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Superstorm Sandy Aid To Come To A Vote
By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ At last, the storm-racked Northeast is getting a House floor vote on billions in disaster relief aid for victims of October’s Superstorm Sandy, but...
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Opinion: A Terrible End To A Terrible Congress
In an unfortunate end to an unfortunate Congress, this week’s session was gaveled to close amongst loud verbal protest. The reason for the anger? Congress refused to vote for relief for the victims of...
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Opinion: New Beginnings
This New Year ushers in a new Congress and a large Freshman class. Here’s hoping that new faces create needed change on the Hill. While the leadership remains the same — which is especially...
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President Obama Proposes Sweeping Changes To Curb Gun Violence
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal...
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Some Victims Of Gun Violence To Attend President’s Speech; Some Decline
By ANDREW MIGA and MICHAEL MELIA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ Bill Sherlach just said “no.” Washington officials fighting over gun control invited him to attend President Barack Obama’s State of...
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President’s Day With Cong. Larson
With Congress in recess and the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration set to take effect the end of the month, First District Congressman John Larson visits WTIC’s Ray Dunaway to talk about...
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Shays Teaching Course At UNH
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays has returned to the classroom as he embarks on a new career. The New Haven Register reports (http://bit.ly/YFRyC7 ) that the former...
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NRA President: Congress Members Supporting Universal Background Checks Will...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — National Rifle Association President David Keene said Wednesday he doesn’t expect a filibuster from gun rights supporters as the Senate prepares to vote on potential gun control...
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5,000 Naval Shipyard Employees Preparing To Lose Month’s Pay Over Sequester
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — They don’t care which side caused Washington’s latest crisis. Five hundred miles from Capitol Hill, the men and women of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard are worrying about paying...
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Delegation Asks For Disaster Declaration For Feb. Storm
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s Congressional delegation is urging President Barack Obama to support the governor’s request for a major disaster declaration in the wake of the massive February...
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Esty To Hold Tele-Town Hall
Fifth District Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty will hold a tele-town hall tonight in the district to discuss the budget. Esty is expected to be joined by Congressman Chris Van Hollen. He is a Democratic...
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At University Of Hartford, President Calls For Congressional Vote On Gun Control
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying...
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Former Donovan Aide Convicted In Campaign Contribution Scheme
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ A federal jury has convicted a former aide to ex-Connecticut House Speaker Christopher Donovan in connection with illegal contributions to Donovan’s failed congressional...
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Some Sandy Hook Families Head For Capitol Hill To Keep Up Pressure For...
By NEDRA PICKLER and ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims’ families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind...
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Two-Year Sentence For Defendant In Roll-Your-Own Scheme
David Moffa , the Middlebury man who was one of eight people convicted of taking part in a scheme to conceal the source of $27,500 in conributions to the Congressional campaign of former State...
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Members Of Congress Mark Six-Month Anniversary Of Newtown Shootings
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation are commemorating the upcoming six-month anniversary of the school shooting in Newtown with speeches on the floor of the U.S....
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Former Congressman Dies At His Norwalk Home
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) _ Donald J. Irwin, a Norwalk Democrat who served three terms in Congress, two years as state treasurer and four years as mayor of his hometown, has died. He was 86. Irwin died from...
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Lawmakers Look At ‘Lessons’ From Boston Bombing
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Lawmakers are holding hearings in Washington to look at law enforcement and counterterrorism lessons learned from the Boston marathon bombing. Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul,...
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President Asks Congressional Authorization For Military Action Against Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Delaying what had appeared to be an imminent strike, President Barack Obama says he will seek congressional approval before launching any military action meant to punish Syria for...
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Dem Senator: I Welcome Russia Working With Syria To Destroy Chemical Weapons
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — After hearing reports that Russia has offered to work with Syria to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons, New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says she welcomes the possibility of such...
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