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Dave Jamieson

Cities, States Move To Mandate Paid Sick Leave For Workers

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Paid Sick Days, Labor, Paid Sick Leave, Dannel Malloy, Labor Unions, Ned Lamont, Employment, Connecticut, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Millions of American workers face an ugly choice when they fall ill: Either tough it out and head into work, or stay home and not get pa...

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Connecticut Experiences Déjà vu

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democrat, Ned Lamont, Joseph Lieberman, 2006 Primary, Stamford Marriott, Greenwich, Stamford, Senator, Connecticut, Independent, Republican, CT Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Dannel Malloy, Retire, 2012, Politics News
Mary Ann West

Lieberman's last two years in the Senate will define his legacy. And we can only hope that they will bring out the best for all of the residents of Connecticut and the country.

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Looking Back at the Arkansas Senate Race

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, White House, Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas Senate Primary, Labor Unions, Ned Lamont, Joseph Lieberman, President Barack Obama, Bill Halter, John Boozman, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Nominating a more conservative candidate because she or he is the more electable Democrat is sometimes necessary, but nominating more conservative Democrats who can't win anyway is pointless.

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A Silenced Majority

Michael Bendetson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lisa Murkowski, Arlen Specter, Rudy Giuliani, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Patty Murray, Mike Castle, Trey Grayson, Joe Miller, Ned Lamont, Nancy Pelosi, Al Franken, Bob Bennett, Dino Rossi, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Politics News
Michael Bendetson

As economists warn against the danger of a monopoly of industry in distorting and destroying an economy, our two party monopoly on government is causing similar effects on our political system.

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The Tea Party Is the GOP's Problem

Will Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ppi, Gop, Tea Party, Dick Armey, Delaware, GOP Moderates, 2010 Midterm Election, Religious Right, Joblessness, Carl Paladino, Progressive Political Institute, Howard Dean, Ned Lamont, Constitutional Fundamentalism, Republican Party, Ed Kilgore, Conservative Populism, Christine O?Donnell, Independent Voters, Libertarian, Democrats, Religion, Public Religion Research Institute, Barak Obama, Midterm, Christian Conservatives, Fox News, Tea Partiers, Joe Lieberman, Social Issues, New York Governor's Race, Politics News
Will Marshall

In backing challenges to GOP moderates, the Tea Party looks like a looking-glass version of the "netroots" progressives who backed Howard Dean in 2004 and Ned Lamont's primary challenge to Sen. Joe Lieberman.

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Dan Malloy DEFEATS Ned Lamont In Connecticut Democratic Primary For Governor

AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ned Lamont, Dan Malloy, Lamont, Connecticut, Ned Lamont Loses, Dan Malloy Wins, Ned Lamont Loss, Connecticut Democratic Primary, Connecticut Governor Primary, Primary Elections 2010, Connecticut Primary Results, Politics News

HARTFORD, Conn. — Greenwich businessman Tom Foley has won the Republican nomination for Connecticut governor and will face former Stamford Mayor...

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Connecticut Primary Election: Linda McMahon, Dan Malloy, Tom Foley Leading

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Connecticut Senate Election Results, Connecticut Election Results, Tom Foley, 2010 Elections, Rob Simmons, Ned Lamont, Connecticut Governor Election Results, Michael Fedele, Connecticut Primary Election Results, Connecticut Governor Primary Results, Connecticut Senate Primary Results, Dan Malloy, Linda McMahon, Elections 2010, Politics News

(AP) - Former Stamford Mayor Dannel P. Malloy is leading Ned Lamont in the Democratic nomination for governor in Connecticut, according to poll number...

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Four Reasons Tonight Looks Bright for Democrats

Nathan Daschle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karen Hadel, Governors Race, Tom Tancrado, Dan Maes, Connecticut, Scott McInnis, Michael Fedele, Colorado, Georgia Run-Off, Minnesota, Sarah Palin, Tom Foley, Democratic Governors Association, 2010, Mike Huckabee, Nathan Deal, Ned Lamont, John Hickenlooper, Dan Malloy, Politics News
Nathan Daschle

However today's elections play out, Democrats will be in better shape after voters go to the polls.

