This time, from state Rep. Art O'Neill, R-Southbury.
In his statement of support, O'Neill takes a not-so-subtle swipe at Simmon's GOP opponent, Linda McMahon, a multi-millionaire who has never held elective office and is reportedly ready to spend upwards of $30 million in her quest to win the Senate race.
"I respect the right of" [...]
For opponents, the decisive, 38 to 24 vote in the N.Y. state Senate is another big win in a Northeastern state, coming on the heels of last month's referendum in Maine.
For gay rights activists, it's a stinging defeat in a state they had hoped would follow Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and New [...]
Wallingford Republican Jerry Labriola, Jr. announced today that he will seek the GOP nomination to run against Rosa DeLauro in the Third Congressional District.
“I am a fiscal conservative and my opponent is a spend-thrift liberal Washington insider,” Labriola noted. “We’re $12 trillion in debt. The voters will decide.”
Labriola, an attorney [...]
I can't decide. I know I'm glad I was at the Conard-Hall game Saturday instead of standing along a roadside in Litchfield screaming about fascism. About 100 hardy Dodd opponents showed up to jeer as Sen. Chris Dodd and his supporters gathered at a Litchfield [...]
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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Iran's ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaee
Iran has lashed out at certain veto-wielding powers for opposing a UN report on the Gaza war, blaming them for the ongoing Israeli crimes in the region.
"Certain powerful and veto-wielding members of the UN Security Council adamantly" [...]
Since he announced Wednesday that he would be exploring a campaign for governor, opponents and political insiders have speculated about whether Ned Lamont, the wealthy Greenwich businessman, would participate in the state's public campaign finance system.
"I think the answer to that is simple,"' [...] on Nov. 2, 2010, Connecticut voters will be casting their ballots for U.S. Senator.
Incumbent Chris Dodd took note of the date in a fundraising email.
"I know that one year seems like a long time until voters go to the polls. But our opponents aren't waiting, and we can't either,''" [...]
Al Ahram
Abbas's acceptance of the Egyptian-mediated reconciliation deal with Hamas is only because that deal presents new ways for him to destroy his opponents, writes Azmi Bishara
If the Palestinian resistance factions are to agree to the Egyptian-brokered reconciliation agreement, the Quartet (the US, Russia, EU and UN) must [...]
