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Parents' Prayers And Grief For Newtown
I can't stop envisioning my son's first-grade class...the smiling, beautiful faces of the little kids who sit at their small desks and are happily learning to read. Â They are smart and curious. Â They love crafts, stuffed animals...and, most of all, they... -
House Approves Undocumented Immigrant Drivers License Bill After All-Night Debate
Following a Republican filibuster that stretched on for more than seven and a half hours, the state House of Representatives approved a bill just after dawn on Thursday that offers undocumented immigrants the opportunity to obtain a Connecticut drivers...Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Migration, Politics, Waterbury
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The real threat to our homeland
We recently learned that the Pentagon will spend $1 billion to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" by North Korea. This money, as announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, would add 14 new anti-...Tags: Theft, Explosions, U.S. Congress, Chuck Hagel, Defense
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Guillermo Martinez: America losing influence throughout Latin America
Once upon a time, as many fairy tales start, the United States was the prevailing force in Latin America. It had a coherent policy for its southern neighbors, and its opinions mattered to those who governed in the region. Despite President Barack Obama'...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Restraint of Trade, Barack Obama, Politics, Colombia
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Stamford Overtakes Hartford After Years Of Population Gains
The Hartford CourantIn the mind of most any longtime Connecticut resident, Stamford is not one of the Big Three. Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport, the old-line, core New England cities, all are anchors for suburban towns that grew up in the post-World War II era, and all...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Fairfield County, Connecticut Economic Development, Population and Census, Stamford
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Wilmette school poised to claim Guinness record on twins
For those wondering which school might hold the world record for most twins in one grade, look no further than Highcrest Middle School in Wilmette. Highcrest has 23 sets of twins, representing about 10 percent of its fifth-grade class. That appears to...
Tags: Infertility
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Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out a vision for closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay,...Tags: White House, Public Officials, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, Government
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Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones
Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency. Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies...
Tags: Murder, U.S. Congress, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Barack Obama, Politics
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The path of hubris and war
William PfaffPARIS -- Great power rivalries created the conditions in which the First World War became possible, but the war itself was set off by an isolated and intrinsically unimportant act of terrorism by a Serbian nationalist. All that followed was driven by...Tags: William Pfaff, Wars and Interventions, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Barack Obama, Separation of Church and State
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Obama's 'idiot' defense
Jonah GoldbergAlthough there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...Tags: White House, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama
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Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner announced in a video message early on Wednesday he is running for New York City mayor. "I made some big mistakes and I know...Tags: The New York Times, Social Media, Twitter, Inc., Healthcare Policies, U.S. Congress
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News media confidential sources are often what expose government wrongdoing
It took courage for more than a dozen Allentown police officers to divulge what they felt was wrongdoing by their chief, who they said threatened "retribution" on anyone who did so. It also took solid assurances that the chief would never find out who...
Tags: The Associated Press, Prisons, The New York Times, White House, Eric Holder
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|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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