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Democratic state rep. running for attorney general

Updated: Friday, 26 Feb 2010, 6:52 PM EST
Published : Friday, 26 Feb 2010, 6:52 PM EST

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - This week: Democratic state Representative Peter Kilmartin is running for attorney general.

As a retired police captain, attorney and prosecutor, Kilmartin comes with a solid legal resume. But considering the budget mess and economy, could his near 20 years in the General Assembly be a political liability?

Then, political reporter Mark Arsenault got the inside scoop on Congressman Patrick Kennedy’s decision not to run again.

He reveals the story behind the story and what was left out of his Rhode Island Monthly profile on the Congressman.

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