The Rhode Island Senate approved a bill that would allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions, a measure that Independent Gov. Lincoln Chafee says he’s inclined to sign.
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R.I. Lawmakers Pass Civil-Unions Bill
Over in the Corner , NR publisher Jack Fowler spotlights the Roger Sherman Liberty Center , a new outfit aiming to fight the good fight for free-market, limited-government principles in the politically rocky territory of Connecticut. In neighboring Rhode Island, a new poll reveals another reason for optimism for folks on the right: Congressman David Cicilline would lose to his Republican opponent by more than 10 points if an election were held today, according to an exclusive WPRI 12 poll that finds many voters are unhappy with the first-term Democrat. The new survey of 300 registered voters in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District shows Cicilline’s 2010 opponent, former state Rep. John Loughlin, would defeat him 47 percent to 35 percent, with 17 percent undecided. Another Republican, former State Police Col. Brendan Doherty, would beat Cicilline 46 percent to 33 percent, with 20 percent undecided, the poll reveals. All the traditional caveats apply — it’s early, it’s a small sample, it’s registered voters instead of likely voters (although generally Republican candidates do slightly better among likely voters), and with Obama at the top of the ticket, Rhode Island Democrats should come out in sizable numbers in 2012. But when 57 percent of respondents have a negative opinion of the incumbent, that incumbent has good reason to worry . . .
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Reuters – Congressional Election Day on Tuesday may be President Barack Obama’s only opportunity to pause before he plunges into a 10-day trip to Asia and starts work on a long post-election “to do” list.
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FACTBOX – Obama’s daunting post-election agenda
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In Rhode Island, the state’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate told President Obama to “really shove it,” a day after he learned the president wouldn’t be endorsing him.
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Democrat Criticizes Obama Rebuff
AFP – The curtain is all but certain to drop on President Barack Obama’s era of transformative reforms, even if Republicans fall short of their dreams of a mid-term election landslide next week.
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Sun sets on Obama’s era of grand reforms
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AP – Weeks before Rhode Island’s 2008 Democratic presidential primary, former Republican U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee made a high-profile endorsement of Barack Obama.
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In RI governor race, no endorsement yet from Obama
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**Written by Doug Powers Several reporters caught up to John Kerry and asked him about keeping his newest yacht in Rhode Island instead of Massachusetts — a move that just by happenstance allows Thurston and Lovey to avoid a $500,000 Bay State luxury tax. Kerry’s claim is that the boat is in Rhode Island for repair work. Everybody who’s ever been to Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod and the general Boston area knows there’s a tremendous shortage of businesses that perform boat repair: For the record, Kerry shouldn’t just fess up and pay the extra Massachusetts tax. Kerry should admit that the exorbitantly high taxation he helps promote chases people away to other states — states bright enough to realize that lower taxes collected from more taxpayers, including wealthy out-of-staters like John Kerry who are running from the results of their own policies — is a boon to private businesses not to mention the government coffers. If Massachusetts luxury taxes were, say, half of what they are, not only would the state have a quarter-million or so in luxury tax money, but an in-state company would be performing the alleged repair work on Kerry’s boat and paying taxes on that income to Massachusetts instead of Rhode Island. John Kerry is swift-boating his own state. (h/t Dittos Rush ) **Written by Doug Powers Twitter @ThePowersThatBe
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John Kerry Gets a Long Face When Reporters Confront Him About Taxes on the SS Rhode Island
