Chafee Survives in Rhode Island, But November Test Remains
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Embattled moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee survived TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs closely watched primary in Rhode Island, calling his victory over conservative challenger Stephen Laffey, the major of Cranston, the result of a grass-roots campaign never before seen in the state.
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Rasmussen Reports - The Republican incumbent and his Democratic challenger have flipped positions in Rhode Island&#39;s close race for Governor. Governor Donald Carcieri now leads Lieutenant Governor Charles Fogarty 47% to 45%.
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Rep. Katherine Harris overcame the opposition of her own party to win a decisive primary victory, and now it's unclear whether the GOP will lift a finger to support her long-shot bid to oust Sen. Bill Nelson in November.
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U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island held a tight lead Tuesday over a conservative Republican primary challenger, fueling GOP hopes to keep Senate control.
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Quemont Greer scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead DePaul to a 60-51 victory over Rhode Island on Thursday night. Trailing 38-29 with 13:38 left, DePaul (7-3) went on a 19-4 run to take the lead.
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Rasmussen Reports - In a race that was a dead heat at 43% in early August, Lt. Governor Charles Fogarty (D) has jumped in front with a five-point lead.&nbsp; The Democrat now leads incumbent Governor Donald Carcieri (R) 46% to 41%. The Rhode Island Senate race is a toss-up.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Rhode Island.
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A scan of the videos submitted for the Republican YouTube debate so far shows the candidates have little to fear.
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By Peter B. Lord  State legislators, concerned about decreasing insurance coverage and rising premiums for houses along Rhode Island's coastline, have scheduled a meeting for 4 p.m.
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By SCOTT MacKAY  Journal Staff Writer  Republican Lincoln D. Chafee "is a really nice guy. . . . The problem is he votes for people who aren't nice guys," says California Democrat Barbara Boxer.   * * *   PROVIDENCE  -   Sen.
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Few incumbents have been as besieged in this yearÃ¢ÂÂs campaign season as moderate Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who faces a threatening challenge from conservative Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey in the Sept. 12 primary.
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Plans to move a 1956 house designed by Paul Rudolph from a bluff in Rhode Island rather than demolish it fell through yesterday.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq  - Ahmad Chalabi has survived again.  Just after escaping an attempt to kill him Wednesday, he said  an Iraqi court had dropped charges that could have put him in  jail.
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Senator Lincoln Chafee won the Republican primary in Rhode Island, and Representative Benjamin L. Cardin and Kweisi Mfume lead in MarylandÂs Democratic primary.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The play did not look as bad as Rodney Harrison's hit that leveled Rudi Johnson in yesterday's 35-28 Patriots victory over Cincinnati at Gillette Stadium.
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Seven-term Democratic Rep. Albert R. WynnÃ¢ÂÂs primary contest Tuesday in MarylandÃ¢ÂÂs 4th Congressional District got nowhere near the publicity received by Republican Sen. Lincoln ChafeeÃ¢ÂÂs fight for political survival in Rhode Island. Yet the slow and still-incomplete count in Maryland 4 indicates that Wynn may have ended up with the closest shave of any incumbent in the nine states that held Sept. 12 primaries.
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Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island has decided not to vote for President Bush in November.