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PROVIDENCE -- Volunteer advisers are offering free financial advice this afternoon from a bus at Washington Street and Cookson Place along Burnside Park in downtown Providence.

The yearlong Your Money Bus Tour is sponsored by TD Ameritrade Institutional, the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors Consumer Education Foundation and Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine to help people across the nation with alarming rates of debt, negative savings and other economic concerns.

The bus, which recruits local advisers at each stop, has attracted hundreds of people seeking answers. Free tool kits have information about debt reduction and saving.

The bus will be on site today until 3 p.m.

-- Journal report

Journal photo / Frieda Squires
Michel Mercier of Westerly unfolds his kite surfer at Salty Brine Beach in Galilee this afternoon, with 15-18 knots of wind coming off the water. With a cold front coming through, a small-craft advisory for coastal waters is on for tonight and will continue tomorrow for Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound. For a sense of what it was like to actually take off from the shore, watch this projo.com video.

Get the latest local conditions and forecasts at: projo.com/weather

Journal photo / Bob Thayer
Larry Bonoff stands with movie director Michael Corrente during a press conference today as slides of former Warwick Musical Theatre performers, such as the late comedian George Carlin, flash on the screen behind them.

By Rick Massimo
Journal music writer

PROVIDENCE -- The Warwick Musical Theatre may have closed in 1999, but the 45 years of memories "the Tent" created will live on in two ways.

At a nostalgia-laden news conference today at the Providence Performing Arts Center, Larry Bonoff, the former general manager of the Warwick Musical Theatre, announced a partnership with the University of Rhode Island that will see his collection of more than 10,000 pieces of memorabilia and artifacts - from tickets to photos to financial records and more - housed at the university library.

"This is a dream come true," Bonoff said of the collection, which spans four generations of his family's involvement in show business, including the Tent and a theater in Arizona that they owned.

Bonoff also announced the beginnings of a documentary on the Tent that will premier next fall, in coordination with the 10th anniversary of the closing of the theater.

Brian C. Jones, a lawyer from Washington, D.C., who grew up in Rhode Island and worked at the theater for 14 years, is producing the film, and Rhode Island-based director Michael Corrente is acting as a consultant.

Jones said that the film would consist largely of old footage from shows at the Warwick Musical Theatre, as well as interviews with former employees and with Rhode Islanders who enjoyed the shows for 45 years. Jones said that he is looking for input from the public. The best stories and footage will end up in the film. To submit a story, go to the Bonoff Web site, and click on WMT Movie Info, or e-mail brian@wmtmovie.com

The documentary will be a nonprofit venture. Proceeds will go to the Bonoff Family Fund, which supports the Bonoff Theatre Fund at URI and theater-arts scholarships through the university's Dean's Excellence Fund; diabetes research and cancer research. (Bonoff's father, Buster, and mother, Barbara, died of the two diseases, respectively.)

Journal photo / Bob Thayer
Catwoman peers out from the windows of the Rhode Island Costume shop on Westminster Street in Providence. Over the weekend, more signs of Halloween popped up around the area, as homes were decorated and pumpkins carved before the spookiest day of the year.

Did you lock into a heating oil contract ...

... when the price was near record highs earlier this year? Have you tried to renegotiate since? Providence Journal business reporter Timothy C. Barmann would like to talk with you, for a possible story on the topic.

If you're interested, please contact Barmann as soon as possible, at tbarmann@projo.com or by calling 277 -7369. Please give your name, a phone number and/or an e-mail address where you may be reached during business hours. Thank you.

Have a famous name ...

...but aren't famous? For example, your name is George Bush but you've never been president? Elizabeth Taylor but you've never been in movies? Harry Potter but you're real?

Providence Journal staff writer G. Wayne Miller wants to hear from you for a story and an Our World video he is producing. Please e-mail Miller, with your name, e-mail address and or a daytime phone number, at gwmiller@projo.com.

First broken bone ...

Miller is also writing a story and shooting an "Our World" series video of a child's first broken bone -- one that requires a cast. If your child has recently broken his or her first bone and is still in a cast (and on crutches, in the case of a broken leg) and you are interested in being profiled, please contact Miller at gwmiller@projo.com

By Steve Peoples
Journal State House bureau

PROVIDENCE -- Thousands of rank-and-file union members will vote next week on a four-year contract that will increase their health care costs, delay pay increases in the first year, and boost co-pays for emergency room care and specialists.

The tentative agreement reached this week with Council 94, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, is aimed at resolving a three-month standoff that jeopardized roughly $10 million in savings needed to balance the state budget.

