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The Record of Bergen County, N.J. has a meticulously researched article on the strange and complicated relationship between the FBI and radio host Hal Turner, who is accused of threatening Connecticut state Rep. Michael Lawlor, state Sen. Andrew McDonald and Thomas Jones of the office of state ...
Congress
Peter James
They've gathered at the Capitol and trekked down to Washington. They've protested cap and trade, healthcare and Chris Dodd. But Tea Party activists in the state say they are now ready to do more than stand on a sidewalk, waving signs and chanting slogans. "While we continue to believe ...
Congress
The state Capitol will be quiet today because of a state employee furlough day that was enacted under law as part of a budget-saving measure in a difficult financial year.
Many state offices will be closed, but the courts will remain open for those involved in criminal and civil cases.
The ...
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Bud Day
To all our readers - and there are many thousands of you each month - Happy Thanksgiving!
This blog, which was created on less than two days' notice at the end of the 2007 legislative session, is fast approaching a milestone of 1,000 posts.
Thanks for reading along for the latest in ...
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The state's nursing homes are highly concerned about Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's proposal to cut Medicaid rates for nursing homes by 2 percent.
The cuts, however, cannot be made with approval by the Democratic-controlled legislature. Matthew Barrett, a former state employee who now serves ...
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Medicaid
Health care
Lou Dobbs, the former CNN business anchor, might run for the U.S. Senate in 2012 from his home state of New Jersey.
Dobbs, who was one of the best-known faces on CNN for years, recently stepped down from the network in an abrupt announcement on his program.
The details are at ...
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CNN
Lou Dobbs
Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell is calling the Democratic-controlled legislature into special session on December 15 to cut state spending and try closing the state's projected budget gap.
Rell also wants lawmakers to make changes in the new campaign finance reform law, which has been the ...
White House
Approval Ratings
Chris Matthews
It's official.
The state's planned cut in the sales tax will not take effect January 1. Many legislators had predicted that the contingent tax cut would never happen because of the continuing weakness in the economy.
But the blocking of the tax cut did not become official until the ...
Congress
Brian Williams
Don Young
The three candidates remaining in the now sharply smaller Republican senatorial field will undoubtably work to secure the backing of those who supported the two candidates who left the race today, state Sen. Sam Caligiuri and former ambassador Tom Foley.
Rob Simmons got an ...
Congress
Rob Simmons
Sam Caligiuri
Tom Foley
Our colleague Rick Green weighs in on the Republican political shake-up that involves former Ambassador Tom Foley considering dropping out of the U.S. Senate race and running for governor.
It's at http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2009/11/connecticut-gop-politics-2010-governor-dodd-senate.html
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Tom Foley
Rick Santorum
Gene Green
Connecticut Democrats are closely watching the shake-up across the aisle. Party spokeswoman Colleen Flanagan said today's departures of Sam Caligiuri and Tom Foley indicate a growing consensus among the GOP that Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd may not be as easy a conquest as ...
Congress
Christopher J. Dodd
Sam Caligiuri
Tom Foley
Democratic National Committee
Rob Simmons
Chris Matthews
Tom Foley on Nov. 9, 2009, the day Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced she would not seek reelection:
"As a candidate for the U.S. Senate, I look forward to working with others to make sure a Republican Governor is elected in 2010," Foley said in a statement.
Tom Foley on Nov. 24, 2009:
" I have ...
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Tom Foley
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Former U.S. Senate candidate Sam Caligiuri announced today
that he'll be running for Congress from the 5th...
Congressional District. Caligiuri's full statement: "Over the last eight months, I have devoted myself to running for the United States ...
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MORE BREAKING NEWS: Caligiuri looking to take the 5th
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Tom Foley, a Republican running for U.S. Senate,
released the following statement this morning: " Last spring...
I entered the race for the United States Senate because I wanted to serve the people of Connecticut. Recently, the political ...
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BREAKING NEWS: Foley contemplating run for governor
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Kevin Rennie breaks the following news on Facebook
(via Capitol Report) 'a friend reports that GOP Senate...
hopeful Tom Foley told the West Hartford Republicans last night that he is considering hightailing it into the less competitive race for ...
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A shake-up brewing in the Senate race?
Despite raising taxes and holding the line on spending, the state is still facing a huge budget deficit for the current fiscal year.
With that in mind, the administration of Gov. M. Jodi Rell is reminding all commissioners and agency heads that they must continue to watch their budgets ...
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In a sharply-worded email, state Democrats are taking Republican Senate candidate Rob Simmons to task for failing to back a health-care plan supported by more than half of the state's residents. Simmons, who is running for the Senate seat held by Democrat Chris Dodd, one of the architects ...
Congress
Rob Simmons
Democratic National Committee
Health care
Christopher J. Dodd
Chris Matthews
D aria Novak, a Republican running for the 2nd Congressional District, picked up the support of the Mansfield Republican Town Committee last week. Novak also announced a team of advisors who will guide her on various policy questions. They include: Larry Nocera, former ...
World
9/11
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon is being
slammed by both the Democrats and one of her...
GOP opponents for her response to a question about the 9/11 terror trials. McMahon, who was campaigning on Saturday at the Harvard-Yale game in New ...
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McMahon's comments about the 9/11 terror trial draw ...
Remember the Louisiana Congressman who was caught with $90,000 in cash in his freezer?
The case generated widespread publicity after Rep. William J. Jefferson's home was raided in 2005, setting off a torrent of commentary around the nation. The publicity increased about nine months later ...
