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CAPITOL WATCH: Connecticut delegation wary of Obama's Afghan plan

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:25:37 -0500

Connecticut's Congressional delegation reacted to President Obama's high-stakes speech on Afghanistan Tuesday night with a bracing dose of skepticism.
Using words such as "serious concerns" and "hard questions," the lawmakers indicated they intend to closely scrutinize Obama's Afghan strategy before signing on.
"I have serious concerns about expanding our military" [...]

ConnPolitics News: 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:58:23 -0500

Number of comments: 8

Washington (AP) – President Barack Obama plans to send 30,000 more troops to be deployed over six months, a senior administration official told The Associated Press Tuesday, escalating the 8-year-old war.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

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ConnPolitics News: Governor's race filling up

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:02:20 -0500

Number of comments: 2

(WTNH) – Greenwich businessman Tom Foley will formally announce on Thursday that he is now running for the Republican nomination for Governor.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

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CAPITOL WATCH: McMahon weighs in on Obama's Afghanistan strategy

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:32:01 -0500

"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" [...]

CAPITOL WATCH: WWE trumps Britney, American Idol and Kim Kardashian

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:57:12 -0500

But couldn't overcome Twilight or Michael Jackson. That's according to Yahoo's most searched terms of 2009.
The search engine attributes the drama and the divas, not to mention the death of legendary wrestler Captain Lou Albano and former WWE CEO Linda McMahon's U.S. Senate bid for the WWE's prime' [...]

My Left Nutmeg: Tuesday afternoon open thread

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:32:01 -0500

Because it's been a while...
After YEARS of stalling tactics, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport's dark secrets consisting of thousands of documents relating to the sex abuse scandal are finally revealed to the public...and it doesn't place retired Cardinal Edward M. Egan in a good light.
In 448-pages' [...]

CAPITOL WATCH: Rell: Close Minimum-Security Webster Prison In Cheshire

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:05 -0500

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' [...]

CAPITOL WATCH: Endorsement wars, part II

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:04:03 -0500

On the same day that U.S. Senate candidate Linda Mcmahon unveiled a few key endorsements, Rob Simmons, one of her GOP opponents, announced a couple of his own.
Simmons, a former congressman from Stonington, has secured the support of state Reps. John Hetherington and Vincent Candelora. Hetherington was previously a [...]

Rick Green | CT Confidential: Feds: Coltsville still not ready to become a National Park: Rick Green | CT Confidential

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:31:49 -0500

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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Queers Without Borders: Transgender Video for World AIDS Day 2009

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:42:18 -0500

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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