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The U.S. Army yanked Maj. Gen. Ryan Gonsalves‘ nomination to a third star because it determined that he called a female congressional staffer “sweetheart,” according to Stars and Stripes. This violated the Army Command Policy’s rule on “dignity and respect.” An anonymous complaint was filed to the Army Inspector General on July 20. The exchange reportedly happened at a October 2016 meeting at Fort Carson, Colorado. According to the IG’s findings, Gonsalves picked on the staffer, who worked for Rep. Jim Langevin (D-Rhode Island 2nd district). He allegedly asked her about her age, and told her to take notes  “since she was a Democrat and...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. James Langevin has decided not to run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island Democratic sources said today. Langevin, D-R.I., had been considering challenging Chafee, and has said he would make up his mind by April 1. But Democratic sources, who did not want to be named because Langevin has not made his decision public, said the two-term House member has decided against a Senate race. "Congressman Langevin will have an announcement within the next 48 hours regarding the 2006 campaign," said his spokesman Michael Guilfoyle. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., also has...

News Channel 10 has learned that U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin will not run for U.S. Senate in 2006. The Democrat was considering a run for the seat now held by Sen. Lincoln Chafee. A Brown University poll in February indicated that Langevin could have beaten Chafee, a Republican. Chafee has confirmed he will seek re-election in 2006. Rhode Island Secretary of State Matt Brown has already begun his campaign for the seat.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Democratic Party chief Howard Dean (news - web sites) is promising to make foes of abortion more welcome, and some potential Senate candidates are already testing that message. "We are going to embrace pro-life Democrats because pro-life Democrats care about kids after they're born, not just before they're born," Dean said recently in Mississippi as he tried to rekindle Democratic fires in the conservative South. With the next congressional elections still more than a year-and-a-half away, anti-abortion rights Democrats may run in both Pennsylvania and Rhode Island -- and in Rhode Island the Democrat would be...

PROVIDENCE -- In the latest Brown University poll, Rhode Islanders overwhelmingly (58 percent) say they expect the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl again next year, but that Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee may not be as lucky if he faces off against Rep. Jim Langevin.

A group of wealthy Hollywood donors is raising money to fight the Democratic leadership's first choice to run for a Senate seat in Rhode Island because that candidate opposes abortion rights. Victoria Hopper, wife of the actor Dennis Hopper, enlisted 16 actors, producers and philanthropists to sign a letter objecting to the potential candidacy of Representative Jim Langevin, who is being recruited for the 2006 race by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. The letter writers say they support the primary candidacy of Matt Brown, Rhode Island's secretary of state, for the seat now held by Lincoln Chafee, a Republican. "This...

Lavegin Would Face Primary With liberal Secretary Of State Matt Brown if he runs; possible Democrat candidates to succeed him include Lieutenant Governor Charles Fogarty, ex-Rep. Robert Weygand, while Republicans are coalescing around Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian.

PROVIDENCE -- Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee could face a serious challenge if Democratic Rep. James Langevin enters the 2006 race for his seat, according to a Brown University poll released Wednesday. The poll conducted Feb. 12-13 found Langevin leading Chafee 41 percent to 27 percent if the race were held now. Langevin has not entered the race but plans to make an announcement by the end of next month. Chafee hasn't said whether he would run again, but has begun raising money for a campaign. The poll indicated that Chafee would have an easier time against Secretary of State Matt...

Bush Restricted Funding For Stem Cell Research WASHINGTON (AP) Christopher Reeve’s widow, Dana Reeve, is going to President Bush’s State of the Union address in hopes of hearing him propose additional support for medical research. Reeve, who is attending Wednesday night as the guest of Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., has been a vocal advocate of embryonic stem cell research. And Langevin said Tuesday that, “it is my hope that having Dana present at the State of the Union will help refocus the nation’s attention and the president’s attention on stem cell research and the need for more funding.” Reeve, who...

Democrat leads in party R.I. Senate poll PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Rhode Island voters polled by the Democrats favored U.S. Rep. James Langevin, D-R.I., over Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee in the 2006 Senate race. The poll, which was conducted for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee by the Mellman Group, showed Langevin leading liberal Republican Chafee 52 percent to 32 percent among the 500 registered voters surveyed. Seventeen percent of respondents said they were undecided. The Providence (R.I.) Journal said Wednesday that Mellman also also tested Chafee's strength against two other Democrats who are considering U.S. Senate bids --...