But the governor's office has refused to say whether the new agreement produces the necessary savings. And the "memorandum of settlement" obtained by The Journal today suggests that the deal contains concessions that could further endanger the state's already-precarious fiscal situation.

"We're not going to talk about [the agreement] until they have a chance to vote," Carcieri spokeswoman Amy Kempe said today, adding that discussing financial impacts may "compromise the integrity of the process."

The 22 local unions that make up Council 94 will begin voting on the deal as early as Tuesday, according to Council 94 executive director Dennis Grilli. His members soundly rejected a similar deal in July.

"It's tweaked a little bit," Grilli said of the latest proposal. "Although it's not the greatest package, we think it's a package that will secure the future for our members."

Indeed, the governor and organized labor agreed to the tentative agreement just before court-ordered arbitration began. Given the state's weakening economic situation, the arbitrator could have decided to force a new contract on Council 94 that was worse than the deal its members already rejected, according to Council 94 president Michael Downey.

"I'd rather have a contract by us deciding it," said Downey, who was a vocal opponent of the previous agreement. "I'll be voting for it."

By Steve Peoples
Journal State House bureau

PROVIDENCE -- The governor's office has confirmed that a private consulting firm is working with state officials on plans to transform Rhode Island's Medicaid system.

The Lucas Group, which has offices in Boston and Toronto, is working on the state's "Global Medicaid Waiver" negotiations with federal officials on a "voluntary basis," according to Governor Carcieri spokeswoman Amy Kempe.

"We are not engaged with Lucas. There's no contract," she said. "It's strictly voluntarily offering advice and guidance."

She could not say how Lucas became involved in Rhode Island's negotiation, which the governor says will save taxpayers $67 million this year by giving the state flexibility to restructure health care programs for the poor, elderly and disabled in exchange for a cap on spending.

But Kempe did confirm that Lucas employs John Stephen, a former New Hampshire health and human services commissioner, and recently failed Republican candidate for Congress in the Granite State's First District.

Stephen is a longtime friend of Rhode Island's director of human services, Gary Alexander. The two spent a day campaigning together in New Hampshire in July.

Alexander was recently shifted from managing day-to-day operations at DHS to focusing on Medicaid issues, which include obtaining the global waiver.

>> Continue reading: Consultant giving R.I. help on bid to reform Medicaid

Journal photo / Kathy Borchers
Hideko Tamura, one of the last survivors of Hiroshima, spoke to students at Shea High School this afternoon about her personal experiences.

PAWTUCKET -- Through the memories of Hideko Tamura, the students of Shea High School traveled back in time today to a sunny August day in 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan, when a great "boulder of radiation came down like a waterfall."

Tamura was 12 years old at the time, several years younger than her Shea listeners. American involvement in World War II was in its fourth year, and the United States had just dropped the first atomic bomb on her city, known then as the Venice of the Orient.

Now 75, Tamura still remembers the swishing sound the bomb made, the way it threw her off her feet, like an earthquake, and the tremendous heat of the explosion, which incinerated everything and everyone at its epicenter, including her mother.

Tamura spoke to about 400 students to help raise awareness about impact of nuclear weapons on behalf of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, which says the human race is nearing a turning point in deciding its long-term survival on earth.

With the spread of nuclear technology in a volatile political landscape worldwide, a decision will be made in the next two to three years whether to ban these weapons or allow all nations to have them, according to Steven L. Leeper, the executive director of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation.

Today's presentation was one of about 140 events that the foundation has undertaken throughout the United States during the last 18 months in a campaign calling for worldwide nuclear disarmament.

Lawyers met in Kent County Superior Court this morning to sign the stipulation dismissing the $1.1 million lawsuit filed against the Town of West Warwick by the School Department.

"The agreement was enacted as of last night when it was accepted," said Town Solicitor Timothy A. Williamson.

Under the deal, the so-called Caruolo lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, and the town agreed to pay three oustanding debts the School Department owes totaling $1,162,343.

in addition, the agreement encourages open dialogue between the School Committee and Town Council, and requires the School Committee to hire a labor attorney to negotiate contracts.

The Town Council has placed an item on its agenda for Tuesday to withdraw the necessary money from the town rainy day fund.

Journal photo / Bob Thayer
Maple leaves land in a graceful pattern on Washington Street in Providence. Share your autumn views by uploading photos to our slideshow, and see what others have snapped.

Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson
A wild turkey crosses West Shore Road in Warwick this afternoon. Perhaps it would rather take its chances with a car than a hunter; it's fall turkey hunting season this month in Rhode Island, albeit for archers only.

