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  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Hope you enjoy the day, the company, the football and do that thankful thing. There’s much to be thankful for including this rare bit of Americana. Enjoy and share your stories in the comments. [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:48am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Duff Encourages Donations To Food Bank

    State Senator Bob Duff is encouraging people to help out the local food bank. He forwarded this message: Please join me in helping The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, Inc. There is so much need this year and I know that none of you want to see a family go [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:26am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Common Council Meeting 11/24/09

    Common Council MTG 11/24/09 Attending: Romano, Mount, Bonenfant, Tobin, Kydes, Straniti, Moccia, Beltz-Jacobsen, Hempstead, Bondi, , Conroy, Jaeger, King, Simms, Lindstrom Approval of the minutes November 10: They approve after Lindtrom’s comments are corrected to the minutes. Tobin abstains on the corrections. Approval of the minutes November 17: They approve after Lindstrom’s comments [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:21am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Legal Fees Incurred By The BOE

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    Who is Sullivan, Schoen, Campane & Connon and why have they billed the Norwalk Public School system $238, 341.84 in legal fees?  About half of the fees can be answered for in contract negotiations. The supporting documentation released by the BOE finance committee provides a glimpse in what the breakdown [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:10am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • BOE Enters 21st Century

    Number of comments: 4
    Right from the start, this BOE is heaving that cloak of secrecy out the window and embracing open communication in a 21st century sort of way. Posted yesterday on the Norwalk Public School web site is the list of board members and their committee assignments. Maybe someone will pick up [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:30am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Nationwide Crime Rankings, Norwalk Ranked 284th

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    In a nationally published crime rankings list for 2009-2010, only Stamford (302nd)  and Danbury (365th) posted better rankings over Norwalk (284th). New Haven was not listed since it doesn’t report FBI crime stats. Bridgeport ranked safer than Miami Beach coming in at 44th. The list, compiled by CQ Press, has [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:17am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Outside Legal Fees Spurr Questions

    Number of comments: 10
    The Finance Committee of the BOE is looking into the various incidents that have left caused outside legal fees to post a $190k over run. Lauren Mylo of The Hour reports: One issue that was discussed in detail was the fact that district lawyers are present during PPT (Planning and Placement [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:04am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Norwalk Yard Waste Site Closing For Season

    Number of comments: 10
    Better get your leaves and stuff over to Smith street, starting December 14th, the yard waste drop off at 15 South Smith St. will be closed during the week and on Saturdays. To handle the Christmas Tree stuff, it will open the week of Jan. 4 and the week of [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:51am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Real Family Casting Call

    Here’s your chance to be on a national TV commercial. Very Real Casting is looking for a families in the greater Norwalk area that are having a hard time getting together for dinner. They want to film a commercial about it to promote some food product. You can land a [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:44pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • SoNo’s Webster Parking Lot Gets A Makeover

    Number of comments: 7
    A long time ago in a galaxy far away, er, okay it was really Norwalk and 2002. A monarch gazed over his kingdom and decreed– let there be tolls upon the horseless carriages, so that ye olde taxed payers are freed from subsidizing parking. There was a cry throughout the [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:35pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • November 17th Norwalk Board Of Ed Video

    Number of comments: 10
    The NEF (Norwalk Education Foundation) released the November 17th Board of Ed meeting video. See below. Thank you NEF! BOARD OF ED NOV 17 2009 – Movie 01 from Norwalk Education Foundation on Vimeo. [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:22pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • The Mysterious Affair of the Norwalk Street Vending Permit

    Number of comments: 10
    As I watched 5 Norwalk Police cars drive up Washington Street in SoNo with nary a glance at the vending cart parked in a no parking zone in front of the switch tower museum, I realized that hot dog sales were indeed out of control here in Norwalk. Hot dog [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:51am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • McDonald On McPlaza Overhaul

    State Senator Andrew McDonald has questions about the recent Rell announcment that Connecticut interstate service plazas have been awarded to a Subway restaurant franchiser in a 35 year contract deal that starts December 7th, 2009.  These service plazas are located along I-95, the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways and I-395. [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:14am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • International Human Rights Day

