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Girl power at Halitosis Hall

Paiva Weed to reach lofty height in old boys' club
Phillipe + Jorge have always been strong supporters of state Senator Teresa Paiva Weed, the presumptive (God, do we hate that word) new Senate president.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | November 12, 2008

Newport Biodiesel's pipeline

Energy
While the return of gas prices to a more palatable level has stifled public discontent for now, it's hard to predict when the next oil shock may occur.

By: CARROLL ANDREW MORSE | November 12, 2008

Little state of RI brings big opportunities

Techwatch
The revelation that Rhode Island faces a $300 million-plus deficit for the current year is just the latest bit of dire economic news about the state.

By: IAN DONNIS | November 12, 2008

Spare Us the Early Onslaught of Christmas!!

Rant
On the night of Saturday, November 1, I went to a house party in the Fox Point section of Providence. Standing in the beer line, flanked by Cruella DeVille and Catwoman, I was both confused and underdressed.

By: PHILIP EIL | November 12, 2008

Grand union

Ask Dr. Lovemonkey
I have been together with a man for 14 years. We have a strong, stable relationship, a seven-year-old son who we adore, and everything is just fine except for the fact that his family has been constantly (and increasingly) pressuring us to "make it legal."

By: DR. LOVEMONKEY | November 12, 2008

Make Net Neutraility a reality

What's the fuss over the Fairness Doctrine really about?
These are scary times for far-right conservatives.

By: ADAM REILLY | November 17, 2008

Bridging the bi-partisan gap

Could an Obama administration mean an end to the red-state/blue-state divide?
It's worth reminding ourselves that when the Republicans are out of power, they go apeshit.

By: MIKE MILIARD | November 14, 2008

GOP loses its gusto

The GOP relied on talk radio to carry its water, but votes are worth more than ratings
Things do indeed look bad for their Grand Old Party. Actually, it's even worse than they think.

By: BY STEVEN STARK | November 14, 2008

Gay rights: Time is on our side

Equal marriage rights suffers a setback, but there is hope. Plus, young voters.
The politics of division as practiced by lame-duck president George W. Bush at the connivance of his onetime Svengali Karl Rove are not dead.

By: EDITORIAL | November 17, 2008

Mod on the move

Obama supporter Lincoln Chafee talks about the post-election landscape
The Brown University class being taught this semester by Lincoln Chafee, the Republican US senator-turned-independent supporter of Barack Obama, has an up-to-the-moment title: “Whither America.”

By: IAN DONNIS | November 05, 2008

At the Biltmore, exultation and ecstasy over Obama’s win

Talking politics
Shortly before 9:30 pm on Tuesday, a huge roar went up among the Democratic crowd packing the 17th floor ballroom at the Providence Biltmore.

By: IAN DONNIS | November 05, 2008

Obama ’08: Dawn of a new era

Few socks tossed at TV during liberal klatch in Edgewood
Since 1984, every year in which there is a presidential election, the Murphy/Deans of Edgewood in Cranston, have held a small get-together for friends and family.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | November 05, 2008

Obama's work just started

Barack Obama's election has sparked international wonder. His task, however, is great.
Barack Obama's election has sparked international wonder. His task, however, is great.

By: EDITORIAL | November 06, 2008

Disappearing Rubber

Ask Dr. Lovemonkey
It just seems to me that she's involved with somebody else, but won't come clean about it.

By: DR. LOVEMONKEY | November 04, 2008

Five alternatives for president

On the Rhode Island ballot: a revolutionary, conservatives — and Ralph Nader, of course
A revolutionary, Ralph Nader, a Baptist minister, and two former congressmen from Georgia are all running for president in Rhode Island.

By: STEVEN STYCOS | October 29, 2008

Phoenix endorses Obama

Plus, Reed for Senate, Kennedy and Langevin for US House, and choices for State Senate, House, and more
The Phoenix endorses Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President.

By: PROVIDENCE PHOENIX EDITORIAL STAFF | October 29, 2008

Pinga! your incumbent

Obama and Reed lead the Casa Diablo ticket
P+J have been suggesting — rightly in many cases — that you Pinga! your incumbent, who helped get the state into the deplorable and nationally notorious financial mess it is in.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | October 29, 2008

RI not set for change

In a national year of change, stasis is likely to prevail at the General Assembly
During a national election season in which “change” remains the dominant motif, Rhode Island politics is locked in a holding pattern marked by a Democratic stranglehold on state and federal offices.

By: IAN DONNIS | October 31, 2008

McCain stuck in cyber past

Will our next president be a geek hero or a guy who doesn’t e-mail?
Though he’s infamous for his aversion to computers, McCain is actually no Luddite.

By: MIKE MILIARD | October 30, 2008

Rise of the political bogeyman

Impotent on the issues, the GOP turns to scare tactics. Be afraid!
The Republicans appear headed to a second straight national pummeling, which will leave it marginalized in the federal government and an increasing number of state houses. Many party faithful are already noting the need for the GOP to move back toward the moderate center to survive. But the conservatives with microphones are heading down a very different path — and their followers, who now dominate the Republican Party, are going right with them.

By: DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | November 03, 2008