http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ri-news/ en-us Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:25:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098253/posts “When homes are doubling in price in every six years and incomes are increasing by a mere one percent per year, Fannie’s mission is of paramount importance,” Senator Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, lectured Mr. Mudd at a Congressional hearing in 2006. “In fact, Fannie and Freddie can do more, a lot more.” http://news.google.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098253/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:25:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095992/posts All the plaintiffs’ bar really needs is a single precedent-setting victory with a public nuisance case. This means that even confronted with long-shot odds, firms like Motley Rice are willing to gamble on the outcome because the ultimate payoff would be astronomical. In Rhode Island, they rolled the dice and they lost. However, those tempted to think that this nearly decade-long pursuit of former lead paint manufacturers ends in the Ocean State, think again. There are numerous “elsewheres” for Motley Rice and other plaintiffs’ firms to look for mega payouts. Institute for Legal Reform http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095992/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:57:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090509/posts BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM KYLE ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112008 500 PM AST THU SEP 25 2008 ...LOW PRESSURE AREA FINALLY DEVELOPS INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE... INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KYLE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE LOW PRESSURE AREA THAT MOVED NORTHWARD FROM HISPANIOLA HAS DEVELOPED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KYLE WAS LOCATED NEAR... National Hurricane Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090509/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:08:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089586/posts In the early part of 1995, Vartan Gregorian, the president of Brown, flew to Chicago to meet with the board of directors of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, a school reform initiative to which he had just awarded $49 million of a large gift he had helped arrange. When he arrived, the board was excited to introduce the man it had selected to be its first president - a young lawyer named Barack Obama. The Brown Daily Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089586/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:23:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088993/posts A group of 10 states, including Maryland and Delaware, are taking steps to monitor global warming. The coalition is called the "Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative." They'll conduct the nation's first carbon auction. The auction would put limits on carbon dioxide emissions from utility plants and make them pay for each ton of pollutants. The auction is set for September 25. WMDT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088993/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:50:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088444/posts R.I. sets course to map its waters for wind farms 01:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 BY PETER B. LORD Journal Environment Writer As coastal states race to build the country’s first offshore wind farms, it is clear that Rhode Island is following a unique path. The state has recruited a battery of oceanographers, engineers and other experts at the University of Rhode Island in an unprecedented $3.2-million effort to map and zone state and federal coastal waters to determine the best locations for turbines. Nearly 50 people from URI’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences, the... Prov Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088444/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:56:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087818/posts Poll: Presidential race tightens in R.I. Monday, Sep 22, 2008 - 10:09 AM A new poll released Monday by Brown University shows Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama losing his lead in Rhode Island. It appears that a number of Hillary Clinton's supporters are still angry that she isn't the Democratic nominee. The most recent poll by the Taubman Center for Public Policy, taken last week, showed that if the election were held today, Obama would get 47 percent of the vote to John McCain's 34 percent. Nineteen percent said they were undecided. In August, Obama was leading McCain by 20... Turn to 10 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087818/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:03:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080684/posts WBBM 780 - Chicago's #1 source for local news, traffic and weather Posted: Thursday, 11 September 2008 2:02PM Former GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee: Sarah Palin a 'Cocky Whacko' PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Former Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee has called vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a "cocky whacko" and said her selection as John McCain's running mate has energized supporters of Democrat Barack Obama. Chafee left the Republican Party last year after losing his bid for re-election and now supports Obama. He told an audience Tuesday at the New America Foundation in Washington the Alaska governor has revived a... WBBM 780 Chicago http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080684/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:27:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080193/posts So much for a respite from personal attacks in the presidential race. Former Senator Lincoln Chafee, the Rhode Island Republican who is backing Democrat Barack Obama, today stood by his remarks calling Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin a "cocky wacko." Chafee told an audience Tuesday at the New America Foundation in Washington that Palin has revived a "lackluster McCain candidacy," calling her surprise selection "this firestorm, this tornado, into the whole presidential election." Responding to an audience member's question, he said her speech at the Republican National Convention had also energized Obama supporters. "People were coming into my office,... