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Two Arrested After Marijuana Growing Operation, Gun Stash Found In Middletown
CTnow.comMaintenence personnel investigating a leak in an apartment discovered a marijuana growing operation and a cache of weapons, including an AK-47, which lead to two arrests Wednesday. According to Middletown police, maintenence personnel at The Madison...Tags: Police Arrests, Middletown, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prosecution
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Police: Man With Shotgun Was Angry About Traffic
FOX CTA man who was yelling at traffic while carrying a double-barreled shotgun was arrested Monday afternoon, police said. Anthony Sporko, 41, of 243 North State St., was angry about the way people were driving in his neighborhood, so he began walking along...Tags: WTIC, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Vehicle Purchased From Soldier Abroad
Far from home while deployed in the army in Afghanistan, Wesley McCracken was nevertheless able to prepare for his return home while still abroad.In need of transportation, he browsed the Internet looking for a car. He found a 2006 Pontiac GTO at Parsons...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Rentals, Plainville, Afghanistan, Buick
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Shopping Savvy
CTW FeaturesBrides-to-be these days have no excuse for not saving money, especially on their milestone-day wardrobe. While many brides have sought out deals on designer gowns at sample sales, second-hand stores and online sites like eBay and OnceWed.com, the latest...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Photography Supplies and Services, Alberta Ferretti, Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture
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Panetta: Cuts to defense spending would be 'disastrous'
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday that it would be “disastrous” for Congress to allow cuts in defense spending to take place as scheduled in January. In an interview that aired on ABC’s “This Week,”...
Tags: The Pentagon, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, ABC (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Hollywood a longtime friend of the CIA
WASHINGTON — Some Republican lawmakers were outraged when federal records released last week showed that the White House, CIA and Defense Department granted high-level access last year to a pair of acclaimed filmmakers researching an action thriller...
Tags: Lionel Chetwynd, Lone (music group), Kathryn Bigelow, Los Angeles Times, The Hurt Locker (movie)
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
Items for the calendar must be typed and received at least 10 days in advance of your proposed publishing date at: Sports Calendar, The Morning Call, P.O. Box 1260, Allentown, PA 18105. They may be faxed to the sports department at 610-820-8654 or sent...Tags: Interior Policy, Music, Jimmy Rollins, Shamrock, Lehigh Valley Hospital
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Postscript: Where the federal money goes
The Times' editorial Wednesday on the looming debt-ceiling battle in Washington prompted reader Paul Moser of Studio City to write: "You state that entitlements are behind Washington's debt problems. This is not the case. Military expenditures that are...
Tags: Medicare, Prostate Cancer, Career and Workplace, Health, Republican Party
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Mz U.S. female soldiers sue to lift combat ban
ReutersBy Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Two female soldiers filed suit on Wednesday to scrap the U.S. military's restrictions on women in combat, claiming the policy violated their constitutional rights. Command Sergeant Major Jane Baldwin and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Leon Panetta
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DigitalGlobe, GeoEye jump on nod for imagery funding
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - DigitalGlobe Inc and GeoEye Inc on Friday welcomed a decision by the Senate Armed Services Committee to authorize continued funding for commercial imagery purchases, a move that sent the two companies' shares sharply higher. Shares...Tags: The Pentagon, Wars and Interventions, Companies and Corporations, Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance
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Update or add to today's daybook:
ReutersPlease add and update the following to the Reuters Diary for the Week Ahead for Saturday, May 26 through Friday, June 1: Saturday, May 26 No items added or updated. Sunday, May 27 No items added or updated. Monday, May 28 ADDS SHINSEKI,...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Media Industry, Adam Clayton, Greyhound Lines Incorporated, Jim Webb
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Two female soldiers sue military over ban on combat roles
Two female soldiers are suing the Department of Defense and the Army to end policies prohibiting women from serving in a combat role. Their complaint, filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleges that the military is...
Tags: The Pentagon, Trials, Minority Groups, U.S. Department of Defense, Armed Forces
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