Former Shays Aide Facing Prison Sentence; Michael Sohn Pleaded Guilty To...
Michael Sohn was such a trusted aide to U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays that he was treated like a son. But Sohn is facing prison today when he is sentenced in federal court in New Haven for embezzling...
View ArticleLieberman on DADT vote: Disappointed but undaunted
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman released the following statement today, in the wake of the Senate's failure to advance a bill that would have allowed gays and lesbians to openly serve in the armed forces....
View ArticleDueling Mothers
Further proof that women are a key voting block in the 2010 U.S. Senate campaign: Linda McMahon has launched "Mothers for Linda." "Linda has been a mom through good times and bad and she's the mother...
View ArticleEdward Kennedy Jr. objects to new McMahon ad featuring his late uncle, JFK
Ted Kennedy's son has written a letter to Linda McMahon's campaign asking her to pull an ad featuring the likeness of his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy."Your ad is dishonest because it...
View ArticleClinton will appear at a public rally at Wilbur Cross H.S. in New Haven on...
Unlike President Obama, who swept into the state last week without making a public appearance, former President Bill Clinton will headline a rally Sunday morning at 10:45 at Wilbur Cross High School....
View ArticleUPDATE: Patru hits back on Kennedy ad
Ed Patru, spokesman for U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, says the campaign has no plans to pull an ad featuring former President John F. Kennedy, despite a request from Kennedy's nephew to do so....
View ArticleTroubled State DCF Will Remain Under Federal Oversight; State Had Sought To...
The troubled Department of Children and Families will remain under federal oversight, according to a ruling Wednesday by a federal judge. Gov. M. Jodi Rell's administration had gone to court in an...
View ArticleBlumenthal vs. the state insurance department
The AG says the state insurance department needs to do more to investigate rising premiums. Courant colleague Matt Sturdevant has the scoop on Insurance Capital.
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Girl power 2010
If Martha Dean's feeling dissed by Linda McMahon, she isn't letting on. (From Twitter)Dean2010AGLinda & Martha are working as a highly effective team to halt the job-killing ways of AG Blumenthal....
View ArticleLinda McMahon: "Ahora Es Tiempo Para Algo Diferente''
For months, Republican Linda McMahon has been telling the general public that it's time for something different. That has been her theme song in television commercials that have blanketed the...
View ArticleDear Mr. Kennedy...
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon responded today to the concerns raised by President Kennedy's nephew regarding her new online campaign ad. The ad features archival footage of the former...
View ArticleVote your values says FIC
The Family Institute of Connecticut's clergy advisory council is holding a seminar on the upcoming election and "a Biblical basis for Christian social involvement." The Oct. 2 seminar at the House of...
View ArticleDean And Jepsen Spar in AG Debate
The two candidates for state Attorney General argued Thursday whether the office has become too big and powerful, but Republican Martha Dean and Democrat George Jepsen both promised during a debate...
View ArticleMore on Kennedy and McMahon
The Kennedy-McMahon story continued to dominate yesterday's news cycle. I guess there's something compelling about Edward M. Kennedy Jr., a member of one of America's most prominent political families,...
View ArticleForbes 400: 11 Connecticut Residents On The Richest List
Connecticut is a very small state, but it has 11 billionaires, according to the latest annual list from Forbes magazine. Of those, eight live in Greenwich....
View ArticleState Legislators Studying E-Government
State Rep. Mary Mushinsky - the dean of the House of Representatives who was first elected in 1980 - and fellow legislators are studying e-government. Amanda Falcone, who was part of The Courant's...
View ArticleGov. M. Jodi Rell Expected To Endorse Tom Foley Soon; Viewed As Invisible...
With less than four months left in her term, Gov. M. Jodi Rell still holds her status as Connecticut's most popular governor in decades and still serves as the titular head of the Republican Party. So...
View ArticleTop Applicants Were Bypassed For State Civil Service Job; Instead, It's...
As part of its responsibility to protect public health, the state Department of Agriculture in July hired a new "agriculture marketing and inspection representative" for tasks such as inspecting...
View ArticleFormer Pres. Clinton Delivers Message At Rally In New Haven For Blumenthal
NEW HAVEN -- Former President Bill Clinton delivered a message to the Democratic base Sunday morning: this election matters. "There is nothing wrong with this country we can't fix but we have to think...
View ArticleFormer Simmons aide Justin Bernier now working for McMahon
Tucked deep inside this Register Citizen story on a Republican fundraiser in Goshen is news that Justin Bernier is now working for Linda McMahon. Bernier, who ran for congress from the 5th District...
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