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The Powerball lottery that provided a lucky Rhode Island ticket holder $336.- 5:15 pm Many Fond du Lac School District voters will voting at new polling places for the first time when...- 10:07 am Former Fond du Lac police chief Tony Barthuly accidentall
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When missionaries and pastors serving in Mexico discuss drug violence, a common ... The Dead Sea Scrolls have long been considered a source of great wonder and ... In the controversy over President Obama's mandate requiring that insurers ... The Pennsylv
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LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 14: (L-R) Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, a former defense attorney for reputed mobsters, poses with Lorie Lesieur and Carl Medeiros of Rhode Island after marrying them in courtroom that was the site of the Las Vegas... View Photo »
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Americans' attitudes toward medically prescribed marijuana are changing, and medical organizations throughout the country - including the Rhode Island Medical Society and the American Medical Association - have come to recognize the potential benefits of marijuana for medical use ... Patients across Rho...
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island police officer is facing disciplinary action over his handling of a state lawmaker's arrest last month on marijuana charges. South Kingstown Police Department Capt. Jeffrey Allen tells The Associated Press the
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The Powerball lottery that provided a lucky Rhode Island ticket holder $336.- 5:15 pm Many Fond du Lac School District voters will voting at new polling places for the first time when...- 10:07 am Former Fond du Lac police chief Tony Barthuly accidentall
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A Rhode Island police officer is facing disciplinary action over his handling of a state lawmaker's arrest last month on marijuana charges. South Kingstown Police Department Capt. Jeffrey Allen told The Associated Press the unnamed officer failed to admi
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CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 08: The Xavier Musketeers mascot performs during the game against the Rhode Island Rams at Cintas Center on February 8, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. View Photo »
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On August 5, 1797, John Brown, the premier merchant and first citizen of Providence, Rhode Island, reluctantly entered federal district court in his hometown and became the first American to be tried under the U.S. Slave Trade Act of 1794.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. The series gets underway on Friday, Feb. 17, with the first pitch from Plumeri Park sla
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What will the Episcopal Church look like in 2030? By the Very Rev. Robert Munday http://toalltheworld.blogspot.com/ Feb. 14, 2012 I was having a conversation today with a friend in which I recalled that, some time ago, I had predicted that the Anglican C
About Rhode Island
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The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is the smallest state by area, and it is also the state with the longest official name. Rhode (IPA: [rod]) Island was the first of the thirteen original American colonies to declare independence from British rule,... Full Article
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Rhode Island forward Orion Outerbridge (12) shoots against Xavier forward Jeff Robinson (21) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cincinnati. Xavier 84-66.
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Xavier center Kenny Frease (32) and Rhode Island forward Levan Shengelia reach for a rebound in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cincinnati. Xavier won 84-66.
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Xavier guard Tu Holloway (52) drives past Rhode Island guard Billy Baron in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cincinnati.
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Xavier guard Mark Lyons drives against Rhode Island forward Levan Shengelia (11) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cincinnati.
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Rhode Island coach Jim Baron talks to his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Xavier, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cincinnati.
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Xavier forward Jeff Robinson shoots against Rhode Island forward Jonathan Holton (35) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cincinnati.
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Xavier forward Travis Taylor shoots over Rhode Island forward Jonathan Holton (35) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cincinnati. Xavier won 84-66.
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LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 14: (L-R) Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, a former defense attorney for reputed mobsters, poses with Lorie Lesieur and Carl Medeiros of Rhode Island after marrying them in courtroom that was the site of the Las Vegas Kefauver Committee hearing at the...
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Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee delivers his state-of-the-state address in the House Chamber, at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. , Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
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CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 08: The Xavier Musketeers mascot performs during the game against the Rhode Island Rams at Cintas Center on February 8, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 08: Chris Mack the head coach of the Xavier Musketeers gives instructions to his team during the game against the Rhode Island Rams at Cintas Center on February 8, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 08: Dezmine Wells #5 of the Xavier Musketeers grabs a rebound during the game against the Rhode Island Rams at Cintas Center on February 8, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 08: Tu Holloway #52 of the Xavier Musketeers shoots the ball during the game against the Rhode Island Rams at Cintas Center on February 8, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Xavier coach Chris Mack yells at his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rhode Island, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cincinnati.
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![As part of CVS Caremark's nationwide "Day of Giving," which involved awarding $4.3 million in grants across the country today through the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust," Eileen Howard Boone (third in from left), Vice President of the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust,...](http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/00M2gE802Ea75/30x30.jpg?fit=scale&background=000000 "As part of CVS Caremark's nationwide "Day of Giving," which involved awarding $4.3 million in grants across the country today through the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust," Eileen Howard Boone (third in from left), Vice President of the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust,...")
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This undated photo, location unknown, released by his attorney Joseph J. Balliro, shows David Whitaker who is serving a federal prison sentence in Rhode Island. Whitaker participated in a probe that resulted in Google Inc. , forfeiting $500 million to avoid criminal prosecution for...
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In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 photo, former Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Robert G. Flanders poses at a law office in Providence, R.I. , where he works as an attorney. Flanders, the state-appointed receiver overseeing operations of Central Falls, R.I.
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People watch the start of the Rhode Island 2012 legislative session from the gallery in the House Chamber, at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. , Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Rhode Island State Rep. Arthur Corvese, D-North Providence, top, introduces a House Resolution in honor of the late Bernardino Petreccia, in the House Chamber, at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. , at the start of the state's 2012 legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012.
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Rhode Island State Rep. Daniel Reilly, R-Newport, center, and State Rep. Laurence Ehrhardt, R-North Kingstown, right, join with other legislators as they recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the House Chamber, at the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I. , at the start of the state's 2012 legislative...
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Rhode Island forward Orion Outerbridge (12) shoots against Xavier forward Jeff Robinson (21) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Cincinnati. Xavier 84-66.
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