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Speaker Donovan Juggles Unions, Fundraising
The General Assembly will strain to look productive during the three months of its regular session this year. By their own design, the Democrats who run the House and Senate will not be required to make difficult spending decisions. Last year they gave...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Manhattan (New York City), Christopher G Donovan, Executive Branch
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Just a Bad, Sad Week
The Hartford CourantIt was not a good week: At the Boston Marathon, where bombs killed and maimed. In West, Texas, where a fertilizer plant exploded, taking lives and leveling the community. For the media, which seemed to get it first more than it got it right. And in...Tags: Anthony D. Weiner, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Richard Blumenthal, Republican Party
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Stirred by a message from the heart
WASHINGTON -- In a city where David's righteousness almost never beats Goliath's might, what Nicole Hockley and the other Sandy Hook families did to the gun lobby last week was nigh unto miraculous. Gun-control legislation had appeared to be a lost...
Tags: Politics, Patrick J. Toomey, Richard Blumenthal, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Chris Murphy Faced Foreclosure On Home
The Hartford CourantU.S. Rep. and Democratic Senate candidate Christopher Murphy was sued for foreclosure of his mortgage two months after he became a member of Congress. Murphy's mortgage odyssey would prove different than those of millions of others who fell behind on...Tags: Cheshire, Politics, Linda McMahon, Services and Shopping, Vince McMahon
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McMahon Scores Early With Shot At Murphy
The Hartford CourantLinda McMahon tripped Democratic Senate hopeful Christopher Murphy at the starting gate in his contest with her. The three-term U.S. Representative should expect McMahon to find more ways to hobble him as she introduces the Cheshire Democrat to many...Tags: Kevin Rennie, U.S. Senate, Cheshire, Politics, Linda McMahon
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Cracking The Campaign Contribution Code
The Hartford CourantFifth District Republican congressional candidate Andrew Roraback started cracking the code of rival Lisa Wilson-Foley's generous campaign contributions to Democratic U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy's first two campaigns for Congress in 2006 and 2008....Tags: Politics, Danbury, Health Insurance, Nursing Homes, Christopher G Donovan
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Sunday morning: Sen. Ted Cruz on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Sen. Angus King on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be the most popular guest Sunday morning. The Kentucky Republican will visit NBC's “Meet the Press,” CBS' “Face the Nation” and ABC's “This Week.” But the Sunday morning... -
Immigrant Taken Into Federal Custody, Faces Deportation After Appeal Fails
The Hartford CourantA New Haven man who became an advocacy case for state immigration activists and several of Connecticut's top Democrats was taken into custody in Hartford Monday and will be deported. Jose Maria Islas, 35, showed up for an appointment with an immigration...Tags: Rosa DeLauro, Politics, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Richard Blumenthal
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As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels
Reuters* First vote by lawmakers in favor of arming rebels * Obama administration reluctant to send weapons * Syria sees some of year's worst fighting By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday...Tags: Politics, John McCain, Afghanistan, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Senate panel votes to provide weapons to Syrian rebels battling Assad regime
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-...Tags: Politics, John Kerry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Republican Party, Bob Corker
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Focus Of Braddock Trial Shifts To Checks
The Hartford CourantThe trial of the campaign finance director for former Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan has provided must-watch political theater, thanks in part to the vulgar, sometimes crude, and grandiose testimony of Harry Raymond Soucy, the government...Tags: Heart Attack, Politics, Federal Election Commission, Political Fundraising, Christopher G Donovan
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Soucy and Donovan Video Played At Trial
The Hartford CourantFor the first time during an 18-month federal investigation into his failed campaign for Congress, former House Speaker Chris Donovan was seen and heard in secret tapes played in court Thursday. He was bantering with the key witness in the case about...Tags: Heart Attack, Politics, Political Fundraising, FBI, Prosecution
Feb 19, 2012
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Apr 21, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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Sep 5, 2012
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Aug 24, 2012
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Aug 3, 2012
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Jan 4, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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