Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]

Vetted Judges More Likely to Reject Asylum Bids

2008-08-24T00:00:00Z

At that hearing, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, expressed frustration about the lack of remedies. â€œThe so-called â€˜loyal Bushiesâ€™ that ...

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Launching Narragansett Bay's Blue Trail

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

Kayaks rest on the shore of Weaver Cove in Portsmouth before dignitaries take a short water tour yesterday. What had to be the most heavily protected group of paddlers in the history of the Ocean State set out onto Narragansett Bay yesterday to

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Whitehouse praises Obama's choice of Biden as VP

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Rhode Island's Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is praising Barack Obama's choice of Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate. Obama announced the pick on his Web site with a photo of the two men and an appeal for

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Obama-Biden: Marching in Liberal Lockstep

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

... Journal raking him the third most liberal Senator (behind Barack Obama and Sheldon Whitehouse, and ahead of the self-avowed socialist, Bernie Sanders. ...

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RI delegates determined to put rivalry behind them

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

We need a president who is for education, not bombs.â€ Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse also backed Clinton in the primary. He says the idea of allowing her ...

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Whitehouse praises Obama's choice of Biden as VP

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

PROVIDENCE, RIâ€”Rhode Island's Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is praising Barack Obama's choice of Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate. ...

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Panel: Hour is late for climate

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

NARRAGANSETT — Not long ago, a national association of state health officials endorsed the scientific consensus on climate change and called for strong governmental responses. U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said he asked for the group’s minority report

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Experts sound global warming alarm at US Senate session in RI

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who chaired the hearing, warned that information questioning the existence of global warming or its connection to human activity ...

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M. Charles Bakst: Convention is Obamaâ€™s big chance to connect with ...

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

I spoke last Tuesday with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse at a ziti-and-meatball community dinner he was hosting at the Salvatore Mancini Resource & Activity Center ...

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National Briefing

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

Guilty plea in Postville raid A supervisor arrested after an immigration raid at a large meatpacking plant pleaded guilty to conspiring to hire illegal immigrants and aiding and abetting their hiring. Juan Carlos Guerrero-Espinoza, 35, who worked at the

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Senators warn FBI rules could target innocent

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

The rules, known as the attorney general guidelines, have not been approved or even publicly released yet, but four Democrats joined a growing chorus of lawmakers raising concerns after being briefed on what the guidelines say. Among their fears:

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Feingold joins call against FBI 'surveillance' proposal

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.; and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I. All four are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Unity will need to be more than a word in Denver

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

Another Clinton supporter, Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher, will speak to the delegates on Thursday, along with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.

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Democratic State of the States 2008: Rhode Island

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

The stateâ€™s other senator, Democrat Jack Reed , is a strong Obama ally who joined the candidate on his trip to Europe and the Middle East last month and is ...

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Whitehouse, experts warn of local climate

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

By Ted Nesi NARRAGANSETT - US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and a panel of top scientists warned today that climate change will have a dramatic impact on Rhode ...

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New paddle trail to connect Portsmouth and Newport

2008-08-17T00:00:00Z

Confirmed to take part are US Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, US Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Coastal Resources Management Council Chairman Michael ...

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Whitehouse sets â€˜community dinnerâ€™ to discuss nationâ€™s sputtering ...

2008-08-17T00:00:00Z

US Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse invites the public to discuss â€œa weakening economy, the nationâ€™s foreclosure crisis, and rising energy costs,â€ at a community ...

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RI lawmakers seek federal probe into death

2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

The letter to Chertoff is being sent jointly by Reed, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and US Representatives Patrick Kennedy and James R. Langevin. ...

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Mikulski, Klobuchar Push for Accountability at DOD for National ...

2008-08-12T00:00:00Z

Va.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Gordon Smith (R-Ore.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Sheldon Whitehouse (DR.I.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).

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Stooge of Corporate Polluters

2008-08-12T00:00:00Z

According to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island: â€œAdministrator Johnson suggests a man who has every intention of driving his agency onto the rocks, ...

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