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Latest Poll: GOP's Tom Foley Leads Gov. Malloy By 43 Percent to 40 Percent
The Hartford CourantRepublican gubernatorial challenger Tom Foley leads incumbent Gov. Dannel P. Malloy by 43 percent to 40 percent in the latest Quinnipiac Poll released on Wednesday morning as the two rivals prepare for a rematch. Foley, a Greenwich millionaire and...Tags: Regional Authority, John McKinney, Polls, Greenwich, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Tougher Ethics Rules? Not For Our Legislators
The Hartford CourantConnecticut feels today like a fun house where small looks big and short looks tall, fat is slim and upside down is right side up. Where but a fun house could we see gems like a 4 percent spending increase in the state budget called a cut, the end of a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Government, John McKinney, Parties and Movements
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Police say probe of Bulger focused on bookies, guns
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - Jurors hearing the murder and racketeering trial of James "Whitey" Bulger on Thursday saw weapons including machine guns that prosecutors alleged Bulger's gang used in crimes including shaking down smaller-time crooks. One probe into...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Trials, Judges, Weaponry
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$50 Million For New Sandy Hook School, Mixed Martial Arts Pass In Legislature's Final Hours
The Hartford CourantLegislators scrambled Wednesday to finish their work on the final day of the 2013 session – granting final approval for more than $2 billion in bond projects, allowing police to withhold crime-scene photographs of murder victims, and legalizing...Tags: Joe Markley, West Hartford, Regional Authority, John McKinney, Washington, DC
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The GOP Gun Control Tightrope, With Hard-liners at One End and Moderate Voters at the Other
If anyone’s wondering why GOP lawmakers in this day and age are so reluctant to vote for what most Americans consider sensible gun control, consider what’s happening in this moderate state of ours, home of the Newtown gun massacre. Down in...Tags: John McKinney, Leonard A. Fasano, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Rick Green
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Democrats Make Naked Grab For Top Ballot Position
Republicans won the top line on ballots fair and square, a unanimous state Supreme Court said last September. But last week, Democrats in the General Assembly began a power grab to reverse the court's 7-0 ruling and take back the top line —...Tags: Judges, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Government
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Ambassador Caroline Kennedy?
If Caroline Kennedy were simply a lawyer and author, it's doubtful that she would be on any president's short list for a major diplomatic appointment. But Kennedy is also a member of a storied American political family and an early and valued supporter of...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Walter Mondale, U.S. Senate, Japan, Barack Obama
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Foley Right To Challenge Legislators' Ethics
Republican governor hopeful Tom Foley might be naïve. His proposal to raise ethical standards at the state Capitol is unrealistic. But we suspect he's right that pointing out the gamy nexus among elected officials, lobbyists and state contractors...Tags: Joe Markley, Religion and Belief, Politics, Government, Values
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Foley's Talk Of Ethics Unsettles Legislators
The Hartford CourantRepublican Tom Foley, the 2010 Republican nominee for governor who hopes to reprise that role next year, ventured into a legislative public hearing last week. What a lesson the former ambassador to Ireland learned. You mention ethics at your peril in...Tags: Kevin Rennie, West Hartford, Regional Authority, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch
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GOP Hopefuls Circling For Gubernatorial Bid
The Hartford CourantAbraham Lincoln's birthday last Tuesday marked the start of months of local Republican organization dinners and fundraising events. The annual ritual of honoring Lincoln provides an informal start to the party's 2014 race for governor. Four candidates...Tags: Kevin Rennie, Regional Authority, John McKinney, Executive Branch, Michael Fedele
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1/13/2013-Again?
Zillionaire Tom Foley has thrown his custom made, silk hat into the ring. That's right, he's running against Gov. Dan Malloy in next year's election. Know what? I don't think Foley has a chance. He'll have to get by his own party first and I...
Tags: Andrew W Roraback, Physiology, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Dannel P. Malloy
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Mount Aloysius College Will Continue Exploring The Theme Of Hospitality For The 2012-2013 Academic Year With A Visit From A Pulitzer Prize Winning Author And Publisher David Shribman And His Wife, Acclaimed Business Writer And Lecturer Cindy Skrzycki.
The couple will present “The Hospitality of Writing” on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in historic Alumni Hall. The public is invited to this Mount Aloysius College Fall Honors Lecture free of charge. In early September, Mount Aloysius...
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Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
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Jan 11, 2013
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Oct 16, 2012
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