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New Mediation Process Proposed For Homeowners Disputing Catastrophe Claim Payments
The Hartford CourantThe state Insurance Department recommended legislation that would create a new mediation process to resolve disputes between homeowners and insurers over claims from catastrophes, such as hurricanes. The mediation would be paid by the insurer, though...Tags: Tropical Storms, Insurance, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters, Hurricanes
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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: American Civil Liberties Union, Dianne Feinstein, Health and Safety at School, Richard Blumenthal, Personal Weapon Control
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Hillary Rodham Clinton announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON – Hillary Rodham Clinton, free to dip her toe in the water of domestic politics after four years as the nation’s chief diplomat, joined other leading Democrats in endorsing same-sex marriage. Clinton’s announcement –...
Tags: Human Rights Campaign, Minority Groups, Rob Portman, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage
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Coastal quandary: rebuild or retreat?
Foremost on my mind as the days lengthen is where I might get my ocean "fix" once summer arrives. Sometimes I crave the New Jersey shore where I vacationed as a kid, other times the Maryland beaches since I lived there during summers in college. This...
Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Government, Hurricane Sandy (2012), FEMA, Chris Christie
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Who would do best against Hillary Clinton?
Though the next election is three years away, Republicans are gathering this weekend to mull their presidential chances. One poll finds that Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, would be in the best position to compete against potential Democratic...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Government, Paul Ryan, Politics, Conservative Political Action Conference
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Cops kill suspect in deadly NY shooting rampage
HERKIMER, N.Y. (AP) — Police in upstate New York stormed an abandoned building Thursday morning where a man suspected of a deadly shooting rampage at a car wash and barbershop had been holed up for hours, killing the man after he fired on a police...
Tags: Hudson River, Prisons, New York City, Shootings
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More shots fired while police hunt N.Y. gunman who killed four
More shots have been fired in upstate New York as police continued to hunt the man they suspect of fatally shooting four people and wounding two more on Wednesday morning. See tweets and photos below. The images from Herkimer, N.Y., have been surreal...
Tags: Murder, Shootings
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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: John McKinney, Government, Periodicals, Polls, Interior Policy
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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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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: Queens (New York City), Government, United Nations, Political Corruption, Rudy Giuliani
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Harvard's Hasty Pudding Institute fetes Sony's Michael Lynton
Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Institute honored Sony Pictures Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Lynton with its first-ever “Order of the Golden Sphinx” award Monday night at Manhattan’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Lynton was singled...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Movies, Sony Corp., Government
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AP: NY fracking held as Cuomo, RFK Jr. talk health
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came as close as he ever has to approving fracking last month, laying out a limited drilling plan for as many as 40 gas wells before changing course to await the findings of a new study after...
Tags: Government, Credit and Debt, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Energy Resources
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Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
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