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The 10 Least Affordable Places To Buy A Home

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Bridgeport, San Jose, Ocean City, Home Sales, Case-Shiller Index, Los Angeles, Home Affordability, Nahb Index, New York, Santa Cruz, Home Prices, Home Market, San Luis Obispo, Housing Markets, Honolulu, San Francisco, Money News

The housing market, which began its decline in 2006 and brought the U.S. economy down with it, may finally be rebounding. According to the National...

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Rising Star: Avicii

Michael Picard | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Bridgeport, House Music, Rhode Island, Producer, Music, Concert, Interview, Success, Tiesto, Avicii, Interviews, Tickets, Connecticut, Electronic Music, Events, Massachusetts, David Guetta, Entertainment News

Not everyone can say they have an audience of millions, or have had the chance to collaborate with David Guetta and Tiesto, or perform in front of millions of people, and drop hit songs that can be heard worldwide. Avicii can, and at 22 years young.

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Education Wake Up: An Important Case in Connecticut

Michael Evans | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Bridgeport, Educational Reform, Achievement Gap, Minority Achievement Gaps, Fairfield County, Education News

The indecisiveness that has been found in Connecticut has left a generation of youth facing one of the biggest uphill battles in the nation.

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City Didn't Order Enough Ballots Because Unused Ones 'Cost A Lot Of Money'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bridgeport Ballots, Bridgeport, Bridgeport Out of Ballots, 2010 Elections, Connecticut, Bridgeport Ballot Shortage, Democrats 2010 Elections, Politics News

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Democratic registrar of voters in Connecticut's largest city says her office didn't order enough ballots for Tuesday's e...

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PHOTOS: Bridgeport Mansion A Sox Fan's Dream

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bridgeport, Chicago Real Estate, Chicago-Luxury-Real-Estate, Chicago, Slidepollajax, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Home Sales, Chicago Homes, Chicago News

A beautiful Bridgeport mansion is on the market and in a prime location for the ultimate White Sox fan. The 5 bedroom, 6 bath home is located at 3300...

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Did Your Vote Count?

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democrat, Bridgeport, Ballot, Election Day, Photocopied, President Obama, Ct, FOI Request, Get Out the Vote, Unknown, Secretary of State, No Vote, Connecticut, P.T. Barnum, Republican, Connecticut Post, Recount, Circus, Politics News

Think back to this past Election Day -- you went to the polls, checked in, received a ballot, voted and placed your ballot in the scanner -- bam: you'...

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Too Few Ballots for Too Many Voters

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dan Malloy, Congressman, Provisional Ballot, Tom Mccarthy, Bridgeport, Jim Himes, Ct Secretary of State, Wwe, Ct, President Obama, Connecticut, City Council, Wwe Smack Down, Reverse 911, Richard Blumenthal, Dan Debicella, Mayor Bill Finch, Politics News

The final results for federal, state and local offices were held up by a major problem in Bridgeport, Connecticut of too few ballots for too many voters.

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Slain Soldier's Dad: Iraq Withdrawal 'Right Thing To Do'

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soldiers, US Soldiers, Bridgeport, Eric Lill, Iraq War, President Obama, Chicago News

Three years after losing his son in Iraq, Anthony Lill still gets choked up talking about his boy. Lill, born and raised in Bridgeport, supported t...

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Voting Local Is the New Global

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

As a marketing and PR professional, I'm a strong advocate of the phrase "Local is the new global." (I am not, however, a huge fan of the jargon-y term...

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The Catharsis of Hillbilly Nudity

Paul Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Torluemke, Chicago Art, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Ed Marszewski, Bridgeport, Chicago News

Known by everyone as Edmar, Ed Marszewski is probably the hardest working man in art. It is his launching pad that identifies major, non-mainstream artists whose work often sings with divergent quality.

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Standing In Solidarity Against Islamophobia

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011

The current tide of anti-Muslim sentiment has increased the call of religious leaders and lay people to come out and show their support amid heightened instances of vocal and physical hate mongering.

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Prejudice Under the Doormat

Zack Isaacs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: A Raisin in the Sun, Jeffrey Lowe, Bridgeport, Hud, George Wilborn, Chicago, Walter Younger, Daniel Sabbia, Discrimination, Movies, Race Relations, Chicago News

Just like Walter Younger -- Sidney Poitier's character in A Raisin In The Sun, George Wilborn and his family learned that the color of money cannot always stop some folks from looking at the color of their skin.