    [ December 10, 2009; 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] The Norwalk Human Relations Commission has designated Thursday December 10th as International Human Rights Day. The day has been celebrated in Norwalk since 1991 and this year Joe Mann, President and CEO of NEON will give the keynote address. This [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:24pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Cool Stop Motion Film

    Number of comments: 2
    Colin McEnroe posted this clip on his blog today. Cool. [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 6:26am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • ConnDOT: First M-8 Rail Cars To Arrive December 2

    Number of comments: 6
    NEW HAVEN — At a meeting of the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council Wednesday night it was announced the first pair of new M-8 rail cars for Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line are expected to arrive in Baltimore Dec. 2. The cars are aboard a cargo ship that departed from Kobe, Japan. Speaking to [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:37pm EST
    by Harold F. Cobin

  • Norwalk Police Check Seatbelt Use

    Number of comments: 10
    Results from the Norwalk Police Department’s ”Click It or Ticket” enforcement effort Thursday, checking that motorists were wearing their seatbelts on Westport Avenue from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: 12 infractions for failure to wear a seatbelt 5 infractions for operating an unregistered motor vehicle 1 summons with two charges: operating an uninsured motor vehicle (misdemeanor) and operating [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:01pm EST
    by Harold F. Cobin

  • You’ve Got To Be Joking–Morris Influential?

    Number of comments: 2
    The Connecticut NAACP must have been dredging the pool for this one: State Rep. Bruce Morris, D-Norwalk, was honored as one of Connecticut’s 100 influential blacks at the 44th annual state convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, held this month at the MGM Grand hotel at [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:52pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • “Low Tide of Litigation”

    Number of comments: 7
    Jeffery Spahr zings another pithy summation to the latest lawsuit against the City of Norwalk, saying it’s the low tide  of litigation. The Hour reports: At approximately 10:45 on the morning of May 17, David Legere was attempting to load his boat onto a trailer at the Transient Boat Dock and [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:21pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Open Letter To The Board Watchers

    Number of comments: 10
    Dear Board Watchers, Writing you here is a call to action for you all. You represent people who held office who decided to arbitrarily not communicate to the public via a forum that was available 24/7 and permanently. So we begin our conversation by pointing out that had you supported greater [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:12pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • ArtSpot Thursday November 19 5:30 PM

    [ November 19, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] November 19, 2009 5:30 - 7:30 PM Columbus Magnet School, 46 Concord Street Norwalk, CT Please join us for a celebration of the arts, business and our city?s youth. This month features the collaborative music,movement and visual Arts work of Columbus Magnet School HOT students. Catering provided [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:25am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Adopt A Platoon For The Holidays

    Number of comments: 6
    [ November 28, 2009; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Community Notice: When: Saturday November 28th 2009 Where: American Legion Hall – Downstairs at the left of the building 60 County Street, Norwalk CT Time: 11am to 3pm For more information, Contact Campaign Coordinator Joanne Romano at: joanneromano@ymail.com HAPPY HOLIDAYS! STOCKINGS From Santa To our [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:19am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Fireworks At City Hall

    Number of comments: 10
    Who knew that the first board of education meeting (BOE) would create more controversy than the Common Council meeting? But even though Nick Kydes threw a temper tantrum and threw Joanne Romano’s  stuff down the dias so that he could site next in Laurel Lindstrom’s old spot, the night of [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:54pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Common Council MTG 11/17/09

    Number of comments: 9
    Common Council MTG 11/17/09 Attending: Romano, Mount, McQuaid, Bonenfant, Tobin, Kydes, Straniti, , , Moccia, Maslan, Hempstead, Bondi, , Conroy, Hilliard, Jaeger, King, Simms, Lindstrom They all get sworn in, but Taber Hamilton didn’t know that he won the election. Public Participation: Richard McGregor asks that when the council members don’t turn the pages [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:00pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Judging People By The Color Of Their Skin

    Number of comments: 10
    Holy Civil Rights era, Batman, the racist vigilantes have struck again. It seems that here in 2009 there are those that still believe that a persons ability is determined by the color of their skin. The vilagantes are coming out over the Norwalk Board of Education recent election results. Two [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 1:46pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • The Democratic Committee Assignment Proposal

    Number of comments: 10
    To clarify what was asked for and who signed the letter: To the Editor: The voters of Norwalk have just elected five Democrats to the 15-member Common Council. To respect the will of the voters, the makeup of the council committees must reflect this proportionality. This means two Democrats and four Republicans [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 1:29pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • What is “Regionalism”? Towns weigh in on CRRA.

