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Since his announcement on Wednesday, Lt. Governor Mike Fedele’s campaign for Governor has worked hard to secure the status “frontrunner”.
Working toward that end, the Fedele campaign unveiled today an impressive list of endorsements, including the GOP’s popular new ...
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After last month’s Superstar Billy Graham story in the Courant that was highly critical of former WWE CEO Linda McMahon and her husband Vince, it seems that more former wrestlers are starting to go public with their grievances about the WWE’s business practices.
Former ...
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Former Shays for Congress Campaign Manager Michael Sohn has been arrested by the FBI following a lengthy investigation into charges that Mr. Sohn embezzled campaign funds.
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Justin Bernier , one of the GOP candidates running for Congress in the 5th Congressional District speaking to Goshen RTC:
“I am still running for Congress. I am not running for governor. I am not running for Senate.”
I’m so glad he clarified, because it’s been getting mighty ...
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Republican National Committee
Bud Day
Republican Tom Foley of Greenwich announced today that he will be running for Governor instead of the U.S. Senate.
In an e-mail to supporters sent simultaneously with the announcement, the Greenwich businessman promised a “Plan Forward for Connecticut” in the near future:
So ...
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Tom Foley
Republican National Committee
Lt. Governor Mike Fedele became the first Republican candidate to declare his candidacy for Governor yesterday at events in Cromwell and Stamford.
His speeches made clear that the focus of his effort will be jobs and taxes :
“Taxes will not make Connecticut prosperous,” he said. ...
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Poor Lt. Gov Mike Fedele can’t get no respect. He was endorsed by Jodi Rell but then he kinda wasn’t, exactly. And now that he’s finally making his official announcement today, guess who’s raining on his parade?
Another one of those darn “Greenwich ...
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Tom Foley
Republican National Committee
The award goes to Daniela Altimari at Capitol Watch :
If Obama’s a socialist, his comrades aren’t happy
The post covers the response from the Socialist Party of Connecticut to President Obama’s plan to increase the number of American troops in Afghanistan:
We hope ...
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Bud Day
Afghanistan
The State of Connecticut has a deficit of $549 million, according to State Comptroller Nancy Wyman:
Wyman said receipts of the income tax remain weak, despite an increase in the tax rate for upper-income residents. Collection of the quarterly estimated income tax payments typically made by ...
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Republican Mayors Mark Boughton of Danbury and Tim Stewart of New Britain are supporting Linda McMahon’s bid for the U.S. Senate, according to Capitol Watch :
“Washington’s approach to turning around the economy isn’t working, and when something isn’t working, ...
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Wallingford Republican Jerry Labriola, Jr. announced today that
he will seek the GOP nomination to run against...
Rosa DeLauro in the Third Congressional District. “I am a fiscal conservative and my opponent is a spend-thrift liberal Washington ...
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Labriola to Run for Congress in 3rd
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It seems that every time disgraced former Governor John Rowland shows up somewhere, it’s a story.
Mr. Rowland was in Torrington for a Rotary Club function being introduced by Congressman Chris Murphy. Then he was in Bridgeport for a Community Life Seminar. These events have some, ...
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One of Ghenghis Conn’s last pearls of wisdom before he left on what I hope is just a short sabbatical (c’mon, you know you miss us Ghenghis…) was:
John Larson and Rosa DeLauro could be running against Hiram Bingham’s zombie and still win.
I make no comparisons here, of ...
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Rosa DeLauro
While the highways, airports, and train stations fill with travelers, enjoy an evening open forum.
The Governor wants a special session before Christmas to overhaul the Citizens’ Election Program and re-balance the budget.
U.S. Senate candidate/prospective CT Governor candidate Tom ...
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Tom Foley
Per CT News Junkie , State Health Care Advocate Kevin Lembo is running for … Lt. Governor?
“Sometimes the governor leaves office and no one has really vetted the lieutenant governor, who is suddenly charge of $18 billion budget,” Lembo said. “Twice in recent history, Connecticut’s ...
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State Sen. Sam Caligiuri announced his intent to end his bid for the U.S. Senate and instead run for the U.S. Congress in a press release today.
His new website can be found at: http://www.samforcongress.com
The move shakes up races for both the US Senate and the House. On the Senate side, ...
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Sam Caligiuri
The Hartford Courant reports that according to Kevin Rennie’s Facebook page, one of his friends says 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 governor. He’ll decide in ...
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Republican National Committee
Does anyone have access to information released today about the breakdown of delegates by Town for the GOP Convention. I was told that this information was to be released today, but haven’t seen head nor tail of it. Heath?
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Norwich’s Mayor-elect, Peter Nystrom, has a long four years ahead of him that will really get started when he gets sworn in on December 1.
But for the UPS driver-turned-Mayor, the days will seem as long as the years:
Mayor-elect Nystrom hopes to grab a 4:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. shift ...
