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Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama, in his freshly authorized second term, will face the same divided Congress in...
Tags: Hampshire, Connecticut General Assembly, Paul Ryan, Jim Webb, Olympia J. Snowe
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GOP pursues last chances to upend Senate Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate — Pennsylvania topped their list — as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority...Tags: Dean Heller, Shelley Berkley, Olympia J. Snowe, Jim Webb, Richard Lugar
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GOP candidates in close races disavow rape remark
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as Mitt Romney and other Republicans had cut into the Democrats' advantage with female voters, a tea party-backed Senate candidate's awkward remark — that if rape leads to pregnancy it's "something God intended" —...
Tags: Dean Heller, Shelley Berkley, Primaries, Richard Lugar, Incest
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Obama Gloating, Biden Buffing, Fiscal Cliff Looming, And So Much More
The Hartford CourantIt's been a busy few weeks, what with the election, the Petraeus scandal, the Thanksgiving holiday, and UConn being dissed yet again by the ACC, so I thought I might provide a quick rundown of what's been going on with some of the major players....Tags: B.B. King, Joe Biden, Fiscal Cliff, Lotteries, Louisville Cardinals
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The Millionaires' Curse: Will the State's GOP Continue Running Rich Losers?
Republican millionaires have a pretty lousy record running for high office in Connecticut. Linda McMahon's hideously expensive effort ($100 million for self-funded U.S. Senate campaigns in 2010 and 2012) is only the latest and costliest failure. Tom...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, Finance, Greenwich, Economy, Business and Finance, Political Fundraising
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The Bucks Start There: Greenwich A Rich Source For Romney
Hartford CourantIt seemed that everyone at the party was a millionaire. In one corner was NBA basketball star Grant Hill. In another was Linda McMahon, who spent $50 million of her own money in 2010 in a race for the U.S. Senate. Nearby was David Einhorn, who made...Tags: Small Businesses, Political Fundraising, L. Scott Frantz, Mutual Funds, Football
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WWE, Seeking Significant State Aid, Already Received $37 Million In Film Tax Credits
The Hartford CourantWWE has received nearly $37 million in state tax credits for TV production, digital media and infrastructure since 2007, according to the company and the state Department of Economic and Community Development. The figure makes Stamford-based World...Tags: Tax Credits, Economy, Business and Finance, Chris Murphy, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Vince McMahon
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GOP road to recovery should start with civility
Post-election, Republican analysts are attempting to determine "what went wrong" by interpreting voting patterns based on skin color, gender and income, very accessible statistics. Yet, news coverage reveals an electorate expressing a profound moral...Tags: Values, Tagg Romney, Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Is Tom Foley One of the Republican Losers of the 2012 Election?
One Connecticut Republican who may have come out of last week’s elections as a significant loser wasn’t even running for anything. He has his eye on 2014 and he can’t be too happy when he reads the entrails of this election’s GOP...
Tags: Greenwich, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements
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Crime & Punishment: Thief Steals Chinese Food Delivery Car, Continues Making Deliveries
In the 11th hour of her Senate campaign, Republican Linda McMahon tried to align herself with President Barack Obama in Connecticut's overwhelmingly Democratic cities. Flyers distributed in Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven featured pictures of both...
Tags: Meriden, Crime, Law and Justice, Wesleyan University, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Prosecution
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Pollsters Try to Keep Up With the Rise of Cell Phones
When you look at the final numbers, pollsters like Quinnipiac University's Douglas Schwartz came out of this election looking pretty good. Predictions about Obama's victory were nearly on the money. Republican candidate Linda McMahon's U.S. Senate...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Mitt Romney, Colleges and Universities, Polls, Elections
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Political Punditry Is Appealing Profession
The Hartford CourantIf you are looking for something to be when you grow up, you might want to consider political punditry. Besides not requiring any manual or mental heavy lifting, the other great thing about political punditry is that there is no accountability. Really,...Tags: Chris Murphy, David Axelrod, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Fox News Channel (tv network), Joe Biden
Nov 7, 2012
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Nov 30, 2012
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Nov 27, 2012
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May 27, 2012
|Story| Hartford Courant
Oct 19, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
Nov 14, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 12, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Nov 10, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
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