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    <title>Rhode Island News for Washington Bureau</title>
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          <title>Members of Congress want a White House office on rural issues</title>
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                    Members of the Congressional Rural Caucus want the White House to establish an office on rural issues.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:50:46 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Getting what&#8217;s coming to you</title>
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                    As $787 billion in economic stimulus money flows from Washington, you may benefit from additional spending on new roads and community programs. But, what&#8217;s in it for you, personally? 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:28:43 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Bill Aimed at Preserving American Revolution, War of 1812 Sites</title>
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                    Passed by the House on Wednesday, the bill is patterned after a Civil War battlefield protection program that provides grants to state and local governments and non-profit organizations through the National Park Service to acquire land and preserve sites 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:11:11 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>NIMBY&#8212;Reps seek to block Gitmo detainees</title>
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                    Across the South, Republicans line up to prevent their states from housing detainees now held at Guantanamo Bay.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:33:03 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama outlines budget priorities</title>
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                    President Barack Obama says his $3.6 trillion federal budget plan for 2010 begins to deliver on some of his campaign promises. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:33:12 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>New Exhibit Showcases Washington&#8217;s Black History</title>
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                    For nearly a decade the Scurlock Studio was a Washington institution.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:25:37 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>White House pushes for recovery package</title>
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                    The White House continued its full-court press Thursday for Congress to approve a massive economic stimulus package, emphasizing the benefits it would have for states and cities throughout the nation. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:55:49 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Layoff Survival Guide:&amp;nbsp; What to do if you&#8217;ve been laid off</title>
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                    We asked career counselors and state employment officials for their best advice on how to survive a layoff.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:53:18 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Stimulus plan includes billions for new construction and jobs</title>
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                    The ambitious $825 billion economic stimulus plan the House will vote on Wednesday blends new spending on everything from construction projects to unemployment aid with tax cuts for both individuals and businesses.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:27:14 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama inauguration infuses MLK holiday with new meaning</title>
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                    Obama's inauguration holds different meanings for different generations.
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          <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:02:39 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama makes history, but increase in black legislators slows</title>
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                    Obama's candidacy and election were made possible in part because of the many blacks elected to office at lower levels of government; but there&#8217;s still room for some improvement there, analysts and politicians say.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:18:25 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Your guide to the Inauguration</title>
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                    If you&#8217;re still thinking of heading to Washington to be part of what may be the city&#8217;s biggest gathering ever, you better move fast 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:41:39 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Economic Stimulus Starts With Youth, Advocates Say</title>
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                    National groups unite to help kids with government money
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          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:46:25 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Richmond Anti&#45;Gang Program Shows Success</title>
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                    Richmond program looks to expand after being praised as a national model.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:13:33 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Study Shows Wide Gaps In U.S. Standards Of Living</title>
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                    Connecticut is top-ranked, Mississippi is at the bottom. Interactive site lets users look up how their states and congressional districts fare on key indicators.<br />

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          <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Lawmakers Express Support for Kennedy</title>
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                    WIthin hours of learning of Sen. Edward Kennedy's diagnosis with a brain tumor, colleagues expressed their support for the Senate icon.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 19:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Small businesses upset by Medicare changes</title>
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                    Medicare recipients may soon get a break on the cost of wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and other medical equipment, but some suppliers warn that the more affordable equipment will come at the cost of patient care.  
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          <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 18:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>Update: Report says Southeast does poorly in caring for children</title>
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                    When it comes to a child&#8217;s well being, a new report says where he or she lives may make a big difference.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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          <title>VIDEO: Governors Talk Policy, Politics at National Meeting</title>
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                    Govs. Donald Carcieri, R-R.I., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., led an education panel at the National Governors Association this weekend before heading to a meeting Monday with President Bush.  Watch the two governors talk about education policy and how they view working with a president with 10 months left in his term.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:07:00 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Most Rhode Island Superdelegates Already Committed</title>
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                    Six of the state's 12 superdelegates are already committed to Hillary Clinton.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:58:00 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Rhode Island&#8217;s Superdelegates</title>
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                    Here's a look at Rhode Island's superdelgates.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>4 Democrats, 9 Republicans Make R.I. Ballot</title>
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                    PROVIDENCE -- Thirteen candidates have qualified for Rhode Island's presidential primary ballot.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:48:00 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Carothers Plans Exit From URI</title>
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                    PROVIDENCE - University of Rhode Island President Robert Carothers says he will not seek an additional three-year contact when his current contract concludes in June 2009.
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          <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:17:00 -0600</pubDate>
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          <title>Cuts Include State Jobs, DMV Office</title>
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                    Gov. Don Carcieri on Friday revealed another piece of his money-saving plan, along with the list of state jobs that will be eliminated. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:16:00 -0600</pubDate>
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