With a key vote in the U.S. Senate scheduled for tomorrow night on national health care reform, Connecticut’s Joe Lieberman is one of the key Senators to watch.
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[...]Washington (WTNH) – Chief Political Correspondent Mark Davis talks exclusively, one-on-one with Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, the man in the middle of the national heath care reform debate.
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[...]Washington (AP) – The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making “inconsistent, misleading or incomplete” statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee didn’t recommend any punishment.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina lawmakers say they’ll formally consider the possible impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week.
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[...]Wethersfield (AP) – The Connecticut Labor Department says the state’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 8.8 percent, even though employers added 1,000 jobs in October.
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[...]Washington (AP) – The Senate will hold its first vote on health care legislation on Saturday night and Democrats will need 60 votes to prevail.
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[...]Washington (AP) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday the government’s $700 billion bailout program will end “as soon as we can,” and that part of it will be used to lower the soaring federal debt.
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[...]New York (AP) – Fox News Channel correspondent Major Garrett says he’s a “conscientious objector” in his network’s fight with the White House. He interviewed Barack Obama on Wednesday, and the topic never came up.
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[...]Hartford (WTNH) – Texting technology may soon be adaptable to the state’s 9-1-1 emergency service.
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[...]Hartford (AP) – Connecticut lawmakers are learning that the state’s budget woes are on track to get much worse in 2012.
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[...]Washington (AP) – Sen. Robert Byrd says he’s looking forward to the next 56 years and 320 days.
That’s how long he’s served in the House and Senate. The West Virginia Democrat today became the longest-serving lawmaker in congressional history.
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Newtown police booking photo of Jason Bartlett.
Newtown (WTNH) – A Connecticut state representative faces multiple violations after he was pulled over by police in Newtown.
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[...](WTNH) – Green Party of Connecticut officials announced Tuesday that they would welcome Ralph Nader into the 2010 race for U. S. Senate and think he would have a good chance to win against current Senator Dodd.
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[...]Hartford (AP) – The chairman of the Connecticut Republicans has asked one of his party’s candidates for U.S. Senate to consider switching races.
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[...]Meriden (WTNH) – All five of Connecticut’s members of Congress voted for health care reform in the House. But only one congressman is being targeted by the industry for that vote.
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[...]By FOSTER KLUG
Associated Press Writer
Washington (AP) – Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama’s deep bow to Japan’s Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader.
So did he?
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[...]Colchester (WTNH) – There is a controversy brewing surrounding a contractor hired by the DOT to rebuild a picturesque bridge. But the contractor says it’s a smear because they are a non-union business.
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[...]Hartford (WTNH) - Connecticut Democrats will hold their 2010 nominating convention in the third week of May, the party announced Monday.
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[...]HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Campaign officials for Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd say Vice President Joe Biden will visit Hartford on Dec. 11 for a fundraiser for the senator, who is trailing in the polls in his 2010 re-election bid.
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[...]Hamden (WTNH) - A Quinnipiac University poll this week spelled more bad news for Senator Chris Dodd, but what does the public think about Connecticut’s other U.S. Senator?
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[...]Hartford (AP) – Connecticut officials say they want the state to get ahead of the curve in planning for the eventual widespread presence of electric-powered vehicles.
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[...]Hartford (AP) – Changes made five years ago to a Connecticut law aimed at revealing medical mistakes at hospitals have allowed the facilities to keep more errors secret, a Hartford Courant analysis shows.
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[...]PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Gov. Don Carcieri, a gay marriage opponent, has opened the door slightly to the limited recognition of same-sex relationships in Rhode Island.
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[...]WASHINGTON (AP) – The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is threatening to stop providing some social services unless lawmakers change a proposal to legalize same-sex marriages.
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[...]New York (AP) – The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.
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[...]Washington (AP) – The federal deficit hit a record for October as the new budget year began where the old one ended, with the government awash in red ink.
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[...]Washington (AP) – President Barack Obama has ordered a review of all intelligence related to Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, and whether the information was properly shared and acted upon within government agencies.
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[...]Washington (AP) – President Barack Obama says he’s organizing a wide-ranging White House jobs summit to “talk about how we can work together” to create jobs.
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[...]Hamden (WTNH) – A Quinnipiac University poll out this morning shows Republican Rob Simmons faring better than Linda McMahon in a head-to-head race against Democratic Senator Chris Dodd.
The poll also shows Dodd’s approval rating falling.
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[...]By LIZ SIDOTI
AP National Political Writer
Washington (AP) – President Barack Obama still has the public approval of a majority of Americans, but he finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country.
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