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House Democrats push on gun control
WASHINGTON — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), joined by members of her caucus personally touched by gun violence, launched a drive Wednesday to build support for new gun restrictions. "All too often, we see these mass...Tags: Ed Perlmutter, Assault, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama
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Memorial Day Weekend Holiday DUI Crackdown
The “Avoid the 8 DUI Campaign” will deploy police officers this holiday weekend to checkpoints to see if drivers are driving under the influence and to check driver’s licenses, El Centro police announced Wednesday. The Memorial Day...Tags: Highway Transportation, Memorial Day, Holiday Vacations, Holidays, Facebook
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WWE, Seeking Significant State Aid, Already Received $37 Million In Film Tax Credits
The Hartford CourantWWE has received nearly $37 million in state tax credits for TV production, digital media and infrastructure since 2007, according to the company and the state Department of Economic and Community Development. The figure makes Stamford-based World...Tags: Stamford, Economy, Business and Finance, Cinema Industry, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Companies and Corporations
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Political Punditry Is Appealing Profession
The Hartford CourantIf you are looking for something to be when you grow up, you might want to consider political punditry. Besides not requiring any manual or mental heavy lifting, the other great thing about political punditry is that there is no accountability. Really,...Tags: Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Periodicals, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., CNBC (tv network)
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McMahon's Boat Sinks Into Sea Of Millionaires
The Hartford CourantTake a moment to feel sorry for me. My stock in trade is making fun of ridiculous politicians. I lost Linda McMahon and Joe Lieberman in one night. Guys like Chris Murphy are bad for business. If he gets Quicken installed on his laptop, he's probably...Tags: Services and Shopping, Waterbury, U.S. Army, Christopher Dodd, Real Estate
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Reid urges cooperation as Democrats expand Senate control
CNNSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber. "It is better to dance than to fight," said Reid, D-Nevada....Tags: Claire McCaskill, Jim Webb, Barack Obama, Martin T. Heinrich, Rick Perry
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: John Barrasso, Kirsten Gillibrand, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Martin T. Heinrich
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Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...Tags: Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Timothy M. Kaine, Tea Party Movement, Abortion Issue
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One Millionaire to Another: Glad U.S. Senate Seats Can't Be Bought
One of the more amusing responses to Republican Linda McMahon's defeat in Connecticut's U.S. Senate race came from our other U.S. Senator, Democrat Dick Blumenthal. He was commenting on the fact that ex-World Wrestling Entertainment CEO McMahon spent...Tags: U.S. Senate, Empire State Building, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Linda McMahon, Politics
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Esty Wins, Roraback Concedes After Tight Race For 5th Congressional District
The Hartford CourantDemocrat Elizabeth Esty won a nail-biter election in the 5th Congressional District as Republican Andrew Roraback conceded late Tuesday night after Democratic votes from the cities provided the margin of victory. Esty said that super PACs had spent...Tags: Waterbury, Personal Weapon Control, Meriden, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg
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Controversies dim GOP hopes to take over Senate
CNNEven before a second Republican Senate candidate tripped over incendiary comments about rape, GOP leaders in Washington knew that their once promising chances of winning control of the Senate had diminished. Whether Richard Mourdock of Indiana can move...Tags: Executive Branch, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren, Martin T. Heinrich
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Claim Check: Pre-Election Roundup of Ads in Connecticut's Senate Race
During the budget battles in Washington in the spring of 2011, a liberal group produced an ad featuring an elderly woman in a wheelchair being pushed through a park by a man in a suit and tie, while America the Beautiful plays in the background and...Tags: Medicare, Birth Control, Government Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Treatments
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