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House health-care compromise reached
The Swampby Noam N. Levey and James Oliphant With a historic floor vote looming on their healthcare bill today, House Democratic leaders secured an 11th-hour compromise late Friday night to settle a long-simmering debate over how to restrict federal funding for......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Democratic Party, Abortion Issue, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice
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Weekend Talk Shows: Sunday's scheduled healthcare vote is this weekend's hot topic
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of March 14 - 20 in PDF format This week's TV Movies TODAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY CBS Sunday Morning Joe...... -
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: Shootings, Richard Blumenthal, Chris Murphy, Laws, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Former Secretary Of The State Julia Tashjian Dies At 74
The Hartford CourantPoliticians around the state are mourning the death of former Secretary of the State Julia H. Tashjian, a well-known figure in state politics in the 1980s. Tashjian, a Windsor Democrat who served as the state's chief elections official from 1983 to...Tags: Executive Branch, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), East Hartford, Primaries, Civil and Public Service
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Former Manchester Mayor Gets 57 Months In Prison
The Hartford CourantA former Manchester mayor who was convicted of fleecing an elderly investor in Maine was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 57 months in prison. A jury in Portland, Maine, had convicted Peter DiRosa, 66, of wire fraud after a three-day trial in...Tags: Republican Party, FBI, Prisons, Personal Service, Lowell Weicker
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CT House Delegation: No Apologies For Spending, Regulation
The Hartford CourantThe message was clear Thursday as Connecticut's five representatives in the U.S. House gathered in Hartford to talk about economic matters. We need to invest. We need to spend. Whether it's high-speed rail, advanced airline navigation systems, basic...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Fairfield County, Financial and Business Services, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Finance
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What's Left For Gun-Control Advocates After Crash-And-Burn In U.S. Senate?
The Hartford CourantOne of the phrases repeated often by advocates of stricter gun laws since the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre has been: "If not now, when?" That rhetorical question became a literal one Wednesday when a federal gun-control bill crashed and burned in the...Tags: Republican Party, Shootings, Chris Murphy, Parties and Movements, Paul Ryan
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Gun Debate Shouldn't Stall Coltsville Park Effort
That Connecticut's congressional delegation is battling for gun safety legislation while trying to have a historic gun manufactory designated a National Historic Park is a perhaps unfortunate coincidence — but nothing more than that. The factory...
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Newtown Bicyclists Arrive In D.C. To Press For Gun Control
The Hartford CourantWASHINGTON — Twenty-six cyclists arrived Tuesday at the Capitol after a four-day ride from Newtown, bringing a plea for tighter gun limits to a reluctant Congress. "Here's our message: Please put politics aside and get it done," said Monte Frank...Tags: Interior Policy, Mike Thompson, Crime, Law and Justice, Richard Blumenthal, Elizabeth Esty
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GOP's Roraback Among Malloy's 15 Nominees For Superior Court Judge
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy nominated 15 new Superior Court judges Thursday, including prominent Republican Andrew Roraback among the familiar names in the political and legal worlds. Many people had considered Roraback the Republican Party's best chance to...Tags: Glastonbury, Republican Party, Groton, Career and Workplace, New Britain
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Larson, Blumenthal, Among Others, Renew Call For Federal Ban On Assault Weapons
The Hartford CourantSearching for a way to prevent future shootings like the one in Newtown, some of Connecticut's congressional representives on Sunday called for a national discussion that could lead to a resumed federal ban on assault weapons and other gun control...Tags: Shootings, Columbine High School, Richard Blumenthal, CBS Corp., Politics
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Manchester Family Pushes For Expanded Autism Coverage For Military Families
The Hartford CourantFive-year-old Rachel Margaret Kenyon's father was serving with the Connecticut National Guard in Afghanistan when she was diagnosed with autism. Sgt. Maj. William Kenyon of Manchester is an active-duty veteran of Desert Storm — the early-1990s...Tags: Family, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Autism, Government Health Care
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