the American health care system, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. told a group of almost 50 Dartmouth Medical School students and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center employees Wednesday ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Democrat, John McCain

  8. Mall expo to provide tips on cutting energy costsRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | Warwickonline.com

    ... Chamber of Commerce, National Grid, Taco and Cox Communications. Congressman James Langevin and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will also have booths at the show. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. 'It's not just about the house,' Adams ...

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    Related Topix: Warwick, RI, US News, US House of Representatives, James Langevin, Democrat, US Politics

  9. Why Vote?Read the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | Elliot Lee's Blog

    ... office holder presided over a $3 trillion war and at least a $1 trillion economic melt-down. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) estimated the cost of the Bush presidency at $7.7 trillion. Let's compromise and call it $6 trillion, and assume that the ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

  10. State delegation reacts to bailout bill

    Saturday Oct 4 | The Pawtucket Times

    ... that I am as angry as they are and I want answers and I want people to be held accountable for this. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who called the legislation "an important step forward for America," said after the House vote: "The crisis on Wall Street ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, James Langevin, Democrat, Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island, US Senate, Rhode Island Government, Small Business, Personal Finance

  11. Sen. Whitehouse (D-RI) has pic of him with ACORN on his Senate website

    Thursday Oct 2 | Free Republic

    I wonder how much money he got from Fanny & Freddie. 2 posted on 10/02/2008 2:01:00 PM PDT by mass55th To: Harry Wurzbach Classic Communist color scheme: red black & white..... er I mean Iconography.

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    Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

  12. Bailout fails: Work to be done, say legislators

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Warwickonline.com

    ... people who are hurt by forces outside of their control," said Zaccaria. Alex Swartsel, a spokeswoman for Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said the Senator believes the House will reconvene to pass a bill to rescue the financial markets before all is said ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, US House of Representatives, James Langevin

  13. Lawmakers rebut Justice report on attorney firingsRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Government Executive

    ... to continue its investigation. Republican participation at the hearing is uncertain. Meanwhile, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., plans to ask Attorney General Mukasey in a forthcoming letter whether Nora Dannehy, the special prosecutor named Monday ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, Pete Domenici, US Senate, Republican, Heather Wilson, US House of Representatives

  14. End-of-Life Decisions Focus of Senate Hearing

    Monday Sep 29 | Senior Spectrum

    ... barriers to end-of-life decision-making and to raise awareness about the need for solutions, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., chaired a hearing before the Senate Special Committee on Aging to hear from medical and legal experts about the ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

  15. Green jobs for R.I. discussed at forumRead the original story

    Monday Sep 29 | Brown Daily Herald

    ... from (the jobs) people have or had before they lost them," he said. At the start of the event, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., addressed the audience in a short satellite message from Washington, emphasizing his commitment to bringing more green ...

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    Related Topix: New England Institute of Technology, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Providence, RI

  16. CongressDaily: U.S. Attorney Firings Report Leaves QuestionsRead the original story

    Monday Sep 29 | National Journal

    ... removals but still showed that the process was "haphazard, arbitrary and unprofessional." Meanwhile, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , D-R.I., welcomed the appointment of Dannahey but said he planned to write to Mukasey asking for details on what precise ...

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    Related Topix: Harriet Miers, US Politics, Pete Domenici, Republican, Heather Wilson, US House of Representatives

  17. More of this story

    Monday Sep 29 | Newport Daily News

    ... to help support the university she has served for more than three decades. Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., former Catholic bishops Louis E. Gelineau and Robert E. Mulvee and New York Times president and CEO and Salve grad ...

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    Related Topix: Salve Regina University, Soup, Life, Food, Newport, RI, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

  18. John E. Mulligan: Senate OKs spending bill containing R.I. allocations

    Saturday Sep 27 | Providence Journal

    ... energy, the new allocation would keep the number of assisted families about the same. Reed and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse both joined in the 78-to-12 vote that sent the bill to Mr. Bush, who is expected to sign it. "For Rhode Island families ...

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    Related Topix: George Bush, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Patrick Kennedy, James Langevin, Democrat

  19. Edmondson testifies on end-of-life issues

    Wednesday Sep 24 | The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK

    ... not be an artificial division between ordinary medical care and hospice care," Edmondson said. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who led the hearing, expressed hope that it would raise awareness about end-of-life issues. "This is a discussion that ...

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    Related Topix: Drug Enforcement Administration

  20. Few like it, but no offer alternatives to bailout

    Thursday Sep 25 | Warwickonline.com

    ... protection and reimbursement," said Reed, a senior member of the Banking Committee. 's other Senator, Sheldon Whitehouse, largely agreed with Reed. Whitehouse wants to see more done for struggling Americans as opposed to struggling Wall Street ...

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    Related Topix: Warwick, RI, Personal Finance, Retirement, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Jack Reed, Democrat