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080193/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:35:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080046/posts (The Former Republican Senator) has called vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a "cocky wacko" and said her selection as John McCain's running mate has energized supporters of Democrat Barack Obama. (The Former Senator) said her speech at the Republican National Convention had the unintended effect of energizing Democrats and Obama supporters. "People were coming into my office, phone calls were flooding in, e-mails were coming in, 'I just sent money to Obama, I couldn't sleep last night' .... To see this cocky wacko up there, HA! (the former GOP Senator) said to laughter. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080046/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:47:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077929/posts Young — the unpaid director of a group he formed, the National Civil Rights Coalition — ran for both mayor of Providence and U.S. Senate in 2006, losing with 26 percent of the Democratic mayoral primary vote and 11 percent of the Senate primary vote. Young makes his case for replacing Reed, saying, “Mr. Reed has been in Congress over 20 years. That’s not a democracy. That’s a monarchy. We don’t keep someone in 20 years, do we? Do you think Mr. Reed has had time to accomplish all of his goals in 20 years?” Reed has a campaign war... http://www.projo.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077929/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 06:47:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074991/posts ·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683   New York Primary Elections, Tuesday, September 9!   Friday, August 29, 2008   Tuesday, September 9 is Primary Election Day in the Empire State.  Please be sure to vote Freedom First.For candidate ratings and endorsements, please call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) or visit www.NRAPVF.org.  For more information about voting in New York, please click here.  Remember to Vote Freedom First on Tuesday, September 9! Find this item at: http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4152 NRA - ILA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074991/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:30:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074061/posts Imagine it's a few days before the Dem convention. In a big—BIG—surprise, Barack Obama names Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy his vice-presidential running mate. You're a partisan Republican. Do you?: * a. demand that Obama drop Kennedy from the ticket; or * b. sit back and enjoy the, uh, ride. I'm guessing the great majority of red-blooded Republicans would answer 'b.' Why wouldn't you want a weak link on the opposing ticket? So what kind of scare has Sarah Palin has put into the MSM that various of its members, like Jack Cafferty, are floating the notion that McCain should... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074061/posts#comment Wed, 3 Sep 2008 22:01:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073206/posts I just talked to my wife, who is a Rhode Island delegate at the convention. The news media has not fully reported the destructive activities of the lefty activists. They have: Attacked an elderly man and put him in a wheelchair Attacked some Iowa delegates, pushed them to the ground, doused them with ammonia, and then took their credentials (thank God that they did not light them on fire). Delegates are now being told not to display their credentials except when safely inside the convention center. Destroyed the windows of an entire downtown street First Hand Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2073206/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 19:14:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067768/posts New York and 11 other states are suing federal environmental regulators over greenhouse gas emissions from oil refineries, the New York attorney general's office said on Monday. The suit, led by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, charges that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the federal Clean Air Act by refusing to issue standards, known as new source performance standards, for controlling global warming pollution emissions from oil refineries. Note: Other states in the suit are California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. New York City and Washington D.C. also joined in... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067768/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:46:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065644/posts Here’s what Barack Obama told Time’s Karen Tumulty and David Von Drehle earlier this week, when asked what we would learn about him from his vice presidential pick: Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065644/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:09:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063015/posts PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Eight people who resigned from Gov. Don Carcieri's Commission on Hispanic Affairs have denounced Carcieri and his executive order cracking down on illegal immigrants. The eight commissioners quit Thursday and held a news conference Friday. An executive order that Carcieri signed in March requires state police and prison officials to identify illegal immigrants for possible deportation. It also requires the executive branch to use a federal database to verify the immigration status of new hires. Former commissioner Juan Garcia called the order "social genocide." He said it will increase racial profiling of Hispanics by police and... WPRI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063015/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:08:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063075/posts Some of my fellow RedState contributors and I were discussing via email today why it is that a certain segment of the population is determined to