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Vice President Joe Biden visits RI
Biden attending wake of Sen. Chris Dodd's sister
Updated: Thursday, 09 Jul 2009, 8:32 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 09 Jul 2009, 4:44 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Vice President Joe Biden touched down at T.F. Green Airport in Air Force Two on Thursday evening.
Officials say Biden was in town to attend the wake of Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd's sister, Martha (Dodd) Buonanno.
The wake was held at the Monahan Funeral Home located at 230 Waterman Street in Providence.
Vice President Biden and members of the Obama cabinet canceled a trip to the Ocean State for the Mayors' Conference earlier this year because on going dispute with the Providence Firefighters Union.
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