Patrick Kennedy

Ramstad's name in the mix for 'drug czar'

The ex-congressman from Minnetonka is known for his work on mental illness and substance abuse issues. More from Politically Connected Rep. Jim Ramstad's name is being bandied about in Washington, D.C., as a possible "drug...

Weslaco seeks $300,000 line of credit

WESLACO - The city will secure a $300,000 line of credit from a local bank to ensure it can continue meeting daily financial obligations, the City Commission decided Tuesday. The move comes as the city tries to prepare for an...

Baghdad embassy contractor gives U.S. trouble again _ in Africa (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A year after problems emerged in the construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, another State Department post being built largely by the same Kuwaiti-based company is engulfed by...

CEO IN LI CAR CRASH

The CEO of a Manhattan security-systems firm smashed his luxury Land Rover into a Lexus while trying to speed past it on a two-lane highway in East Hampton, police said yesterday. Robert Shiver, 54, who police said had an open...

Obama aides visit seat of US foreign policy and diplomacy: officials (AFP)

AFP/File – The street in front of the US State Department, seen in 2001. Aides to president-elect Barack Obama on … WASHINGTON (AFP) – Aides to president-elect Barack Obama on Friday visited the State Department for the first...

Financial Crisis, Market Conduct Among Hot Topics at NCOIL's Annual Meeting

The threat of a possible coming round of federal regulation is the headline issue, but for state legislators gathering this week in Duck Key, Fla., disagreements with their own state insurance regulators could spark some heated...

Sophomores, veterans, combine for talented, experienced front line

While this year’s Red offense will be without some significant elements of last year’s offensive firepower due to the graduation of forwards Topher Scott, Ray Sawada and Chris Fontas, Cornell is returning a multitude of...

New Kennedy documentary takes a different route

By Doug Nye • McClatchy News Service • November 14, 2008 When filmmaker Robert D. Kline decided to do a piece about the Kennedy family, he set out to make sure it wouldn't be a rehash of previous documentaries. "I didn't want...

Who will be Obama's top diplomat?

The State Department sits ready to receive President-elect Obama's foreign policy transition team — the first major transition for the agency since the Clinton administration turned the keys over to George W. Bush.

AFSCME Salutes R.I. Veterans

FETED & FED – Jennifer Jones (left) and Rosemarie Mendes, institutional attendants at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol – and members of Local 904 (Council 94) – serving residents at the steak fry. Photo Credit: John...

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