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Special Election Tuesday!


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 12:14 p.m.
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Allen Hoffman (Republican) vs Joe Verrengia (Republican turned Democrat) ... In Elmwood - 20th House District - West Hartford residents will be able to vote at one of six polling places: Elmwood Community Center, Charter Oak School, Webster Hill School, Wolcott School, Conard High School and Solomon Schechter Day School. The polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m ... There's a special election because Gov. Dannel Malloy, in his infinite wisdom, tapped House Representative David McCluskey(D) in

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Pro-choice candidates in special elections


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Published Feb. 14, 2011 at 3:40 p.m.

NARAL just released a list of endorsed candidates running in the special elections on Feb. 22nd. Here's their press release:NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut PAC Endorses Pro-Choice Candidates for the Special Election NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut PAC has announced endorsements for the Special Election in State Senate & House races across Connecticut ... The group is non-partisan, and endorsements are ...

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Bysiewicz announces Senate candidacy


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Published Jan. 18, 2011 at 2:54 p.m.

Former Sec. of State Susan Bysiewicz just released this announcement:Today, former Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz filed her paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and the Secretary of the Senate to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Joe Lieberman.“I am running for the U.S. Senate for the same reason I first entered public service: because I want ...

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Looking at SustiNet


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Published Jan. 17, 2011 at 5:31 p.m.

An article in FireDogLake discusses what could be Connecticut's plan for a true public option. This is the introduction:Connecticut is poised to be on the leading progressive edge of what is possible under the new federal health care law by providing a rather robust state-based public option. If the state adopts the proposed SustiNet health plan (PDF) it would integrate the many different group ...

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John Mertens blows it


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Published Nov. 13, 2010 at 12:53 p.m.

UPDATE: Here's Dr. Orman in his own words as to WHY he worked to keep the "Connecticut For Lieberman" Party alive ... before Mertens decided to use it for his own purposes."This is an experiment in democracy. Nobody has ever taken over a fake party from an incumbent senator and tried to turn it into a mechanism for accountability." - Dr. John Orman (@ 48:40 in the video)And now, here's the ...

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The Death of the Tea Party in Connecticut


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Published Nov. 3, 2010 at 2:28 p.m.

(photo credit Al Robinson)After all the noise, and the bullying, and the bullshit generated by Tea Partiers in Connecticut over the last two years, what exactly do they have to show for it?Nothing. Nada. Zip. Jack squat.EVERY single national and constitutional seat in Connecticut was won or retained by a Democrat. Well, the Governor's seat is still undecided, but it's looking dicey for Foley at ...

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RadioActive: CT Network to Abolish the Death Penalty


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Published Oct. 17, 2010 at 3:52 p.m.

Ben Jones, Executive Director of CNADP, discusses current efforts to end the death penalty here in Connecticut. Hear his reaction to the conviction of Stephen Haynes in the Cheshire home invasion case, and what you can do to get more involved.Click here to download the MP3 ...

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AIDS Walk 2010


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Published Oct. 15, 2010 at 4:07 p.m.

AIDS Walk To Be Held On Saturday, October 16, 2010(Hartford) AIDS Walk 2010 will take place on Saturday, October 16, 2010 (11:00 a.m.), at the MDC Reservoir in West Hartford. This year’s event is a joint fundraiser of AIDS Project Hartford and the Connecticut AIDS Resource Coalition. Our theme for this year’s event is: “Nobody [ ... ] ...

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Hundreds Come Out To MDC Hearing


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Published July 22, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.
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- All because some idiot woman who wasn't watching where she was cycling, and ended up breaking her neck after slamming into a gate. She wins a $2.9 million dollar settlement from a broken judicial system that rewards idiocy. What's next is that the MDC is considering closing the Reservoir to the public ... But hey, they have to protect themselves too, from a public that is litigation crazy ... In a rare display of public outcry, supporters filled the Town Hall auditorium to voice their

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Celebrate! West Hartford


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Published June 11, 2010 at 11:44 p.m.
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June 12 and 13, 2010 ... West Hartford, Connecticut ... West Hartford's 24th annual celebration ... Free Admission - Rain or Shine ... Attracting well over 30,000 people each year, Celebrate! also provides festival attendees with a wide range of wholesome family activities – an award winning juried arts & crafts show, great food, entertainment, games, rides, a certified 5K road race – as the saying goes, "something for everyone" ... The event offers ... civic, service, sports, schools

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