You have to listen this report by The Cohenhead, if only for that money quote.
[...]edited by: Judy Aron,
Connecticut Editor
You have to listen this report by The Cohenhead, if only for that money quote.
[...]Dodd, a Democrat, made the observation at the end of a press conference outside his Hartford office this afternoon.
The main topic was Dodd's bill to overhaul the financial regulatory system, but with a major vote looming in the House, the conversation naturally gravitated toward health care.
Dodd said Democrats "really left the door open for people" [...]
U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd invited reporters to his Hartford office Friday to talk about his 1,400-page bill to reform the financial system, but the conversation turned toward another major reform effort—health care.
[...]This is the kind of thing for which -- specially in for Connecticut -- public officials are often not forgiven.
There is certainly no question about how the neagtive ads are going to sound during the next campaign
Just part of the increasingly colorful politics of [...]
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-CT, (seen at right with Ned Lamont) announced Friday that he was going to vote for the $1 trillion theft of our nation’s health care system, completing the sweep of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation. U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-CT, did as well but this [...]
Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) – Senator Chris Dodd said today that the $100 million grant proposal that Governor Jodi Rell is depending on for her new UConn Medical Center proposal is still contained in the massive health care proposal expected to be voted upon by the U.S. House of Representatives this [...]
Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) – All five of Connecticut’s members of the House of Representatives now say they will vote ‘yes’ on the health care bill when it comes up for a vote this weekend.
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The University of Connecticut Foundation will be paying for much of the new furniture at President Michael Hogan's office.
Window treatments cost more than $8,000, and a rug was purchased for more than $4,000.
The Courant's Dave Altimari has the details at [www.courant.com]
[...]Gov. M. Jodi Rell, former Gov. John G. Rowland, and former U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor were among a crowd of more than 900 on Wednesday at the 10th Annual Archbishop's St. Patrick's Day breakfast to benefit Catholic schools.
Rowland has been an attendee in the past, and Dennis House reported this year' [...]
Perhaps our first mistake was believing that a regulator who did not believe in regulation was an indispensable man.
Alan Greenspan has now decided that maybe, after all, the government has a role in regulating the economic system. I’m no economist, but I do have a degree in history from [...]
By JULIE PACE
Associated Press Writer
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) – President Barack Obama described the stakes of this weekend’s health care vote in stark terms Friday, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: “If [...]
Test scores matter, but they’re not the whole story in evaluating either a kid or a school.
That was the take of new GOP U.S. Senate frontrunner hopeful Linda McMahon as she visited a city at the heart of the national school reform effort. She was one of three [...]
By ANDREW MIGA
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic Rep. John Boccieri of Ohio is switching his vote to “yes” on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
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[]Not to be outdone by Congressman Murphy's morning announcement, minutes ago, Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement regarding his upcoming vote on heath care reform.
Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz continues to be roughly handled by… pretty much everyone.
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-CT, is holed up somewhere in an undisclosed location waiting for Sunday’s vote on health care theft.
Now, it is reported by several national news sources that the two-term Wonder Boy of Connecticut Left, the heir to Sen. Joe Lieberman, is having second [...]
By ERICA WERNER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – Slowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama’s health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically targeted changes aimed at reassuring waverers and winning over critics.
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Come on guys, Lighten Up!
Get the full story from NBC Connecticut. Read Keating's story here.
Tune in tonight for the Dems.
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Nice work by Pazniokas of CT Mirror with a profile of Linda McMahon, the wrestling CEO who wants to be a senator.
Sexy Bitch, simulated rape, steroids, her thin political resume -- It's all here. And what may be her secret weapon: she smiles. A lot.
I think [...]
This is the first year that both of the colleges I work for had their spring breaks line up. Since I work seven days a week, these five days were the only that I have had off (not counting one snow day) since classes resumed in January. [...]
If you are wondering as a journalist how to use the tools available to you in social media, it is important to begin with the basics.
Recent surveys have shown that most journalists currently use social media for gathering news and information on current topics. [...]
It’s the middle of the legislative season and just like all of us, the state legislature has sex on their minds. Sex related bills, I mean. No, wait, not dollars bills that you – nevermind. This is a family-friendly blog.
During public hearings to be conducted tomorrow and on Monday, the [...]
West Hartford, Conn. (AP) – A smaller state government, fewer employees and a renewed focus on attracting jobs to Connecticut are among the top issues for the eight men seeking the Republican nomination for governor.
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[...]Since the time of the Magna Carta, prisoners have been able to challenge the legality of their incarceration by petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus, long known as the Great Writ. We inherited “this powerful tool for . . . protect[ing] . . . individuals’ constitutional and statutory rights [...]
If Nancy Pelosi were a man, she would be hailed as one of the most effective Speakers ever. When the Health Care bill passes, it will be because of her leadership. It’s not easy to get 200 and some odd cowards to stand up to the big bad Republicans, but [...]
I just spent about an hour writing a post which started out as a brilliant idea, but slowly ripened, or should I say decayed, into a piece of crap. Into the draft heap it went, probably never to be resurrected.
Political punditry is just no fun these days.
I am hoping [...]
Coming off a new poll that puts him solidly in the lead among Republicans, Greenwich business executive Tom Foley said Thursday night that he would cut state spending by $1 billion if elected governor in November.
A multi-millionaire business executive who is largely funding his campaign, Foley said he would [...]
(Updated 9:30 p.m.) It was hard for the eight Republican gubernatorial candidates to talk about anything but the state budget. Even a question about the death penalty ended in talk about dollars and cents as the candidates used the first televised debate to try to distinguish themselves from [...]
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