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Peter Schiff readies attack brochure on Linda McMahon

The Schiff campaign's new mailer, set to go out at the end of the week, will contain some hard hits on his fellow Republican, Linda McMahon, the party convention's endorsed candidate. "We've got a...

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Rob ramps it up

Rob Simmons sent an email out to supporters this afternoon explaining why he's running for U.S. Senate. "Republicans need to take a serious look at the candidates and the issues to decide who will...

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Possible Special Session Friday To Fix Campaign Finance Reform; Legislature...

The state legislature could meet as early as Friday in special session to fix the state's landmark campaign finance law.   Part of the law has been ruled unconstitutional, and lawyers have been...

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Foley, Fedele, Griebel Debate In New London; Clashing Two Weeks Before August...

Three Republicans clashed sharply on campaign finance reform and the state budget Wednesday night in a key debate less than two weeks before the August 10 primary. As the debate began, Lt. Gov. Michael...

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Courant's Editorial Board Endorses Rob Simmons In Republican Primary Over...

The Courant's editorial board endorses Rob Simmons over Linda McMahon and Peter Schiff. Read the endorsement here. What do you think? Do you agree?  

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Peter Schiff snags a big-name endorsement

Republican Peter Schiff spoke of his support for a federal flat tax at Tuesday night's U.S. Senate candidates debate. Now the political godfather of the flat tax movement, former presidential candidate...

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Ned Lamont Will Debate Dannel Malloy On Tuesday, August 3; 29th Joint...

It's official. Ned Lamont will debate Dannel Malloy on Tuesday at the WFSB studios in Rocky Hill, according to Lamont's spokeswoman, Justine Sessions. "He was hoping this campaign would be on the...

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Ouch! New Peter Schiff ad ties "Liberal" McMahon to Dodd, Obama, Blumenthal

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Oz Griebel Is Hungry To Be Governor; Former College Pitcher Is Behind In...

Oz Griebel is hungry to be governor. The former college baseball pitcher is far behind in the polls, but he is not giving up in his battle for the state's top spot. Griebel has been trailing by more...

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DiNardo Asks Congressional Panel For Foley Documents

Democratic state Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo wrote a letter Thursday to the congressional committee that confirmed Tom Foley's 2006 nomination as ambassador to Ireland, seeking any public documents from...

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Blumenthal to Schiff: Don't accuse me of supporting TARP

The main target of Peter Schiff's new ad is his Republican rival, Linda McMahon. But the spot also lands a glancing blow at Democrat Richard Blumenthal. "Liberal McMahon supports taxpayer-financed...

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Lamont, Malloy Debate About The Debate; Lamont Campaign Manager Says No One...

After more than three weeks of pressure, Democrat Ned Lamont suddenly agreed Thursday to debate former Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy next week in a one-on-one television debate. Many political observers...

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McMahon ventures deep into the heart of Simmons country

From her daily schedule: Linda will be touring Main Street businesses in Mystic starting at approximately 4:00 p.m. (56 West Main Street) and concluding at 5:30 p.m.

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Of yachts and taxes

The vacationing Rick Green took a few minutes on the beach to ponder why John Kerry got ensnared in scandal for registering his boat in a tax haven while Linda McMahon and Tom Foley haven't faced...

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Tom Foley Profile: Friend Of George W. Bush, U2 Seeks To Become Governor In...

Republican Tom Foley, a friend of former President George W. Bush and the U2 rock band from his days as ambassador to Ireland, is seeking to become Connecticut's governor in his first run for public...

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Crap?

As the legislature prepared to hammer out a fix for the public campaign finance law, Senate Minority leader John McKinney held a press conference and decried the pervasiveness of negative ads. He...

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Legislature Still Waiting To Pass Campaign Finance Fix; Trigger Provision Is...

The state legislature is in special session today, but the action had still not yet on the Senate or House floors as the clock moved toward 4 p.m. Lawmakers are trying to work out a fix to the landmark...

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Bitter Clash Between Ned Lamont And Dannel Malloy Continues; New Round Of...

The bitter battle between Democrats Ned Lamont and Dannel Malloy continued Friday with more charges and countercharges between the campaigns. Lamont's campaign manager, Joe Abbey, criticized Malloy for...

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The Hartford Courant Endorses House Majority Leader Denise Merrill For...

The Hartford Courant has endorsed House majority leader Denise Merrill in the Democratic primary for Secretary of the State. The endorsement will be in Saturday's newspaper....

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Simmons and service

Rob Simmons' new ad doesn't mention Richard Blumenthal or Vietnam. But the message is clear. The 30-second spot, part of a $250,000 television ad buy, focuses on service, whether that's in the...

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