When he was released from prison in 2007, former Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr. said someone should slap him if he ever went back into politics. U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy or the current mayor might have to wind up his backhand. Not satisfied with criticizing politicians over ...

Rep. Patrick Kennedy used the language of faith Monday to rally support for expanding the nation's health insurance system in his first public appearance since escalating a public feud with Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop over health care and publicly financed abortion ...

Congressman Patrick Kennedy is to make his first public appearance since heightening a feud with Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop over abortion. The Democratic lawmaker plans to speak Monday at Brown University about the politics of health care reform, a subject that set off his ...