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Frank Carnale, 83, Chases DWI Suspect 15 Miles Through New York, Connecticut

AP | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, Drunk Driver, Drunk Driver New York, Danbury Connecticut, Connecticut, Dwi, Scarsdale, Southeast New York, Frank Carnale, New York News

SOUTHEAST, N.Y. — An 83-year-old driver chased a pickup truck for 15 miles from New York into Connecticut, helping police catch the drunken driv...

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The Gift of Ted Kennedy

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Kennedy Dead, Norwich-Connecticut, Connecticut, Health Care Reform, Roger Hilsman, President Kennedy, Jfk, President Carter, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Senate, Robert Kennedy, Politics News

He was a terrific campaigner, as I witnessed first hand in several campaigns, including my own father's campaign for Congress in Connecticut in 1972, when Ted made a special point of speaking on my father's behalf to an enthusiastic audience of shipworkers in Norwich.

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Rogue Detention in Connecticut

Patricia Droney | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Americans With Disabilities Act, John Rowland, Mental Health, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Service, Health Care, Politics News

By telling my late brother Bill's story, and using my legal and clinical skills to affect public policy decisions like the ones that tragically and negatively affected his life, I will make sure that my brother did not die in vain.

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Why Senator Christopher Dodd Will Win Re-Election

Senate Guru | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aig, Sam Caligiuri, 2010 Senate Race, Peter Schiff, Rob Simmons, Christopher Dodd, Connecticut, Barack Obama, Tom Foley, Ct-Sen, Politics News

It's seemingly unanimous among observers of the 2010 Senate races that the most vulnerable incumbent Democratic Senator next year is Senator Dodd. Here are six reasons why Dodd will win re-election.

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Fighting Finches, Canaries Had Sharpened Beaks

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Connecticut, Connecticut Fighting Finches, Fighting Finches, Finch Birds, Finches, Finch Beaks, New York News

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Some saffron finches seized last month in an alleged Connecticut bird-fighting ring had sharpened beaks, and at least one had...

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Truth Or Dare Assault

AP | Posted 09.05.2009 | New York

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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A Letter to Senator Dodd Following His Cancer Diagnosis

Kim Stagliano | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senator Dodd, Prostate Cancer, Healthcare, Senate, Connecticut, Christopher Dodd, Cancer, Dodd Cancer, Politics News

You well know that tens of millions of Americans without health insurance remain sleepless when they or a loved one become ill. And I know you're fighting to change that. Thank you.

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What to Do With a Cantankerous Caiman and Other Exotics That No Longer "Fit" In

Mary Ann West | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green

Connecticut's Exotic Animal Amnesty Day received a total of 135 exotic and potentially dangerous pets within the course of only a few hours.

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Sen. Dodd Brings Lobbyists To Tears, Takes Their Money

AP | ANDREW MIGA | Posted 08.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Campaign Checks, Campaign Fundraising, 2010 Elections, Lobbyists, Campaign Finance, Connecticut, Sen. Chris Dodd, Chris Dodd, Home News

WASHINGTON — Facing the toughest re-election fight of his nearly 30 years in the Senate, Sen. Christopher Dodd boasts about snubbing lobbyists. ...

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Sleepy Little Connecticut: The Tip of The National Health Care Reform Spear?

Suzanne Langlois | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Co, Connecticut, Politics News

The most ambitious plan for universal health care in the country took place outside of Washington on Monday; away from the roving hoards of K Street lobbyists, in Connecticut.

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Massachusetts Sues Feds Over Defense Of Marriage Act

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Massachusetts, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Defense of Marriage Act, Doma, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Iowa, California, Proposition 8, President Barack Obama, Politics News

BOSTON — Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as...

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Connecticut Ad Executive Holds Ex-Wife Hostage, Torches Home

New York Post | Erin Calabrese, Jeane Macintosh, Ed Robinson | Posted 08.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Richard Shenkman, Nancy Tyler, Connecticut Divorce, Connecticut Kidnapping, Nancy Tyler Kidnapped, Richard Shenkman Kidnapping, Connecticut, New York News

A crazed Connecticut ad exec held his ex-wife hostage yesterday, threatening to blow up his house unless a priest gave her last rites and their divorc...

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Gay Marriage Bill Takes Effect In Nation's Capital

AP | GILLIAN GAYNAIR | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington DC, Washington Dc Gay Marriage. Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Marion Barry, David Catania, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, California, New Hampshire, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries went into effect Tuesday in the nation's capital, and ...