    Number of comments: 4
    The Hartford Courant posts a piece noting that a group of 42 towns (currently part of the seventy-town Mid Connecticut Project) whose 20-year contracts with CRRA are due for review, are seriously investigating other alternatives. This is about something more fundamental than tipping fees: They are looking for more direct control — [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:48pm EST
    by Chris MC

  • The Proverbial Water Cooler

    Number of comments: 10
    The post election all flunkie circuit was in high gear this past week, with various events to be seen engaged in the community, or something like that. Top questions floating in the conversations were about what the election meant. I don’t think there’s any good answer. Incumbent Democrats didn’t fare [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:11pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Maritime Garage Galley Opening Tonight

    Number of comments: 1
    [ November 13, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Come check out the latest exhibit at the Maritime Garage Gallery. Parking is $1 in the garage after 5pm all night. 11 North Water Street, Norwalk. 5:30 - 7:00 PM [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:24am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Open Thread

    Number of comments: 10
    Looks like the rain is at bay, but use this thread for whatever is on your mind. [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:21am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • November 11th is Armistice Day

    Number of comments: 1
    You might think that today is officially Veterans Day,  day where we honor the service of our military veterans. But the day started out back in 1918, as the end of the war to end all wars when Allies of World War I (United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire) signed an armistice [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 2:59pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Norwalk Facing Budget Woes

    Number of comments: 10
    With the municipal election concluded, we now focus on the real issue facing Norwalk for the upcoming year. Money. Rather, the lack of it filling the general fund. Chief Finance Director Tom Hamilton outlines the problem thusly; pension funding is going up, state aide likely is going to be less [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:42am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Simmons And Caliguri Plan On Sticking To Senate Race

    We have a statement by Rob Simmons and a statement from the spokesperson of Sam Caliguri that they are sticking to the Senate race courtesy of the Courant. “There has been speculation that in the event of Gov. Rell’s retirement, I or other Republican U.S. Senate candidates may enter the race [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:46am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Latest Crime Trend, Gum Thefts Tick Up

    Number of comments: 3
    The Courant is reporting that there’s a market for stolen chewing gum. Who knew. “We’ve had a number of larceny cases recently involving thefts of substantial amounts of chewing gum,” New Britain State’s Attorney Scott Murphy said Friday. “What the motive is, we don’t know. But gum thefts are increasing.” Gum thievery [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:24am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Emminent Domain Lesson

    Number of comments: 6
    In Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court decided that economic development was a valid reason for eminent domain takings. The market though, got the last laugh. The Courant today broke the news that Pfizer’s New London research center, the one that fueled the economic argument that housing need to [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:36pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Norwalk Recount Ends With No Changes In Winners

    Heidi Keyes and John Tobin can breath easy now, the weekend recount added votes but didn’t change the outcome. Keyes, a Democrat joins the three parents not politicians as new members of the baord of education (BOE.) Tobin rounds out the Republican sweep of the at-large council seats. The final numbers: BOE Heidi [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:59pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Rell Says No To Governor’s Run

    Number of comments: 9
    The race for the Governor’s office in Connecticut is wide open now. M. Jodi Rell announced officially today that she would not be seeking re-election. This means that the scramble for the Republican nomination is wide open. Lieutenant Governor Mike Fedele has said privately that he intends to seek the [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:47pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • The Fairfield County Version of the 2010 Survival Guide For Democrats

    Number of comments: 10
    Politico released the 2010 Congressional Democratic candidate survival guide.  Highlights from Harrison Hickman’s post: 3. Get back to basics. Hard things win campaigns, not exotic technologies or clever messages. Don’t look for silver bullets. There are none. Raise lots of money. Knock on doors. Return calls. That stuff. 4. Get in touch. [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:50am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Guest View: Understanding Homelessness in Norwalk

    Number of comments: 10
    By Michael Mushak Unknown to most Norwalk residents and officials, there are numerous tent settlements of homeless that have sprung up in the densely wooded areas around town, on both state and city property.  Most are along highway ramps, and in wooded areas including until recently at Mill Hill  almost across the street from City [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:06pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Election Day Food Drive A Success!

