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As Other States Make Progress On Gun Control, Connecticut Left Behind
The Hartford CourantIf any legislature in the country had the political momentum to quickly pass strong gun control laws this year it seemed that Connecticut did, where 26 children and women were killed in the Newtown school massacre Dec. 14. But as Connecticut legislators...Tags: Government, Periodicals, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Según otros estados avanzan en el control de armas, Connecticut se queda atrás
El Hartford CourantSi alguna legislatura en el país tendría el impulso político para aprobar leyes de control de armas fuertes y rápidamente este año, creeríamos que fuera Connecticut, donde 26 mujeres y niños fueron asesinadas en la masacre de la escuela de Newtown el 14...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Dannel P. Malloy
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20 years ago, a bomb killed six people at the World Trade Center
Remember this date: Feb. 26, 1993. Twenty years ago on Tuesday, six people died in a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York. Anniversaries are important, for they help set tragedies apart. The philosopher Walter Benjamin once said what...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Prosecution, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Explosions, Purim
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Hillary Clinton's stock is on the rise
In the cease-fire struck between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got second billing to Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's role as the prime go-between, and rightly so. But her highly visible hand-holding on both...
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Politics, Israel, Joe Biden
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Gun control plan unveiled
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Pledging to "put everything I’ve got into this," a somber President Barack Obama challenged Congress on Wednesday to approve an extensive package of gun control proposals that he said would help prevent mass shootings and reduce the...Tags: NAACP, Richard Blumenthal, Elections, Joe Biden, National Rifle Association of America
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Edward Koch dies at 88; outspoken mayor led New York City comeback
In the late 1970s when Edward I. Koch won his first term as mayor of New York, the city was in shambles, its coffers and confidence sapped by financial crises and a paralyzing blackout. It needed a fighter and found one in Koch, a well-practiced pol...Tags: Government, Queensboro Bridge, Michael Bloomberg, Elections, Ed Koch
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In gauging Maryland's competitiveness, stick to the facts
In his recent State of the State speech, Gov. Martin O'Malley said, "Our story, Maryland's story, is the story of better choices and better results." This is certainly the kind of high rhetorical flourish we have come to expect from state leaders during...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Internal Revenue Service, Annapolis, Politics
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Guns and mental illness
Bowing to pressure from some fellow Democrats in the legislature, Gov. Martin O'Malley has signaled a willingness to compromise on at least one element in the package of new gun restrictions he proposed in the aftermath of last year's school shooting in...Tags: Government, Laws, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Gun Control
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Hillary Clinton leaves D.C. well-positioned for 2016
Many Republicans and some conservative Democratic legislators in Annapolis believe the Maryland General Assembly has become a proving ground for the presidential ambitions of Gov. Martin O'Malley. The governor's critics believe that by pushing issues...Tags: Government, U.S. Department of State, Joe Biden, Elections, Benghazi
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Clinton has big lead in early NH poll
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a big lead in an early presidential primary poll in New Hampshire released Thursday, underscoring the challenge Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has before him should he decide to seek the Democratic nomination...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, John Hickenlooper, Politics, Martin O'Malley
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N.Y. blizzard fallout: One highway official resigns, 2 suspended
As the flurry of complaints about Blizzard of 2013 cleanup pile up in eastern New York, some local officials find their jobs in jeopardy. Four days after the blizzard began and two days after Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent more than 400 snowplows and...
Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Ronkonkoma, Snow Storms, New York City, Long Island Expressway
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Northeast residents dig themselves out after weekend blizzard
BOSTON -- Amid a mix of rain, sleet and snow, plows and electricity-repair crews across the Northeast continued their efforts to clean up the remains of the blizzard of 2013 with transportation issues remaining a key concern. The morning commute in many...Tags: Government, Highway Transportation, Air Transportation Delays, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), JetBlue Airways
Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Nov 26, 2012
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Jan 16, 2013
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Feb 2, 2013
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Feb 19, 2013
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Jan 28, 2013
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Feb 14, 2013
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Feb 14, 2013
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Feb 11, 2013
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