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Republicans Embarked On Navel Gazing
The Hartford CourantThe Republican Party has not been on a roll. In November, it lost seats in the House, gave away seats it should have won in the Senate, and for the fifth time in the last six presidential elections lost the popular vote. While conservatives attending...Tags: Mark Sanford, Executive Branch, Elections, Paul Ryan, National Rifle Association of America
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What Got Into John Rowland?
The Hartford CourantWhat got into John Rowland, everyone was asking after the former governor and now WTIC-AM 1080 talk show host hammered former Republican Attorney General Nominee Martha Dean over her views on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Dean has a...Tags: Joan Rivers, Parties and Movements, Empire State Building, Politics, Hillary Clinton
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Randy Edsall, 'The Deserter,' His Usual Rehearsed Self
The Hartford CourantRandy Edsall had his one-liner as ready as that inside handoff on first down that used to go for 2 yards and a cloud of vanilla. "We'll try to keep it brief so you guys can get to lunch," The Deserter said. "I know you're all waiting to get your lunch...Tags: Football, North Carolina State University, Jeff Hathaway, Randy Edsall, Maryland Terrapins
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Flexing Financial Muscle, McMahon Pummels Murphy
The Hartford CourantDespite what you've heard on TV, the U.S. Senate race between Chris Murphy and Linda McMahon is not about creating jobs. It's about a methodical, astronomically expensive, dismantling of Murphy. Thus far, the polls suggest McMahon is succeeding. And...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch, Chris Murphy, Barbara Kennelly, Elections
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'Rags To Riches' Stories A Little Thin
The Hartford CourantOn Wednesday afternoon, my own radio station was going on a bit too long about how well peaches go with duck, so I flipped over to the show hosted by former Gov. John Rowland, where a caller was saying (I paraphrase): "Breathes there a man with soul so...Tags: Tampa, Financially Distressed Companies, The Boston Globe, Colin McEnroe, Elections
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Bruised Losers Face Campaigns' Bumpy Finish
The Hartford Courant"Politics is tough," Simsbury Republican Lisa Wilson-Foley observed as she conceded the 5th Congressional District party primary to state Sen. Andrew Roraback Tuesday night. A last-minute attack on second-place finisher Mark Greenberg revealed Wilson-...Tags: Political Fundraising, Bill Clinton, Christopher G Donovan, Elections, James Carville
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Stunning Newton Comeback Yields Strange Bedfellows
The Hartford CourantBridgeport continues to challenge Waterbury as the home of the most embarrassing and bewildering politics in Connecticut. Former state Sen. Ernie Newton did last week what few in Connecticut politics have achieved: He subdued bumptious Working Families...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Waterbury, Edwin A. Gomes, Parties and Movements
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The Coveted Weak In Review Endorsements
The Hartford CourantBecause Tuesday is primary day in Connecticut, The Weak in Review is departing from its usual Weak format to offer endorsements of candidates seeking party nominations for Congress and the Senate. The Weak urges all voters, eligible or otherwise, to go to...Tags: Andrew W Roraback, Joe Lieberman, Chris Murphy, Christopher G Donovan, Chris Shays
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'Scootie' Will Take Us Where We Need To Go
The Hartford CourantWe need to talk about Scootie. Scootie is the name I suggested, roughly 12 years ago, for the Hartford to New Britain busway, and like so many of my brilliant ideas, it was ignored. Scootie was a good name because (a) who could hate something named...Tags: Feet, New London (New London, Connecticut), Linda Blair, New Britain, The Exorcist (movie, 1973)
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Ex-Staff Chief For Rell Collects $55,200 Pension At 51
The Hartford CourantA big question at the end of Gov. M. Jodi Rell's term was what would become of her powerful chief of staff, M. Lisa Moody, who some observers said had more of a direct hand in running the government than Rell did during their 6½ years in the famous...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Regional Authority, Censorship, M. Jodi Rell, Executive Branch
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On Inauguration Day, The Promise, And The Failings, Of Politics
Helen UbiñasAll eyes Wednesday were on the inauguration of Connecticut's 88th governor, Dan Malloy. There was pomp. There was circumstance. There was all the optimism and good cheer that comes with the beginning of a new political era. But if you wanted a more...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Twitter, Inc., Regional Authority, Suicide, Executive Branch
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Mayor Eddie Perez's Conviction Yet Another Chance To Learn From Scandal
And so it ends, at least for now. After a two year investigation, a month-long trial and endless defiant vows of innocence, convicted Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez announced Friday in a bizarrely vague press release that he would "relinquish his duties."...Tags: Regional Authority, Waterbury, Punishment, Prisons, Local Elections
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