    Number of comments: 1
    Great job goes to Joanne Romano and Diane Cece for organizing this. A thank-you from the organizers to all that helped: Last November we thanked Norwalk voters for their generous support of an impromptu Election Day food drive that resulted in collecting over 1200 pounds of food. Our hope then was [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:41am EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Rell Cuts Executive Branch Spending; Plans Budget Briefing For Legislators

    Number of comments: 1
    Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Thursday announced she’s ordered more than $34 million in budget cuts under her power to reduce expenditures at executive branch agencies, boards and commissions. In a news release, Rell said her action is intended to reduce a projected state budget deficit of nearly $400 million. The release [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:52pm EST
    by Harold F. Cobin

  • Ned Lamont Thinks He’d Be A Good Governor

    Number of comments: 6
    The very crowded field of Democratic challengers to M. Jodi Rell’s invisible re-election campaign just got one more candidate. Shortly after the ink dried on the municipal elections dried, Ned Lamon announced his candidacy. New Haven Independent’s Paul Bass broke the story, which is a story within a story of [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:02pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Norwalk Common Council Looking Ahead at the Drama

    Number of comments: 9
    With the Republicans wresting a council majority in a primarily Democratic city, what does that mean for the next two years? First, we analyze the tea leaves for what the council committees are going to look like. For the Common Council president, the man most chomping on the bits to get [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 3:42pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Change We Can Believe In For Norwalk’s Schools

    Number of comments: 3
    Tonight the BET will announce the results of the teacher’s contract that went up to arbitration a short while ago. The gist is that there is a zero percent increase for the next three years however step pay raises remain. In previous years, yearly pay increases and step raises were [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:08pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Recanvass (Recount) on BOE & at-large Council Races

    Number of comments: 3
    Just when you thought the Norwalk Municipal election was over, it continues. Due to the automatic triggers of the 1% rule, an automatic recount of the board of education (BOE) and at-large common council races has been triggered. The recount will be held at 10 am at City Hall in [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:17pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Dems nearly shut out in Newtown.

    Number of comments: 1
    Voters rendered an unprecedented outcome in Newtown’s municipal election on Tuesday night, where Democrats lost virtually every contested seat to a combination of Republican and Independent Party of Newtown (IPN) candidates. The lone exception was incumbent Councilman Dan Amaral in the third district, who lost the machine total, but prevailed [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:09am EST
    by Chris MC

  • Moccia Feels The Love; Wins Third Term

    Number of comments: 1
    The people of Norwalk have spoken, an re-elected Republican Dick Moccia to a third term along with handing him a majority on the Common Council. Friends and party faithful were on hand at the Norwalk Inn to congratulate Moccia early in the night as votes started trickling in. In a [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:38pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Norwalk Unofficial Results

    Number of comments: 9
    Unofficial winners The Race: Mayor Dick Moccia -R incumbent The Race: Town Clerk Andy Garfunkel -D incumbent The Race: at-large Common Council Fred Bondi -R incumbent Doug Hempstead -R incumbent Rick McQuaid -R incumbent Joanne Romano -R challenger John Tobin -R challenger Without Absentees trailing by 100 votes is Anna Duleep – D incumbent Too Close to Call at this type The Race: Common [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:08pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • Low Turnout Thus Far in Norwalk

    Number of comments: 7
    Reports from the field indicate that turnout is low throughout Norwalk and especially at Columbus school. About 5000 people had voted by noon today, putting Norwalk on track for a total voter turnout of between 10k and 11k. [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 5:55pm EST
    by turfgrrl

  • The Official Turfgrrl Norwalk Voting Guide

    Number of comments: 8
    No endorsements or Team Turfgrrl this year. Instead a recap of who is running and a short summary of why you may or may not want to vote for the candidate. Some candidates have a “pretty good” chance, which just means that I think they will likely win, whereas most [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:19pm EST
    by turfgrrl
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