Openly gay Providence, Rhode Island Mayor to run for Patrick Kennedy's seat

By GottaLaff

I'm Laffy and I approve this announcement:

Providence, R.I. Mayor David Cicilline, who is openly gay, announced today he will be a candidate for Congress. [...]

Cicilline will face state Democratic Party Chair William Lynch, who also announced his candidacy, and could face a number of other contenders. [...]

He was easily reelected in 2006 amid national media attention for his work turning around the fortunes of Providence, which was once beset by high crime rates and corruption.

H/t: Chris Geidner

Obama Administration Refuses to Cross Picket Line

Very satisfying.

WASHINGTON—Steering clear of a messy labor dispute, the White House on Friday said Vice President Joe Biden and other members of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet have scrapped plans to attend a national mayors’ conference in Providence rather than cross a picket line of city firefighters.

In a statement to The Associated Press, presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs said the Obama administration will redouble its efforts to work with the nation’s mayors in other ways. That includes a fresh invitation for the mayors to come to the White House.