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May 1, 2006

Reed backs Whitehouse in race for Chafee's seat

WARWICK -- U.S. Sen. Jack Reed joined Democratic U.S. Senate aspirant Sheldon Whitehouse today for the first of what Reed said will be many campaign appearances across the state as Democrats focus on the Rhode Island campaign in the party's quest to win control of the Senate.

Reed and Whitehouse spoke to a gathering of about 40 elderly residents of the Greenwich Village elderly housing complex in Warwick, then did interviews with local media to stress their intent to work together to try to wrest the seat now held by U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee from the GOP.

"I am particularly pleased and proud to be with my dear friend ... Sheldon Whitehouse,'' Reed said, in endorsing his candidacy. "I will do all I can to make sure he gets elected to the United States Senate.''

Chafee faces a pincer -- a primary challenge from Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey, a conservative, and if he survives the primary, a general election attack from the left from Whitehouse, who has been all but anointed as the Democratic nominee.

More in tomorrow's Journal and on projo.com ...

-- Journal staff writer Scott MacKay

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