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Chicago Couple Accused Of Refusing To Sell Home To Black Buyers

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Lowe, Bridgeport, Chicago Real Estate, Racist, Hud, Equal Rights, Daniel Sabbia, Racism, George Willborn, Equal Protection, Real Estate, Adrienne Sabbia, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Peytyn Willborn, Chicago News

A Chicago couple faces federal discrimination charges after allegedly refusing to sell their South Side home to a black couple because of their race. ...

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Times Square Bomb Investigation: FBI Searches Bridgeport Home Of Faisal Shahzad

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Times Square Bomb, Times Square, Faisal Shahzad, Connecticut, Bridgeport, Fbi, New York Bomb, Kimberly Mertz, Terrorism, New York News

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Not long ago, Faisal Shahzad had a pretty enviable life: He became an American citizen after emigrating from Pakistan, where...

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Late Mob Boss Angelo LaPietra's Bridgeport Home Searched By Feds: Looking For 45-carat Marlborough Diamond

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bridgeport, Angelo Lapietra, Mobsters, Marlborough Diamond, Frank Calabrese Sr., Chicago Mob, Chicago Mafia, Fbi, Chicago News

Chicago FBI agents are searching the home of the family of Angelo "The Hook" LaPietra, the late and widely feared mob leader, the Chicago Sun-Times ha...

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Bridgeport Diocese Fights to Protect "Property," But What About the Children?

Kim Stagliano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kim Stagliano, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Bridgeport, Jim Himes, Boston Archdiocese, Religion News

I liked the Fr. Gary that I knew for one hour. I'm sad that he died under a shadow. But I will never accept that sex crimes, because they are old, should not be prosecuted.

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A Passion to Help, the Ability to Deliver

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Obama, Westport, Bridgeport, Red Cross, Haiti, Eathquake, Stamford, Connecticut, Airlift, Port-Au-Prince, Save the Children, Mayor Bill Finch, Americares, Impact News

Here are a few of the many agencies that had been in Haiti before the earthquake, are there now and will be there long after the sense of urgency has passed.

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Edward Egan, CT Bishop, Downplayed Abuse Claims, Thought It Was 'Marvelous'

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Bishop Egan, Documents, Cardinal Egan, Bridgeport, Sex Abuse, Roman Catholic Diocese Bridgeport Connecticut, New York, Priest, Edward Egan, New York News

HARTFORD, Conn. — Recently retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan expressed skepticism over sexual abuse allegations against priests when he was ...

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Bird Infestation Plaguing Bridgeport (VIDEO)

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bridgeport Birds, Bridgeport, Bridgeport Starlings, Video, Starling Flocks, Chicago News

Residents in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood say they are facing something out of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" horror film. ...

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N.J. resident charged in bird fighting ring is deported

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bridgeport, Derby-Connecticut, Home News

DERBY, Conn. -- Immigration officials have deported two of 19 people who were arrested when police busted up an alleged bird-fighting operation in...

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Christmas Closes Another Dark Year for the Catholic Church

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Brooklyn. Boston, Cardinal Law, Cardinal Egan, Bridgeport, Belfast, Christmas, Clerical Abuse. Sexual Abuse, Father Aidan Troy, Bishop DiMarzio, Ireland, Dublin, New York, Magdelene Sisters, Irish Catholicism, World News

As Christmas Week begins, The New York Times leads its Metropolitan section with another piece about sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests. I can't complain, nor can I resist such articles.

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Devils top Isles, spoil Tavares' home debut

AP | IRA PODELL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Philadelphia, Bridgeport, Home News

Olivier Magnan-Grenier snapped a third-period tie to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 preseason victory over the New York Islanders, spoiling prized rookie John Tavares' home debut Wednesday night.

Tavares, the No. 1 overall pick this year, earned an assist in his first game in front of his new fans but it wasn't enough.

The Islanders (2-4-1), who had the league's worst record last season, are counting on Tavares to be the face of the franchise as it tries to rebuild and secure a new arena to keep the club on Long Island.

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Truth Or Dare Assault

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hector Doval, Truth or Dare Assault, Truth or Dare, Bridgeport, Crime, Connecticut, Bridgeport Connecticut, Sexual Assault, New York News

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Police in Connecticut say they arrested a Bridgeport man after a 12-year-old girl alleged she was sexually assaulted during a...

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Water Department Official Under Investigation

Crain's Chicago Business | Robert Herguth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Water Department, 11th Ward, Chicago Clout, Chicago Corruption, Bridgeport, 11th Ward Regular Democratic Organization, Tommie Talley Water Department, Tommie Talley, Chicago Water Department Probe, Chicago News

A high-ranking city of Chicago official with ties to the Daley family's 11th Ward Regular Democratic Organization is being investigated for allegedly ...

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