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Court listings: April 8
William Remy Whiteside, 28, of 12963 Richmond Heights Drive, exhibition driving, fined $120. Ray Der Htoo, 23, of 608 S. First St., No. 1, overdriving road conditions, fined $120. Donald James Ganje Jr., 46, of 305 S. High St., operating improper...Tags: Westport, Punishment, Fines
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More than 900 Expected At Mayor Segarra's Inaugural Ball Saturday
The Hartford CourantMayor Pedro Segarra's inaugural ball is sold out, with more than 900 guests attending Saturday's event at the Connecticut Convention Center. Tickets, priced at $100 each, sold out last week. The ball will be paid for by a combination of ticket sales...Tags: Eddie A. Perez, Hospitals and Clinics, Pedro E. Segarra, Arts and Culture, Chris Murphy
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Are the benefits of natural gas worth the dangers of fracking?
A politically sexy ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new pro-environment fueling station in Bloomfield, Conn., took place on Dec. 9. Three weeks later, on New Year's Eve, a scary 4.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Youngstown, Ohio.
The link between those events...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Conservation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Symptoms, Natural Disasters
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Concerns About Online Piracy Act Growing Among State's Congressional Delegation
The Hartford CourantIs the tide shifting on a controversial bill that would give the government and copyright holders broad new powers to stop online piracy? Over the weekend, the White House signaled that it has strong reservations about the controversial Stop Online...Tags: Movies, Google Inc., U.S. House of Representatives, Movies, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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The Online-Piracy Mess: How Chris Dodd and Hollywood blew it with SOPA
A cool $1.5 million a year.
That's what the Motion Picture Association of America is reportedly paying Connecticut's formerU.S. Sen. Chris Doddto slide an anti-Internet-piracy bill through Congress. His insider knowledge, his old-fashioned liberal...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Megaupload, Lobbying, Movies, Google Inc.
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House Democrats sing to Obama: 'Let's Stay Together'
"Let's Stay Together" is turning into something of a new anthem for the Democratic Party. Last week, President Obama sang a bit of the Al Green tune during a fundraiser at the landmark Apollo Theater in Harlem, a moment that became an instant sensation....Tags: Apollo Theater, Al Green, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Elections
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Mailbag: 'Bridge to nowhere' is wrong priority
Too bad you can't do a survey to determine how the residents who get stuck with the bill feel about this latest City Council decision to build a bridge to nowhere. (Re. "Newport council approves $2-million bridge," Nov. 29). Every day we read about...Tags: Barack Obama, Environmental Issues, Learning Disability, Mining, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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A glimmer of good news for Obama in jobs report
Associated PressFinally, a flicker of economic hope for President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats, even if it's a faint one. November's sharp drop in the unemployment rate shows that jobs are finally moving in the right direction and suggests the economy is on...Tags: Newt Gingrich, Labor Legislation, Democratic Party, Connecticut Labor Markets, Career and Workplace
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Analysis: Obama's course correction on birth control politics shifts dynamic
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's opposition is now the divided one.
For three weeks of heated rhetoric, Republicans cast the president's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to...Tags: Newt Gingrich, Democratic Party, Rick Santorum, Church and State Relations, Religion and Belief
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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: Lobbying, Justice System, Democratic Party, George W. Bush, Human Interest
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Connecticut's Leaders in Congress have Evolved Their Views on Gay Marriage
When the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was passed in 1996, all but one member of Connecticut's congressional delegation voted for the legislation that defines marriage as being between one man and one woman. Times have changed. Connecticut has legalized...Tags: Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Justice System, Diseases and Illnesses, Minority Groups
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Shirlene Gaines Heston
Shirlene Gaines Heston, age 84, passed peacefully on September 9, 2011. She is remembered with much love by her family and friends. A resident of Orange County since 1959, Shirlene resided in her final years at Vintage Newport, in Newport Beach, and her...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), John Wayne
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Jan 27, 2012
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Dec 9, 2011
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Dec 2, 2011
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Feb 11, 2012
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Nov 12, 2011
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Aug 17, 2011
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Sep 23, 2011
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