Connecticut

Gay Marriage Comes to Connecticut

Kit Gallant | Posted 10.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Supreme Court, Marriage, Connecticut Gay Marriage Ruling, Connecticut, Connecticut Gay Marriage, Connecticut Supreme Court, Love, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Living News
Kit Gallant

Proponents of the view that "marriage is between a man and a woman" are losing ground. It comes down to the ever-important question: "Why does it have to be that marriage is only between a man and woman?"

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When I Marry My Partner

Elissa Altman | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Connecticut, Gay Rights, 1977, Son of Sam, New York, Sarah Palin, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Elissa Altman

Thirty-one years ago, when I was fourteen years old and living in Forest Hills, New York, I had an experience that would forever change the way I thin...

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Paul Newman, Race Car Driver, 83

Steve Parker | Posted 09.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Championship Auto Racing Teams, 24 Hours of LeMans, Cart, Sebastien Bourdais, Carl Haas, Michael Andretti, Nascar, Indycar, Victory Junction Gang, Porsche, Paul Newman, Dick Barbour Racing, 24 Hours of Daytona, Cars, Bob Sharp Racing, Nissan, Formula One, Roger Penske, Connecticut, Winston Cup, Nigel Mansell, Mario Andretti, Baja 1000, Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Joanne Woodward, Datsun, Z-Car, Entertainment News
Steve Parker

His movie bosses were never happy with his racing; it's not easy to get insurance on a production with a star who spends his weekends racing.

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Ned Lamont On Wall Street Crisis: "This Is Our Katrina"

Wall Street Journal | Robert Frank | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Hedge Funds, Finance, Hedge Fund Managers, Federal Reserve, Ned Lamont, Economy, Connecticut, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Business News

"It's the human toll that is frightening," said State Rep. Livvy Floren, a friend of Mr. Fuld. "Dick Fuld has spent 39 years of his life doing this. I...

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Is Joe Lieberman The Grinch?

Mary Ann West | Posted 09.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Joe Lieberman, Grinch, Ned Lamont, 2008 Presidential Race, Connecticut, Lieberman Palin, Sarah Palin, Home News
Mary Ann West

The GOP save in Connecticut set the stage for the transition that led to Tuesday night's speech in St. Paul, where old Joe espoused Palin's virtues, shamelessly shilling for the GOP ticket to gullible Democrats and Independents.

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States Sue EPA Over Pollution, Want Emissions Rules

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 07.31.2008 | Green

Read More: Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Environment, EPA Lawsuit, Pollution, Emissions, Reducing Emissions, Carbon Emissions, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New York City, Green News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five states intend to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it does not act soon to reduce pollution from ships, aircr...

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"Partisan" Does Not Mean What Joe Lieberman Thinks It Means

ZP Heller | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Connecticut, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Iran War, Lieberman Must Go, Joe Lieberman and John McCain, Politics News
ZP Heller

Lieberman has publicly endorsed McCain and traveled the world on his behalf. And yet he is lecturing us about partisan politics?

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Top GOP VP Choices: Failed Business Leaders, Former Dems, Confirmed Bachelors and Creationists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Mormons, Stu Rothenberg, Mckinsey, Economy, George W. Bush, Cindy McCain, Connecticut, Larry Craig, Dick Cheney, George Hamilton, Thomas Hendricks, Harvard, Charlie Crist, Creationism, Mike Huckabee, Brown University, Hewlett Packard, Ebay, Carly Fiorina, Mississippi, Republican Party, Christians, Mark Foley, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Football, Campaign Finance, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hockey, Meg Whitman, Religion, Rudy Giuliani, Sex, Fred Thompson, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Tim Pawlenty, Evolution, Fishing, Senate, Gay Issues, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

If you thought the Republican primary field was a bit of a joke, wait until you get a closer look at the front runners for the vice presidential slot.

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Why Does Joe Lieberman Hate Obama so Much as to Suggest He is a Marxist?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano asked Sen. Joe Lieberman if Obama is "a Marxist, as Bill Kristol says might be the case?" "I must say that's a go...

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Head of Estate

Jessica Wakeman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Ebay, Vintage Fashion, Style, Vintage Clothing, Vintage Shopping, Vintage, Tag Sales, Dame Magazine, Women's Style, Fashion, Estate Sales, Connecticut, Clothes, Living News
Jessica Wakeman

Eight tips for scoring vintage clothes and furniture, on the cheap.

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My Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday Primary Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Between Obama and Clinton, it's going to be a virtual tie. Both campaigns will immediately release spin on why they are now the frontrunner, and why the other should politely drop out of the race.

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Sam Stein

DeLauro To Endorse Obama On Saturday

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Delauro, Democratic Primary, New Haven, Connecticut, Rosa DeLauro, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Saturday, 2008 Election, Endorsement, Barack Obama, Politics News

Rep Rosa DeLauro, a veteran high-ranking Democrat from Connecticut, is set to endorse Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday, the Huffington Post has learned. ...

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Obama's Image Problem In The Jewish Community

Heidi Pickman | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

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Heidi Pickman

Obama is having a problem courting a segment of the Jewish population. Some Jewish voters worry that his time spent in a predominantly Muslim country as a youth means that he is not a friend of Israel.

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Why I'm Supporting Barack Obama

Ned Lamont | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ned Lamont, Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman, Ned Lamont Obama, Obama Endorsement, Connecticut, Politics News
Ned Lamont

I am convinced that his forward-looking, progressive vision provides the best chance to enact meaningful reforms in the way Washington works.

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Harvard 37, Yale 6... Happy Thanksgiving, Anyway

Alex Remington | Posted 11.21.2007 | Living

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Alex Remington

Squinting to see the road through the rain and fog on I-95, I tried to suppress the memory of my team playing like Notre Dame on quaaludes and losing 37-6 to Harvard.

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Graphic Novels: Threat or Menace?

Tom Tomorrow | Posted 10.25.2007 | Media

Read More: Comic Books, Eigthball #22, Connecticut Graphic Novel, Banned Books, Daniel Clowes, Libraries, Books, Connecticut, Teens and Comic Books, Graphic Novels and Teens, Sex and Teens, Graphic Novels, Media News
Tom Tomorrow

A public schoolteacher has been forced to resign -- and faced the threat of criminal prosecution -- for giving a student a graphic novel as a reading assignment.

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Clean Money from "Corrupticut" to Congress

James Sample | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics

Read More: Jason Perillo, Connecticut, Congress, Richard Beldon, Fundraising, Politics News
James Sample

Our nation's political leaders, particularly those in Congress, and those traipsing through Iowa and New Hampshire, would do well to learn from a state that seized, rather than deferred, its reform moment.

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