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Alec Baldwin: "I'd Love To Run Against Joe Lieberman"

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York, Playboy, New Jersey, Saturday Night Live, 60 Minutes, Ohio, Connecticut, Snl, Joe Lieberman, Alec Baldwin Political Office, Alec Baldwin, Politics News

Alec Baldwin, a regular Huffington Post contributor, has been talking about running for political office for years now. It seems he's still considerin...

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"Rolling in Dough"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Dining, Pizza, Restaurant, Humor, Cooking, Connecticut, Food, German, Dog, Sicily, Swedish, New York, Italian, Irish, Living News

I stood behind the counter at Paradiso ready to make culinary history. Or at least a large spinach and meatball pie.

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Stamford Schools Mix It Up

New York Times | WINNIE HU | Posted 07.16.2009 | New York

Read More: Stamford School System, Schools, Stamford Connecticut, Stamford, Connecticut Schools, New York, Stamford Schools, Connecticut, New York News

STAMFORD, Conn. -- The school system is experimenting with mixed-ability classes that have so far reported fewer behavior problems and better grades f...

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Supermodel's Divorce Starts Ugly

Stacy Schneider | Posted 07.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Connecticut, Child Custody, Divorce, Peter Brant, Stephanie Seymour, Supermodel, Entertainment News

Victoria's Secret supermodel Stephanie Seymour will need to trade in her lingerie for a full set of body armor to defend herself from soon-to-be ex-husband, billionaire Peter Brant.

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Dance-Off (or Is It "Dance Off"?) Makes College Baseball Interesting...? A Memorial Day Treat

David Weiner | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: College Baseball Dance Off, DANCE OFF, College Baseball, Connecticut, Beat Street, Danceoff, Uconn, Macarena, Soulja Boy, Usf, Rain Delay, South Florida, Sports, Baseball Dance Off, College Baseball Dance Off Usf Uconn, Dance Off Baseball, College Baseball Danceoff, Entertainment News

The guys brought out all the freshly old standards such as Soulja Boy and the Macarena to keep themselves from going stir crazy during a 5-hour rain delay.

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Marriage Equality and the New Faces of the Republican Party

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Proposition 8, Rush Limbaugh, Maine, Iowa, Vermont, Same Sex Marriage, Connecticut, Religious Right, Massachusetts, Socialism, Tea Party, Republican Party, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Marriage Equality, Politics News

The collapse of the moderate opposition to gay marriage is both partially caused by the right wing of the Republican Party's increasing isolation on the fringes of American politics.

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Guns & Romance

Leighann Lord | Posted 06.11.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Couples Counseling, Gun Control, College Shooting, Couples, Connecticut, Comedy News

Love is complicated. Science has shown that the chemical make up of the brain while in love looks very similar to mental illness. Add this to any pre-existing pathologies and the situation gets problematic.

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Specter: Loyal Opportunists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Ridge, George W. Bush, Jane Harman, Connecticut, Immigration, Iraq, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Party, Guns, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Moderates, Charlie Crist, Mark Kirk, Gay Rights, New Jersey, Conservatives, Maine, Katrina, Republican Party, Illinois, Abortion, Arlen Specter, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Olympia Snowe, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania, Civil Unions, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barack Obama, New York, Susan Collins, Jon Corzine, Jon Huntsman, South, Israel, Christopher Christie, Joe Lieberman, Pat Toomey, Utah, Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer, Politics News

There is little doubt that the country has made a political left-turn, leaving opportunistic moderates from both parties scrambling to find their cherished middle.

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James O'Rourke, Conn. Lawmaker, Loses Post As Woman's Death Probed

AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jim O'Rourke, James O'Rourke, Connecticut, Politics News

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut state lawmaker was suspended from his leadership post Friday amid reports he could face a criminal charge in the...

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The Republican Choice: React or Modernize

William Bradley | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tea Parties, John McCain, Proposition 8, Log Cabin Republicans, Secession, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, Newt Gingrich, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Dick Cheney, Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, Iowa, San Francisco, Rick Perry, Steve Schmidt, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron, New Labour, Democratic Party, Britain, Tories, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Republican Party, Politics News

It's been a strange week for the Republican Party, with noisy events pushing the old-time religion, a speech urging a new moderation, and back-to-the-future reactions to Obama's friendly gestures to Chavez.

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