February 21st, 2013 at 11:20 am by Ted Nesi under Nesi's Notes, On the Main Site
By Ted Nesi
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) – The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels won’t be thrilling audiences at this summer’s Rhode Island Air Show if across-the-board military spending cuts take effect as scheduled starting March 1, according to a Pentagon briefing document obtained by WPRI.com.
January 7th, 2013 at 6:40 pm by Ted Nesi under Nesi's Notes, On the Main Site
By Ted Nesi
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Gov. Lincoln Chafee is praising President Obama’s decision to nominate his former colleague Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next U.S. defense secretary, joining U.S. Sen. Jack Reed and other Democrats in backing the pick.
April 18th, 2012 at 3:55 pm by Ted Nesi under Nesi's Notes, On the Main Site
The U.S. Department of Defense took these two photographs of Governor Chafee and his colleagues meeting with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at the Pentagon on Monday before Chafee’s departure for Afghanistan.
