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Partnership aims to revitalize local businesses

Students track results at SPEC event

The Leung Gallery in the Stephen Robert '62 Campus Center normally inspires a strict code of silence - even heavy footsteps can draw angry glares during a midterms week. But on election night, the space pulsed with excited anticipation as it played host to the Special Event Committee's ReSPECt the Exec ...

House Speaker Fox retains seat

On Election Day, voters brave lines

Rhode Island voter identification laws implemented this year faced their first major test Tuesday as voters turned out across the state to cast their ballots in the general election. The ID laws require voters to present some sort of identification, such as a license or utility bill, at their local ...

Dems keep control of Senate, Warren wins in Mass.

Republicans retained control of the U.S. House of Representatives while Democrats held onto the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's national election. In Massachusetts, Democrat Elizabeth Warren unseated Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., while Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine defeated Republican George Allen to hold onto a Democratic ...

Three states vote for same-sex marriage

Key swing state wins pave Obama's path to re-election

President Obama strung together key swing state victories in Tuesday's election to win a second term as president of the United States, bringing to a close over a year of turbulent campaigning. Going into the election, polls showed a dead heat between Republican challenger Mitt Romney and Obama, though ...

Maggie Hassan '80 P'15 claims New Hampshire governor seat

Democrat Maggie Hassan '80 P'15 won the governorship of New Hampshire last night with 54 percent of the vote, defeating her Republican opponent Ovide Lamontagne, who garnered 43 percent. With her victory, Hassan will join Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal '91.5, Independent Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln ...

R.I. voters split on casino expansions

Rhode Island voters approved Question One by a margin of 71 percent to 29 percent at press time, backing a ballot measure that will pave the way for state-operated casino gaming at the Twin River casino in Lincoln. Question Two, a referendum on state-operated casino gaming at the Newport Grand casino ...

Dems Cicilline and Whitehouse re-elected

Democrat Rep. David Cicilline '83, D-R.I., won his re-election bid in Rhode Island's first congressional district, overcoming an aggressive challenge from former Colonel of the Rhode Island State Police Brendan Doherty. The race received national attention for its close polling numbers leading up to ...

R.I.'s party preferences diverge at state level

Final debates seek to swing R.I. races

R.I. state ballot question roundup

Providence ballot measures include street improvements

Police dept. faces lawsuit over beating, cover-up

Luis Mendonca filed a $7 million lawsuit against the Providence Police Department, the Rhode Island School of Design and the city Oct. 12. Mendonca, a Rhode Island resident, is filing the civil suit following  a failed criminal lawsuit after he was beaten by former Providence Police Officer Robert ...

R.I. voters can cast ballots on campus

All U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age are eligible to cast their vote for the president of the United States in today's general election.

Brazilians stay hostile to Republican foreign policy

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Cubans: Republican victory would hurt U.S. relations

HAVANA - In the seaside neighborhood of Vedado in Cuba's capital city of Havana, a tall, heavily-guarded office building houses the United States Interests Section. Officially part of the Swiss embassy, the U.S. Interests Section takes the place of what would be the American embassy if the country had ...

America abroad: The U.S. election on the world stage

When the American public elected Barack Obama to serve as the 44th President Nov. 4, 2008, his supporters burst into celebration - not just on the Main Green of the University's traditionally left-leaning campus and across the United States, but in the streets of Rome, Paris, Geneva, Hong Kong, Jakarta ...

British public views election as 'clash of ideals'

OXFORD, England - When Americans head to the polls Tuesday, most Britons will be rooting for another victory for President Obama. His superstar image may have diminished after what many here consider a disappointing term, but in the United Kingdom, the majority look unfavorably on Republican candidate ...