Having tried and failed to get anywhere with incremental changes in recent years, Rhode Island will soon have a hybrid pension structure that puts the bulk of contributions into a 401(k)-type plan that public workers can take with them to other jobs.

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Google's computers automatically detect and sort that type of semi-trash e-mail into three categories -- bulk, notifications and forums.

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