Connecticut & National Politics News

Walker Delivers Pep Talk To State GOP By DANIELA ALTIMARI, dnaltimari@courant.com	Focus Of Braddock Trial Shifts To Checks By DAVE ALTIMARI, daltimar@courant.com
Yale Awards 3,084 Degrees, Along With Honorary Degrees for Sotomayor, Levin By KATHLEEN MEGAN, kmegan@courant.com	Questions Persist For Power Couple; Rep. Esty Returns More Campaign Funds Jon Lender
Lawmakers Push Bill On Child Mental Health By CHRISTOPHER KEATING, ckeating@courant.com	Bristol Debates Where West End Voters Should Cast Ballots By DON STACOM, dstacom@courant.com
Braddock Defense Rests With No Witnesses By DAVE ALTIMARI, daltimar@courant.com	Malloy Defends State's New Gun Bill At Forum By DON STACOM, dstacom@courant.com

Obama's declining support among whites	CIA staged mock execution, wielded power drill in interrogations, secret report says
Obama to Head to Copenhagen for Climate Talks	Obama traveling to Copenhagen for Olympic bid
Pilot who allegedly crashed plane in IRS building left manifesto	Obama's call to repeal "don't ask" draws questions
Top Obama counter-terrorism official cites human error in airliner attack	Group says Obama energy plan violates Endangered Species Act
U.S. economy returns to growth	Obama declares swine flu is a national emergency

Los Angeles mayoral race between two former allies nears climax	Tea Party group sues IRS over inappropriate targeting
Democrats make last push in primary to be mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Timeline: Events in IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny scandal
Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising	Obama says Myanmar president to release more political prisoners
IRS officials back on Capitol Hill hot seat over targeting	Obama urges Myanmar to stop violence against Muslims
Factbox: Four key questions in the unfolding IRS scandal	U.S. panel votes to speed up airport fingerprinting of immigrants

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