By Katherine Gregg
Journal State House bureau

The leadership of the state's largest state employees union reached a proposed contract settlement with the Carcieri administration today, on the day before an arbitrator was queued up to begin hearing the high-stakes dispute that affects the state budget and the pocketbooks of thousands of state workers.

In a brief interview after the governor's office announced the signing of the "memorandum of settlement,'' Dennis Grilli, executive director of Council 94, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, said the proposal is similar - but not identical - to the contract rejected by his membership this summer.

Asked specifically if he believed the new health-care cost proposal was "fairer'' to those low-wage workers that were the thrust of Council 94 President J. Michael Downey's concerns, Grilli said: "We believe it is.''

The governor's statement was brief. It said "a memorandum of settlement has been signed by the State and Council 94 leaders....(that) will now be presented to the union membership for ratification. No additional comment on or details of the agreement will be made public until after the union members have voted.''

"Unfortunately, this was a long process to get us to this point," said Governor Carcieri. "There is no question that the state is facing even more fiscal challenges now than when the original agreement was reached with union leaders in June. This agreement will allow the State to attain the cost savings originally projected, and it is my hope that the union membership will ratify the agreement quickly."

He did not elaborate, but the current state budget was hinged in part on at least $10 million in personnel savings, including higher-payments by Council 94 members - along with other state workers - to their health care.

Asked how and why the governor still expected to achieve the savings hinged on early-summer passage of the new contract, his spokeswoman Amy Kempe said: "We are not going to comment on the settlement until the union members have a chance to vote on it.''

As a result of the proposed settlement, both parties have agreed to postpone the arbitration hearing until union membership votes. Council 94 members are expected to vote on the memorandum of settlement on or before Oct. 24.

Those signing the agreement included Department of Administration Director Jerome Williams for the state, and Grilli, Downey and Council 94 vice president Jonathan Braddock, among others.

Journal photo / Bob Thayer
Tourism officials from across the region are gathering in the Blackstone Valley this week for a summit to discuss creating and marketing their communities as visitor destinations. Today, they met at the historic Slater Mill in Pawtucket for speeches and a round-table discussion called "Put the heart back in your community" and, above, lunch.

Rhode Islanders know how important Narragansett Bay is as a fertile estuary for fish and shellfish. This week, some 900 people are in Providence to learn about the Bay and other estuaries around the country.

The 4th Annual Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration has attracted scientists, environmental activities and engineering firms and others who work on estuary restoration.

Rhode Island's own Save The Bay is one of the organizers of Restore America's Estuaries, the group sponsoring the conference, which runs until today at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Yesterday, the group honored U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, for his work in supporting coastal and estuary restoration projects. The group gave the Rhode Island Democrat its 2008 "Coastal Habitat Restoration Champion Award."

-- Journal environment writer Peter B. Lord

WEST WARWICK -- The West Warwick School Committee is meeting tonight to vote on proposed settlement of the so-called Caruolo action it filed against the town in April.

The lawsuit seeks $1.4 million more in operating funds from the town, for the fiscal year that ended June 30.

No details of the proposed settlement have been released as of yet, but School Committee Chairman Daniel T. Burns said that the general tenets are "well known. We're going to cooperate [with them] in the future. They will pay our bills."

Previous settlement offers suggested the Town Council and School Committee meet on a regular basis to discuss financial matters, and also proposed consolidating some offices, such as the financial departments, of both entities.

The settlement would stave off the trial set to begin on Monday in Kent County Superior Court, and allow the district to focus on a projected $4 million deficit for the current fiscal year.

"We've got to concentrate on this school year," Burns said. "This is ancient history. It's been dragging on too long."

The Town Council has yet to vote on any proposed settlement, said Acting President Peter F. Calci Jr., but will meet on Thursday to discuss the offer.

-- Journal staff writer Talia Buford

BOSTON (AP) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has been in treatment for brain cancer, was taken by ambulance to a hospital near his Cape Cod home Friday after complaining of feeling ill.

A 911 call from the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port came around 5 p.m. Friday, said Barnstable police Sgt. Ben Baxter. Kennedy was taken to Cape Cod Hospital and was "alert and responsive" during the trip, Baxter said.

Representatives for the Massachusetts Democrat, who is the father of Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, and the hospital did not immediately return calls for comment.

Kennedy had a seizure in May and underwent surgery in June for a malignant brain tumor. After undergoing six weeks of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, he has been steadily increasing his public activity.

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BURRILLVILLE -- Town officials gathered for an emergency planning meeting this afternoon and eyed the town's dams as heavy rain sopped the region.

"We're prepared for the weather," the town's manager, Michael Wood, said following a meeting with public works officials and police Lt. Kevin S. San Antonio.

