RI gov candidate Chafee's campaign manager resigns
By Michelle R. SmithAssociated Press Writer / October 15, 2010
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The campaign manager for independent Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Lincoln Chafee resigned Thursday after he acknowledged he received unemployment benefits while listed on the payroll of the Chafee campaign.
J.R. Pagliarini stepped down after inquiries from the media, although he maintains no intentional wrongdoing occurred, according to Mike Trainor, the acting campaign manager, and a statement from Pagliarini. They both called it a political attack, with Trainor saying it was orchestrated by Democratic rival Frank Caprio's campaign.
"This is a chapter out of Karl Rove's playbook," Trainor said. "Attack the strength of your opponent."
Caprio campaign spokesman Nick Hemond said no one in the campaign was
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