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Biden Promotes White House Campaign For Stricter Federal Gun Laws
The Hartford CourantVice President Joseph Biden re-launched an Obama administration campaign to overhaul federal gun laws in a White House address Tuesday, delivered the week after Newtown families traveled to Washington to push a similar agenda. Biden announced progress...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Shootings, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Politics, Interior Policy
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Future Unlimited For Betting On Connecticut
The Hartford CourantAs Connecticut continues to look toward gambling for tax revenue, you have to wonder where we will turn next, and could the state use a Department of Bookmaker. Fortunately there are still many untapped gaming sources. I mean, the tax revenue from keno,...Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Elections, The New York Times, Manchester Road Race, Rick Perry
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Lawmakers renew push for gun control six months after Newtown
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gun-control advocates renewed their push for stricter measures on Thursday, a day before the six-month anniversary of the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which horrified the public and sparked a national debate on guns....Tags: Justice System, U.S. Congress, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Shootings
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READER SUBMITTED: CT Senators Awarded For Awareness Of Mental Health
West HartfordMental Health America honored Connecticut U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy with the organization's Legislator of the Year Award on Thursday, June 6, during the Capitol Hill Day of its 2013 Annual Conference, Why Wellness Works:...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Congress, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Health Insurance, Mental Health
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Newtown Church Bells Will Ring On Anniversary
The Hartford CourantIn Newtown Friday, church bells will toll, clergy will host an inter-faith gathering and activists will call for stricter gun laws as the community observes the six-month anniversary of the worst elementary school shooting in U.S. history. The day...Tags: Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Mayors Against Illegal Guns
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LETTER: Connecticut's Congressmen Faulted On NSA Spying
No serious thinker about U.S. privacy rights can find any reason whatever to defend the National Security Agency's latest admissions regarding domestic spying and data mining [June 9, Page 1, "Obama Takes Hit On NSA; Connecticut Delegation Critical"]....Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency
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Six months after Sandy Hook, gun control advocates continue to push for changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, U.S. Congress, Elections, Joe Biden
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Blumenthal To Nickelodeon: No More Junk Food Ads
The Hartford CourantKids in America are getting fatter and four Democratic senators say that Nickelodeon can help curb the growing problem by cutting out ads for unhealthy foods that are sandwiched between its programs. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and three...Tags: Sleep Apnea, Healthy Diet, Diseases and Illnesses, Nickelodeon (tv network), U.S. Congress
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Lawmakers Tout Transportation Spending As Boon For Economy
The Hartford CourantIn a time of economic sluggishness and calls for belt-tightening in both state and federal budgets, some in Connecticut's Congressional delegation insist that the right answer is to spend more, particularly on roads, bridges, railways and other projects...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Railway Transportation, U.S. Congress, New York City, Bill Shuster
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Covert Government Surveillance Draws Criticism Of State's Congressional Delegation
The Hartford CourantThe seven Democrats who make up the state's congressional delegation are among President Obama's most steadfast defenders and friends. But they have been swift to offer sharp criticism after newspapers revealed the administration's sweeping government...Tags: Terrorism, Google Inc., Reviews, Christopher Dodd, American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut
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$50 Million For New Sandy Hook School, Mixed Martial Arts Pass In Legislature's Final Hours
The Hartford CourantLegislators scrambled Wednesday to finish their work on the final day of the 2013 session – granting final approval for more than $2 billion in bond projects, allowing police to withhold crime-scene photographs of murder victims, and legalizing...Tags: Fines, West Hartford, Democratic Party, Shelton, Public Finance
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Quinnipiac Professor Nominated For Federal Judgeship
The Hartford CourantA former federal prosecutor turned Quinnipiac University law professor and media pundit was nominated Friday for a federal judgeship by President Obama. If confirmed by the Senate, Jeffrey Meyer will replace Mark Kravitz, who died last year. Meyer worked...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Judges, Barack Obama, Lawyers
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