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Rock the Vote

Elizabeth Nicholas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Voters, Gotv, Democratic Primary, 2008 Election, Ned Lamont, Connecticut, Politics News
Elizabeth Nicholas

In October of 2008, I stood in a line ten students deep at the Kennedy School of Government on a Wednesday morning, waiting to get my absentee ballot ...

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$9,118,582.14 ... and Counting

Suzanne Langlois | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Connecticut Gubernatorial Race, Joe Lieberman, J.P. Morgan, Dan Malloy, Ned Lamont, Politics News
Suzanne Langlois

The Malloy campaign is being run on Connecticut's public-finance system. Malloy's budget is approximately a fifth the size of Ned Lamont's $10,000,000 (and counting).

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Friday Talking Points [122] -- Bikini Bottom Update

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizenship, White House, Tea Party, Job Loss, Monokini, Ron Paul, Regulatory, Connecticut, Reform, Sarah Palin, Primaries, Wall Street Reform, Bikini, Midotw, Brown, Chickens for Checkups, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Republican Party, Reid, The Pill, Making Love to Wall Street, Marco Rubio, Bp, Kaufman, Democrat, Congress, Big Government, Miranda, Democrats, Barack Obama, Election, Elections, Times Square, Terror, Mddotw, Rahm Emanuel, Million Jobs Per Month, Predator, Job, Mines, Financial, Harry Reid, Vacation, Cuba, Laser, Senate, Spongebob Squarepants, Bikini Chart, Bikini Graph, President Obama, Sherrod Brown, Economy, Jobs, Immigration, Bernie Sanders, Democratic, Obama, Arizona, Friday Talking Points, Republican, Lieberman, Chicken, Oil Spill, Ned Lamont, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Rubio, Midterms, Graph, Arlen Specter, Jonas Brothers, Chart, Florida, Sue Lowden, Bikini Bottom, Primary, Rentboy, Ted Kaufman, Audit the Fed, Blanche Lincoln, Wedgie, Wall Street, Midterm, Chris Weigant, Palin, Deregulation, Brown Kaufman, Joe Lieberman, Small Government, Bikini Bottom Graph, Chuck Schumer, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Since it's the Friday after month's-end, the new monthly unemployment numbers were released today. Which adds another bar to the "bikini bottom" char...

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Charlie Crist's Independent Run Is Doomed, or: Why I'm Right and Everybody Else Is Wrong

Dan Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alan Schlesinger, Joe Lieberman, Charlie Crist, Florida Primary, Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio, Charlie Crist Independent, Ned Lamont, Florida Senate Race, Politics News
Dan Sweeney

With Crist still in the Senate race as an independent candidate come election day, nothing will stop Marco Rubio from taking over.

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Ned Lamont Brings Up Joe Lieberman In TV Ad For Connecticut Governor's Race (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ned Lamont, Ned Lamont Governor, Lamont, Connecticut Governor, Connecticut, Lieberman, Joe Lieberman, Lamont Lieberman, Lamont Ad, Video, Politics News

Ned Lamont, Democratic candidate for Connecticut governor, launched a new TV ad Thursday night which promotes his failed 2006 campaign to unseat Indep...

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Bill Clinton, Blanche Lincoln and Democracy in Arkansas

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, U.S. Senate, Blanche Lincoln, Ned Lamont, Arkansas, Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Labor Unions, Barack Obama, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

If Blanche Lincoln loses despite the endorsement of Bill Clinton and others, it will be another example of the democratic leadership being at least a step or two behind their party's electorate, even in a state like Arkansas.

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Power from the People

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Politics, Local Politics, Stamford, Ned Lamont, Connecticut, Community, Joe Lieberman, Citizens' Election Program, Dan Malloy, Obama Campaign, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Marian Salzman

Look at the American political landscape today and you might begin to get the sinking feeling that the red state/blue state dichotomy is, on the one h...

