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More travelers hit road
NEW YORK (AP) - More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they'll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices. Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season, and since pump prices never reached $4 or $5...Tags: Human Interest, Federal Reserve, Transportation Industry, Automotive Equipment, Travel
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More travelers to hit the road this Memorial Day
NEW YORK (AP) — More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they'll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices. Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season, and since pump prices never reached $4 or...
Tags: Human Interest, Federal Reserve, Transportation Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Automotive Equipment
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East Hartford Veteran Given Replacements For His Military Medals, Ribbons
The Hartford CourantWorld War II veteran Robert D. Welk on Friday received eight new medals, ribbons and pins commemorating his military service and contributions to defending the country. U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, and Mayor Marcia Leclerc presented the 87-...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, East Hartford, Awards and Prizes, World War II (1939-1945)
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Interior Secretary Salazar in Hartford Today
Ken Salazar, the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary, will be in Hartford today to announce the Connecticut River Watershed as the country’s first National Blueway. The program, first recommended in June 2011, was created by President Obama...Tags: Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Department of the Interior, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Ken Salazar, Barack Obama
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After More Than 12 Years, Work Starts In Earnest On Busway
The Hartford CourantIt took three governors, more than a dozen years, and the pledge of better than $400 million in federal aid, but construction of the New Britain-to-Hartford busway officially began Tuesday. The controversial mass transit system — now called...Tags: Highway Transportation, Lobbying, Waterbury, Parkville, Public Transportation
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Larson To Visit Manchester Senior Center Wednesday
U.S. Rep. John Larson is to visit the senior center Wednesday to discuss the current state of Social Security and Medicare, according to a news release. "In March, House Republicans passed a budget, without a single Democratic vote, that will end...Tags: Medicare, Health, Republican Party, Government Health Care
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West Hartford To Get FEMA Storm Reimbursement
The Hartford CourantLast October's snowstorm proved costly for West Hartford, and the town submitted 19 separate applications for federal reimbursement. This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved one of those requests, granting the town $5.5 million. The...Tags: West Hartford, FEMA
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Court listings: April 8
William Remy Whiteside, 28, of 12963 Richmond Heights Drive, exhibition driving, fined $120. Ray Der Htoo, 23, of 608 S. First St., No. 1, overdriving road conditions, fined $120. Donald James Ganje Jr., 46, of 305 S. High St., operating improper...Tags: Punishment, Fines, Westport
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All Signs Point To Jim Calhoun Staying At UConn
The Hartford CourantTalks are ongoing, but all signs point to Jim Calhoun returning for a 27th season at UConn. "I haven't seen or heard anything from him that tells me he's ready to walk away," Calhoun's son Jeff said. "The fire he has to coach hasn't been extinguished."...Tags: Doron Lamb, Democratic Party, Concerts, Richard Blumenthal, Arthritis
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Congress Must Look Hard At NCAA
It may have been brought on by sanctions against the University of Connecticut, but a proposal by two members of the state's congressional delegation for Congress to take a look at the NCAA is nonetheless a welcome idea. Too many questions have been...
Tags: University of Connecticut, College Sports, Richard Blumenthal, Basketball, Connecticut Huskies
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West Hartford School Reviewing Whether To Let Embattled Group Hold Peace Program
The Hartford CourantAlthough the Institute for International Sport says it will still hold its March 10 program at Kingswood Oxford School in West Hartford, a spokeswoman for the school says it is reviewing the program in light of the nonprofit's "business difficulties."...Tags: American School for the Deaf, College Sports, Finance, Beth Bye, West Hartford
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Analysis: Obama's course correction on birth control politics shifts dynamic
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's opposition is now the divided one.
For three weeks of heated rhetoric, Republicans cast the president's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to...Tags: Democratic Party, Healthcare Laws, Parties and Movements, Freedom of Religion, Newt Gingrich
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