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Senator: Employers shouldn't ask Facebook password
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. senator from Connecticut says he is writing a bill that would stop employers from asking a job applicant's Facebook and other social media passwords. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal told the Associated Press on Thursday...Tags: Facebook, Social Media
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Kardashian sisters sued over debit card debacle
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The Kardashian sisters have been sued by a California company that created a prepaid debit card endorsed the reality show starlets. The Fresno Bee reports that Revenue Resource Group LLC filed suit in Fresno County Superior...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Connecticut, Television Industry, Kourtney Kardashian, Trials
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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: Politics, International Law, Immigration, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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LETTER: Reform Would Help Fill Science Jobs
As an immigrant pursuing my education in Connecticut, and as the son of two immigrant engineers, I was happy to hear that U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has been a strong advocate for federal immigration reform [May 14, Capitoil Watch column, "Blumenthal...Tags: Science and Technology, Immigration, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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Bill Would Provide Federal Aid For Newtown School
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD – Three Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut are planning to file legislation that would allow the use of federal dollars to help pay for the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. If approved, it would mark the...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Government, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Early Voting Options May Be Premature
Changes in how Connecticut votes may be on the way — and that will be a good thing if it means new rules, such as authorizing early voting, that give busy people more opportunity to vote, boosting turnout and reinvigorating democracy. But an...Tags: Elections, Politics, Voting, Local Elections, George C. Jepsen
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House Democrats Lead New Gun Control Effort
The Hartford CourantThe leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill...Tags: Politics, John B. Larson, Elections, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Joe Manchin III
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Meyer Leads Candidates for U.S. Court
The Hartford CourantThe field of candidates for a much sought-after federal judgeship in Connecticut has narrowed, apparently to one — law professor and former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Meyer. Neither of the state's two U.S. senators who recommended Meyer to...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, United Nations, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice
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Senators report deal on gun control legislation
WASHINGTON — The Senate moved Tuesday to begin long-anticipated deliberations this week over new gun laws as Republicans appeared to lack the strength to block the debate and bipartisan talks over expanding background checks on gun buyers appeared...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Patrick J. Toomey, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer
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Small Airports In Connecticut Spared Cuts
The Hartford CourantSix airports in Connecticut have been spared from cuts under a bill passed Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives, just hours after passage by the Senate. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut delegation have been fighting for months...Tags: Unemployment, Barack Obama, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Federal Aviation Administration
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CT Delegation Springs To Defend Bases
There won't be a new round of military base closures in 2015 if members of Connecticut's congressional delegation have anything to say about it. And, true to form, they have plenty to say about it. In his new defense budget, released April 10, President...Tags: Barack Obama, Military Equipment, Joe Courtney, Chris Murphy, U.S. Department of Defense
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An Angry Obama Lashes Out At Senate's Rejection Of Gun Measures
The Hartford CourantAngered by a resounding defeat Wednesday of proposed gun control legislation that grew out of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, President Barack Obama stood outside the White House with parents of murdered Newtown first-graders and vowed: "This...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, National Rifle Association of America, Washington, DC, Lobbying
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