By Michelle R. Smith Associated Press, Associated Press Providence, R.I. — Former Mayor Buddy Cianci, the wisecracking political rogue who presided over the revitalization of Providence during two stints in office cut short by criminal charges and a prison sentence for corruption, died Thursday. He was 74. WLNE-TV said Cianci, a 1966 graduate of Marquette University Law School, was taping his weekly TV show, "On the Record with Buddy Cianci," on Wednesday evening when he had severe stomach pains and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. A hospital spokeswoman said he died Thursday morning. She did not release the cause. Despite his criminal record, Cianci was beloved by many in the city who...
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