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Tomorrow's Primaries Could Chart Destiny for 2010

Paul Hogarth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Democratic Primary, Blanche Lincoln, Primary Challenge, Ned Lamont, Bill Halter, 2010-Primaries, Joe Lieberman, 2010 Senate Races, Arlen Specter Democrat, Joe Sestak, Politics News
Paul Hogarth

If Blanche Lincoln and Arlen Specter survive the Democratic primary, it will only get worse. There is no guarantee Specter or Lincoln would beat their Republican challengers in November - in fact, odds are against it.

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Connecticut Governor 2010: Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Connecticut Governor's race below. Email TwitterLists2010+CTGov@gmail.com if you know someone wh...

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What Progressives Can Learn From the Tea Partiers

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lincoln Mitchell

Tea Partiers will vote overwhelmingly Republican in November -- unless they stay home in protest. To gain their support, the GOP will have to nominate candidates who are less electable and more radical.

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Ned Lamont Running For Governor In Connecticut: Official

AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Lieberman, Ned Lamont Running, Ned Lamont Governor, Connecticut Governor, Ned Lamont, Connecticut, New York News

HARTFORD, Conn. — Ned Lamont, the political upstart who challenged U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman four years ago, plans to officially announce his bid ...

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Help Needed: Political Entrepreneurs in State Capitols

Ned Lamont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Jobs, 2010 Elections, Health Care, Ned Lamont, Economy, Connecticut, Ned Lamont Connecticut Governor, Ned Lamont Governor, Elections 2010, New York News
Ned Lamont

Connecticut is sorely in need of a chief executive who will focus on creating jobs and getting our economy back on track. That is why I formed an exploratory committee for the office of Governor.

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Sam Stein

Lamont: Lieberman "Dithering" On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lieberman Filibuster, Lieberman Lamont, Dithering Filibuster, Lieberman Dithering, Lieberman Health Care Reform, Ned Lamont, Lamont Lieberman, Politics News

One of Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) most strident critics accused him of "dithering" on health care reform after the Independent stated that he ...

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Juan Figueroa Prepares to Toss His Hat

Suzanne Langlois | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Connecticut Gubernatorial Race, Senator Dodd, Juan Figueroa, Richard Blumenthal, Ned Lamont, Susan Bysiewicz, Politics News
Suzanne Langlois

The big national news story on Wednesday was that Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) would not seek reelection for his senate seat, a position he has held for nearly three decades.

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Singing Of The GOP Sirens, Joe... Joe... Joe...

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homer, John McCain, Public Option, Freedomworks, Homeland Security, Wwwsourcewatchorg, Right Principles PAC, Odyssey, Factcheck.org, Benedict Arnold, Ned Lamont, Sirens, Connecticut, Joe Lieberman, myleftnutmeg.org, 60 Plus, US Chamber of Commerce, Politics News
Mary Ann West

As an Epic Fail saga, Joe Lieberman is basking in the fading limelight that is diminishing with time. What will he come up with next to flip those who used to support him as he continues this mad journey?

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Howard Wolfson Lamont Campaign's New Adviser

The Washington Post | Chris Cillizza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ned Lamont Cadidacy, Lamont Connecticut, Ned Lamont, Howard Wolfson, Ned Lamont for Governor, Ned Lamont Campaign, Howard Wolfson Ned Lamont, Howard Wolfson Strategist, Howard Wolfson Lamont Advisor, Ned Lamont Governor, Politics News

Prominent Democratic operative Howard Wolfson is advising Ned Lamont's candidacy for governor of Connecticut, adding a high-profile element to what is...

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Can Arlen Specter End the War in Afghanistan?

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Ned Lamont, Taliban, Joe Lieberman, Iraq, Jim McGovern, Senate, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Joe Sestak, World News
Robert Naiman

Who knew Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter would emerge as one of the most vocal opponents in the Senate of the President's military escalation in Afghanistan?

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