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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: Regional Authority, Elections, Parties and Movements, John McKinney, Abraham Lincoln
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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: Beth Bye, Regional Authority, Justice System, Elections, Ethics
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Searching The Ballot For Worthy Republicans
The Hartford CourantLet me tell you something you don't know about me. I'm itchin' to vote for a Republican. This is really true. I mostly vote Democratic, but it seems healthier to me to occasionally cast a vote the other way. I don't like being a knee-jerk Democrat. Or...Tags: Colin McEnroe, Martha Dean, Elections, Chris Christie, Parties and Movements
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Obama Gloating, Biden Buffing, Fiscal Cliff Looming, And So Much More
The Hartford CourantIt's been a busy few weeks, what with the election, the Petraeus scandal, the Thanksgiving holiday, and UConn being dissed yet again by the ACC, so I thought I might provide a quick rundown of what's been going on with some of the major players....Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Connecticut Huskies, Susan Rice, Amusement and Theme Parks, Elections
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McManus: The NRA has won
Politicians haven't always been allergic to gun control, not even Republicans. In 1968, after the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr., Congress — on a bipartisan vote — outlawed guns sales to felons...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Federal Election Commission, Weaponry, Personal Weapon Control
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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: Corporate Crime, Regional Authority, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Elections, Edwin A. Gomes
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NU Enjoys Power Connections
The Hartford CourantNortheast Utilities, now facing scrutiny over its slow reconnection of storm-damaged power lines, has established a network of connections with Connecticut's political establishment, including Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration and other...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Joe Courtney, Elections, Business Enterprises, Concerts
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Budget Provides Battleground For Governor And 2 Who Might Try To Replace Him In 2014
The Hartford CourantThe 2014 gubernatorial campaign is not yet in full swing, but the budget debate over the next six weeks at the state Capitol could hint at the bitter political clashes to come. Three of the expected candidates in the governor's race will be at the...Tags: Regional Authority, Productivity, Government Health Care, Medicaid, Elections
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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: Interior Policy, Elections, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013), Personal Weapon Control, Parties and Movements
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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: Justice System, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Dannel P. Malloy
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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: China, John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate, Walter Mondale, Hillary Clinton
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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: Dannel P. Malloy , Joe Markley, Values, Ethics, Government
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