push Condi Rice for Veep, as though it would be a good idea for the entire executive branch to run like the State Department currently does. During the course of this conversation, which inevitably turned to potentially *good* choices for Vice President, an unexpected name came up: Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri. More below... I was initially very skeptical of this suggestion. I didn't know much about Carcieri's record, and so I just automatically... Red State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063075/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:27:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062784/posts Two news items that really ought to run together: August 13, Providence Journal: Ex-Sen. Chafee joins Republicans for Obama August 13, Gothamist: Actor Ed Asner, former Dallas Cowboy Mark Stepnoski, and formerly famous hip hop group Arrested Development are leading a petition drive to get a referendum on New York City’s November ballot that would establish a new 9/11 investigation. If the group, called 911 Truth, can collect 30,000 signatures before September 4th, the City Council will be required to consider the measure, which calls for an investigative panel with subpoena authority. Former Senator Mike Gravel (who would join the... The National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062784/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:29:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061220/posts A trio of Republicans have defected from their party's likely presidential nominee and kicked off an effort to garner support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The group, called Republicans for Obama, is led by two moderate Republicans -- James Leach, a former U.S. representative from Iowa, and Lincoln Chafee, a former U.S. senator from Rhode Island -- along with Rita Hauser, a prominent fund-raiser for President George W. Bush. Their reasons for crossing party lines are diverse, ranging from the war in Iraq to overspending in Washington, and signal unhappiness not just with the candidacy of Republican Sen. John... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061220/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:48:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061028/posts Barack Obama likes to talk about "Obamacans" -- Republicans who he says approach him at political events and quietly pledge their support for his presidential candidacy. On Tuesday, he snagged two more Republicans, but these were high-profile politicians willing to speak out on his behalf. The first was former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach of Iowa, who endorsed him during a conference call with reporters. Leach said he was concerned about the "current philosophy of government" and worried that John McCain would be "more of the same." LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061028/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:01:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060692/posts Barack Obama's campaign is rolling out a number of centrist Republicans who are endorsing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee over Republican rival John McCain - in a show of his ability to win cross-over votes. A conference call Tuesday featured former Iowa Rep. Jim Leach, former White House intelligence adviser Rita Hauser and former Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who represented his state as a Republican, but switched to become a Democrat so he could vote for Obama in the primary. Leach predicted that a lot of Republicans and independents are going to be attracted by Obama's campaign. The Obama... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060692/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:28:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060642/posts Leach, Chafee start ‘Republicans for Obama’ By Walter Alarkon Posted: 08/12/08 01:48 PM [ET] Former Republican Rep. Jim Leach (Iowa) and former GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R.I.) touted Barack Obama as the presidential candidate who represents the traditional conservatism that they feel has been forgotten under President Bush. In an Obama campaign conference call Tuesday, during which Leach announced his endorsement of Sen. Obama (D-Ill.), the two former lawmakers tied presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) to Bush’s positions, particularly on the war in Iraq and spending. The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060642/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:17:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1705405/posts One brother gets jail, the other probation The brothers who owned The Station nightclub, where a fast- moving fire on Feb. 20, 2003, killed 100 people, have agreed to plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter charges, effectively ending the criminal prosecution against them. In exchange for their pleas, Superior Court Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr. has agreed to a sentence that calls for no jail time for one of the brothers, Jeffrey A. Derderian. Michael A. Derderian, 45, is to serve four years in prison followed by three years of probation. He also will have an 11-year suspended sentence, which... Providence Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1705405/posts#comment Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:50:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049120/posts BASRA, Iraq – A congressional delegation visited the Multi-National Division – South East headquarters in Basra, Iraq, July 21 while on a fact-finding mission during a trip through the area.  Senators Jack Reed, D-R.I., Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., arrived at Basra Air Station on an Air Force C-130. They were escorted by Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander, Multi-National Corps – Iraq, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Allen, command sergeant major, MNC-I.   The senators met with MND-SE leaders and Iraqi Army leaders, Lt. Gen. Mohammad, commander, Basra operations, and Maj. Gen. Aziz, commander, 14th Iraqi Army... Multi-National Corps – Iraq Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049120/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:52:56 GMT