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Newtown, Other Gun Violence Victims To Have Strong Presence At State Of The Union Speech
The Hartford Courantjlender@courant.com Much of the story at Tuesday night's State of the Union speech will be about Connecticut, from the Newtown massacre to Manchester, where bullets killed eight employees at Hartford Distributors in 2010, to Bridgeport, where a 3-year-...Tags: Shootings, Hartford Distributors, Rosa DeLauro, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Union (Tolland, Connecticut)
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Obama's Words Resonate In State Whose Tragedy Prompted Them
The Hartford CourantPresident Barack Obama's landmark proposals to reduce gun violence echoed loudly through the state whose tragedy prompted them: Connecticut citizens and political leaders reacted mostly with praise, although gun owners said that the measures would...Tags: Symptoms, Politics, Periodicals, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Adam Lanza
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We Must Change, President Tells Nation
The Hartford CourantA somber President Obama told a shattered community that the nation has let its children down. "We're not doing enough,'' Obama said during an interfaith service at Newtown High School on Sunday night. "And we will have to change. Since I've been...Tags: Shootings, Rosa DeLauro, Government, Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. Senate
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Debemos cambiar, dice el Presidente a la nación
El Hartford CourantUn sombrío Presidente Obama dijo a una comunidad destrozada que la nación ha decepcionado a sus hijos. “No estamos haciendo lo suficiente”, dijo Obama durante un servicio interreligioso en la Escuela Superior de Newtown la noche del domingo....Tags: Waterbury, Middlebury, Joe Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal, Dannel P. Malloy
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John Larson: Newtown Shootings Demand Action Now
The Hartford CourantThe harrowing and heartbreaking events in Newtown have left the state of Connecticut and the nation reeling from shock and grief. The tragic and senseless deaths of 20 schoolchildren and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School are forcing us to re-...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Republican Party, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Democratic Party, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Congressman Larson's Wife Gets A Job
The Hartford CourantWhen Connecticut Innovations Inc., a quasi-public state agency, sought an executive assistant to its executive director and CEO in the spring, 199 hopefuls applied. The winner: Leslie Larson, wife of seven-term U.S. Rep. John Larson. The documents Mrs....Tags: Environmental Issues, Invention and Innovation, Conservation, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., Career and Workplace
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Coltsville's Big Mo May Really Be Here
When Sam Colt put a blue onion dome on his factory in the mid-19th century, it was to make an impression on travelers passing on the Connecticut River. The factory is about to make a good impression again, this time on passengers by car. The massive...
Tags: Ken Salazar, Chevron Corportion, Small Businesses
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U.S. House votes Attorney General Holder in contempt
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt for refusing to turn over documents tied to the botched Fast and Furious gun-running sting -- a discredited operation that has become a sharp point of...
Tags: Lawyers, Shootings, Criminals, U.S. House of Representatives, Laws
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5 Charged in Agent's Killing That Exposed 'Fast and Furious'
CNNWASHINGTON -- Federal authorities unsealed Monday an indictment charging five men in the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and offering up to $1 million for information leading to the arrest of the four men still at large. The investigation...Tags: Lawyers, Shootings, Police Arrests, Murder, Criminals
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More travelers to hit the road this Memorial Day
NEW YORK (AP) — More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they'll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices. Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season, and since pump prices never reached $4 or...
Tags: AAA, Petroleum Industry, Ocean City, Federal Reserve, Human Interest
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Donovan's got more problems than just the FBI - he's a legislative leader battling history
There’s a real good reason for state House Speaker Chris Donovan to be worried about his chances of winning in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District race, and it has nothing to do with the FBI investigation into campaign fundraising....
Tags: Meriden, Democratic Party, Same-Sex Marriage, Regional Authority, Justice System
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West Hartford School Reviewing Whether To Let Embattled Group Hold Peace Program
The Hartford CourantAlthough the Institute for International Sport says it will still hold its March 10 program at Kingswood Oxford School in West Hartford, a spokeswoman for the school says it is reviewing the program in light of the nonprofit's "business difficulties."...Tags: Finance, American School for the Deaf, College Sports, Beth Bye, West Hartford
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