Many of the town's lakes, including Wallum Lake, were drained down this week as part of normal preparations for the coming winter, Wood said.

"It's actually going to be a benefit," he said.

Nonetheless, town workers will regularly measure the heights of local waters and drain them even further if necessary, he said.

The town's public works department will keep a crew on standby through the weekend, Wood said.

-- Journal staff writer Mark Reynolds

From the National Weather Service, at 12:15 p.m.:

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE RANGED UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ACROSS NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE TO OVER 2 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF RHODE ISLAND THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE...HEAVILY AT TIMES...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO AN END SOMETIME EARLY ON SUNDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS LOOK TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 6 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THESE RAIN AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS URBAN CENTERS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. A SECONDARY CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL OF PERHAPS SOME MINOR RIVER FLOODING.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOOD

The current temperature is 64 degrees.

But cast back to a year ago today, when a record high for the date was set, with a temperature of 89 degrees.

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Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski
Governor Carcieri signs the contract today with Christopher Brown, CEO of Deepwater Wind, whose company was chosen to construct a $1.5 billion wind energy project off the coast of Rhode Island. The project would be one of the largest private development projects ever in the state, with 100 wind turbines; a model is on the signing table. Deepwater, a three-year-old company, beat out six other wind farm developers. The exact location has not been chosen, and regulatory approvals are required.

By Katie Mulvaney
Journal staff writer

A federal appeals panel today upheld a lower court's dismissal of a suit accusing state police of violating the civil rights of seven Narragansett Indians arrested during the 2003 raid on a tribal smoke shop.

Three 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges found that the suit lacked necessary detail about the claims brought against the state troopers. In their appeal, the Narragansetts had accused police of arresting them without probable cause.

"Our precedent is clear," the court wrote, "that courts 'must always exhibit awareness of the defendant's inalienable right to know in advance the nature of the cause of action being asserted against him'."

The court also rejected the Narragansetts' assertion that the U.S. District Court had erred in refusing their motion to amend the suit because they needed more time to unearth further information to support the allegations that the state police used excessive force.

The seven Narragansetts sued the state police on July 13, 2006, alleging they had violated their Constitutional rights when they executed a search warrant to stop the tribe from selling tax-free cigarettes at a roadside shop on tribal land in Charlestown three years earlier. The raid erupted into a confrontation in which those Narragansetts were arrested.

Yesterday's ruling upholds U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith dismissal of that suit. In his decision, Smith characterized the civil suit as a "placeholder of sorts" if the U.S. Supreme Court reversed an appeals court finding that the state police had authority to enforce Rhode Island laws on the tribe's land. Smith called the complaint "legally insufficient and on its face plainly fails to state a claim."

The Supreme Court did not reverse the appeals court ruling.

Journal photo / Steve Szydlowski
Demetrius Andrade, 20, of Providence, a 2008 U.S. Olympian and reigning World Amateur Boxing welterweight champion, holds his daughter, Autum, 2, at a press conference at the Dunkin' Donuts Center today to announce his professional boxing debut. Video: Watch the video Read more about his plans on projo.com's Sportsblog.

Journal photo / Kathy Borchers
Cooler autumn weather brought out the sweaters and sweatshirts today as children played in parks around Providence. Aubrey McVay, left, Pawtucket, and Ella Maher-Santarpia, Providence, were swinging at Lippitt Park on the East Side in the late-morning sun.

By John E. Mulligan
Journal Washington bureau

After languishing for months in disagreements over how to pay for it, Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy's signature mental health bill has come alive today in separate House and Senate proceedings.

But the mental health parity bill is far from a sure thing as Congress rushes to bail out the financial system, come up with the money to keep the government running and finish the rest of its "must'' legislation before it adjourns for the remainder of the campaign season.

In keeping with this week's frantic atmosphere on Capitol Hill, the parliamentary outlook for the mental health parity is complex. Ostensibly, the chances for a bill-signing ceremony with President Bush look good, because Rhode Island Democrat Kennedy and his allies have mustered overwhelming support in both houses for their effort to make insurance companies cover mental illness on the same footing as physical illness.

But in order to beat the legislative clock, mental health advocates are pursuing a two-track approach that could yet come up short.

About a year ago the Senate unanimously passed a version of the bill that enjoyed broad support from the mental health lobby, the insurance industry and business interests generally. That represented a victory for the longtime chief Senate sponsors of the initiative, including Rep. Kennedy's father, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R-N.M.

