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Connecticut Editor
"The President's announcement on Afghanistan this evening is important because, while there is no policy proposal on Afghanistan that is without valid criticism, lack of a clear policy endangers the lives of American troops on the ground. Now that a policy decision has been made, and tens of thousands of" [...]
There are currently more than 100,000
international troops in Afghanistan [AFP]
The US is to deploy an extra 30,000 troops to the war Afghanistan, Barack Obama has said unveiling his plans for turning around the eight-year long war in the country and pave the way for [...]
The Chinese News media is rather fasinated with the Tiger Woods crash and possible extra affairs of the billionaire golfer. Lacking real video, they simulated the accident.
[...]There was an odd confluence of events in Hartford Superior Court yesterday: an expert witness testified in the trial of police officer Robert Lawlor, who is accused of fatally shooting a suspect, while at the same time Dwayne Powell was in court for his second appearance in the [...]
So, Bristol, what did you think? Is the president making the right decision?
The following video was compiled for World AIDS Day 2007 by TransAdvocacy. Collage from Flames in the Looking Glass and some other HIV/AIDS trans related clips.
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[...]As expected, lame-duck Governor Rell announced plans today to close the almost-out-the-door Webster Correctional Institution (hey, news sites, look! It’s possible to link to websites besides your own!) for a savings of a whopping $3.4 million a year.
Actually, I have to be honest. I’m pretty ambivalent about this [...]
It has been said that the three toughest jobs in America are:
1. President of the United States
2. Mayor of New York City
3. Coach of the Notre Dame football team.
Ex-New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis found that out Monday when he was fired after Notre Dame posted a 6 [...]
Those opposing health care are always telling us we have the best health care in the world, but, aside from your occasional Shah, how many people exile themselves from their native land to get the benefits of that system?
Just another example of the Daily Show being more incisive than what [...]
A month after predicting the state will end the year $624 million in the red, state Comptroller Nancy Wyman adjusted her numbers downward Tuesday.
In her latest letter to Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, Wyman lowered the deficit by about $75 million to $549 [...] Hartford (WTNH) – Holiday cards were signed today at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford for U.S. service members and veterans across the country and abroad.
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[...](WTNH) – Greenwich businessman Tom Foley will formally announce on Thursday that he is now running for the Republican nomination for Governor.
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The State of Connecticut has a deficit of $549 million, according to State Comptroller Nancy Wyman:
Wyman said receipts of the income tax remain weak, despite an increase in the tax rate for upper-income residents. Collection of the quarterly estimated income tax payments typically made by investors is down by [...]
(Updated 4:25 p.m.) At the request of Gov. M. Jodi Rell, the Correction Department recommended closing Webster Correctional Institution in Cheshire.
The level two, minimum security prison currently houses 220 inmates and closing it could save the state $3.4 million on an annual basis, according to [...]
In a highly unusual attempt to save money, the Rell administration is recommending the closure of a minimum-security prison in Cheshire.
Governor M. Jodi Rell announced Tuesday afternoon that the state's correction department is calling for closing the Webster Correctional Institution in Cheshire, which is known as a Level 2 facility on a scale where Level 5' [...]
It's a good idea, but Hartford still doesn't have its act together, the National Park Service says. The HBJ has more. Comment here.
Asher & Adams Pictorial Album of American Industry, 1876.
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The absurdest play known as the state budget shifted to House Speaker Chris Donovan, D-Meriden, who responsed, finally, to Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposal to cut $466 million from the current plan, including $84 million in aid to cities and towns.
The 21st World AIDS Day celebration in Hartford was part celebration, part memorial and part call-to-action.
"For many of us World AIDS Day is every day," Shawn Lang, executive director of the Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition, said Tuesday morning. And while there were victories [...] Republican Mayors Mark Boughton of Danbury and Tim Stewart of New Britain are supporting Linda McMahon’s bid for the U.S. Senate, according to Capitol Watch:
“Washington’s approach to turning around the economy isn’t working, and when something isn’t working, it’s time to try something different,” New Britain Mayor Tim Stewart [...]
Two prominent GOP mayors announced today that they are backing Republican Linda McMahon's U.S. Senate bid.
Mark Boughton of Danbury and Tim Stewart of New Britain are among the 22 names on the list of McMahon's first round of official endorsements.
"Washington's approach to turning around the economy isn't working, and when'" [...]
I have to part company with my colleagues in the Hartford Courant editorial department over the tone of this editorial. Hey I have no trouble believing Dwayne Powell is a bum and a bad guy, and if that's what the courts find, I hope he's appropriately punished.
But that's not what [...]
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP)– Declaring “our security is at stake,” President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan Tuesday night, nearly tripling the force he inherited as commander in chief. He promised an impatient public he would begin bringing units home in 18 [...]
This holiday season, finding the perfect gift won't be the only concern for hurried parents scouring the aisles of every toy store.
They will also have to consider whether the Vtech Bright Lights Phone they just put in their cart could cause hearing loss in their' [...] 
After a five-year legal battle that ended in the U.S. Supreme Court, Frank Ricci and 13 fellow firefighters moved one step closer to getting the promotions they were deprived of.
Ricci (at center in top photo) and 19 other mostly white firefighters sued the city [...] 
