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Dorr led a failed rebellion against Rhode Island's Governor, who refused to recognize a new state constitution that Dorr had drafted with other liberal reformers. Sentenced to life in solitary confinement and hard labor, Dorr was pardoned...
...Perhaps. In private Republicans admit that at least three Senate seats - Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Montana - are likely to switch to the Democrats. The Foley scandal and bad news from Iraq has hurt Republican incumbent Mike DeWine in Ohio. But to make up the remaining two seats, Democrats need to win the toss-up race in Missouri and the open Republican seat in Tennessee, or stage a surprising win in Virginia. At the same time, two seats in Maryland and New Jersey are likely to go to Democrats but are still in play and must be defended. Says the G.O.P...
...Democratic incumbent is vulnerable, it could be critical to the Republicans' chances of keeping control of the Senate. Democrats, who currently have 45 seats, need to win six new seats to become the majority. And Democratic candidates are either tied or in the lead in Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Tennessee, all seats currently held by Republicans. But a loss in New Jersey by Menendez would virtually ensure that Republicans still retained control of Congress, even if they lost all those key races...
...Rhode Island took a page out of the Harvard playbook last Saturday by adopting a smash-mouth strategy. One week after Clifton Dawson and the Crimson embarrassed Brown’s run defense for 261 yards on the ground, the Rams gained 234. URI attempted only 10 passes on the afternoon, versus an astounding 59 carries. And, on the flip side of the coin, the Bears’ inability to establish the running game on offense haunted it yet again. This time, “Oy vey” Oyalowo rode the pine and junior Derrick Knight stumbled...
Services Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 615—which represents workers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire—organized the protest against The Gutierrez Company, a Burlington-based real estate development company...