The House followed suit early this year with a more generous version, co-sponsored by Patrick Kennedy and Rep. Jim Ramstad, R-Minn., that risked opposition from business groups. The two men were linked by their experience as alcoholics who found recovery in part because they had medical insurance that covered addiction treatment.

After months of negotiations, supporters of the two bills struck a compromise on the workings of the equal insurance coverage for mental patients and addicts. But differences persisted over how to cover the cost of the new system. Budget and tax writers in the two houses made strides on that front over the summer, tentatively settling on a plan to attach the mental health bill to a big package of tax legislation considered a good bet for passage. But that deal failed to materialize before Congress adjourned for its summer recess.

This afternoon, the House debated and appeared likely to pass a stand-alone mental health bill that embraces the earlier compromise on how parity would work, plus a new financing mechanism considered broadly acceptable to the Senate.

Early this evening, the Senate passed its tax extenders bill, 93 to 2, which includes the mental health parity bill. The House was voting on its version of the legislation as of 6:30 p.m.

The bill is "fully paid for, bipartisan, bicameral and a compromise,'' Kennedy declared during a floor debate filled with tributes to how he and Ramstad have used their personal experiences to advance the larger cause of mental health.

"Treatment works'' for mental illness and addiction, Kennedy said. "If you're a member of Congress you have treatment options,'' he added, arguing that all Americans should enjoy such options. Kennedy said the stigma attached to mental illness cannot be removed until insurance discrimination is outlawed.

>> Continue reading: Update: Congress acting on Kennedy's mental health bill

By Tracy Breton
Journal staff writer

PROVIDENCE -- Lawyers for some of the parties sued by the victims of The Station nightclub fire say they need a few more days to file a response to a proposed plan for reviewing settlement offers to those who lost loved ones or were injured in the disastrous blaze.

The victims have been offered more than $176 million by a raft of defendants they have sued in connection with the Feb. 20, 2003, fire. If the court and all the victims approve the settlement offers and a plan of distribution for the proceeds, there will be no trial of the civil suits.

The fire at the West Warwick nightclub began when sparks from fireworks set off by the rock band Great White ignited highly flammable polyurethane foam that the owners of the club, Michael and Jeffrey Derderian, had installed as soundproofing. One hundred people died; more than 200 others were injured.

A special master is devising a grid that would apportion the settlement proceeds among the victims based on such factors as severity of injury and number of dependents. Some victims say they have meetings scheduled this week to meet with their lawyers regarding the settlement process.

On Sept. 9, lawyers representing the fire victims asked Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ronald R. Lagueux -- who is presiding over the fire cases -- to set up a timetable for reviewing the proposed settlements and to establish scheduling orders to speed up the process by which the victims can get their money.

To date, there has been no response from the court.

But today, lawyers representing foam manufacturers sued by the victims filed papers asking Lagueux to give them until Monday, Sept. 29, to file a response to the plaintiffs' scheduling proposal. They say they have conferred with the lawyers representing the victims and that the victims' lawyers have agreed to extend the time.

The special master, Duke University law professor Francis E. McGovern, has declined all requests for interviews. But the fire victims have been told in letters from their lawyers that his grid will consist of a "point system" that for the dead victims, will factor in such things as the decedent's age, marital status, education, number and ages of children and annual income.

Journal photo / Sandor Bodo
A "peace pole' created by Coventry High School students is dedicated today at the Paine House Museum in Coventry. A six-sided structure, it shows the prayer "May Peace Prevail on Earth," written in six languages: English, German and French, and the ancient languages of Baelic, Breton and Native American translation. Gordon Nemier (Gordon Two Bear Stands,) a chief of the Kenner Creek Metis Clan, and Nancy Nemier (Nancy Dove Spirit Dancing), his wife, perform a purification ceremony. The event, sponsored by the Western R.I. Civic and Historical Society, followed the celebration yesterday of the International Day of Peace. The pole was designed by Sister Cities International and constructed by the carpentry students at Coventry High School. Watch video of the dedication.

Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of the Republic of Liberia, appeared at Brown University's Sayles Hall today. While she may be known internationally as Africa's "Iron Lady," this photo captures the soft shimmer of her pearls. Video: See more of her visit, and the warm reception she received.

PROVIDENCE -- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said today her country has made significant progress but has a long way to go before emerging from decades of violence and mismanagement.

The president made the remarks at Brown University this afternoon, while on campus to accept an honorary degree. It was making her second visit to Providence.

Sirleaf stopped in Rhode Island, which has an estimated Liberian population of 10,000 to 15,000, in March 2006 shortly after taking office.

She is the first democratically elected woman to serve as a head of state in Africa.

-- Journal staff writer David Scharfenberg