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Check Out The Crowd At Presidential Speech
From Chris Keating at the University of Hartford: Daniela Altimari talks with Nancy Lefkowitz, who organized the March for Change: And Amanda Falcone, at Bradley:
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Gun Control Advocates Looking For Momentum From Obama Speech; Concede It’s An...
From today’s Courant: Momentum. That’s what gun-control advocates are hoping to capitalize on following a rousing speech Monday by President Obama at the University of Hartford as the battle for...
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The Gun Letter Promising A Filibuster In The Senate
Yesterday, 13 conservative U.S. Senators promised to block any efforts at gun control this week:
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Hello Geno? This Is Barack …
The White House shares this tidbit: Yesterday afternoon, the President called Head Coach Geno Auriemma to congratulate him and the UConn Huskies on their eighth National Championship in the NCAA...
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POTUS Talks To Newtown Families
A White House spokesman released the following statement and accompanying picture today: Today, following the Senate’s cloture vote, President Obama spoke by phone with family members of victims of the...
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Steak Dinner At White House Yields GOP Votes For POTUS
How much did that steak dinner at the White House Wednesday night for a dozen conservative Republicans pay off for President Obama when it came to the first gun control vote on Thursday morning. The...
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White House Taps Sandy Hook Mother For Radio Address
Francine Wheeler, mother of Benjamin, will take President Obama’s place in the weekly radio address from the White House. It’s further evidence of the prominent lobbying role that some families from...
View ArticleObama: Shameful Lies Alter Gun Debate
“Instead of supporting this compromise, the gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about the bill. They claimed that it would create some sort of big brother gun registry – even though the bill did...
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Obama: Tyranny Is Not Lurking Around The Corner
In his address to the graduating class at Ohio State University Sunday, President Obama warned against the rhetoric of the far right that defeated his proposals for gun control: Still, you’ll hear...
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Kelly Ayotte: I’m Against Obama, The Liberal Media AND Gun Violence
New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte — famous for her no vote on gun background checks — tells her supporters she needs their money to fight on. Here’s a portion of a recent email: With the help of the...
View ArticleWhite House Estimates Obama Preschool Initiative Would Serve 2500 Connecticut...
President Obama’s “Preschool for All” initiative, a $90 billion program in his 2014 budget proposal, would serve approximately 2,675 children from low and moderate-income families in Connecticut its...
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Malloy Praises Obama Climate Change Plan
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he wants to ramp up efforts to combat climate change and Connecticut’s governor says he wants to do the same at the state level. Obama’s office said the nation...
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Q-Poll: Americans See Snowden As Whistle-blower
Most Americans don’t see Edward Snowden, the NSA leaker, as a traitor, according to a new Quinnipiac Poll. By a 55-34 margin, voters see Snowden as a whistle-blower. Here’s Peter Brown, assistant...
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Westport’s James Comey Confirmed By U.S. Senate As New Head of FBI for 10...
Comey Westport’s James Comey, the former chief federal prosecutor in Manhattan, was approved Monday by a near-unanimous vote in the U.S. Senate to be the next FBI director. The final tally was 93 to 1...
View ArticleBunnygate: Watch For Yourself
Go to about 8:14 in the video. President Obama says “no rabbit ears.” Hilarity ensues.
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HUD Secretary to Visit the Connecticut Shore Monday
The head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will visit Connecticut today to talk about Storm Sandy recovery efforts in the state. Shaun Donovan is due to stop at Silver Sands State...
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Vineyard Briefing
National Security Advisor Susan Rice fills President in on the latest in the Martha’s Vineyard town of Chilmark this morning. The photo is from the White House.
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Dodd Speaks; Says It Is “Crucial” To Implement Dodd-Frank Rules
President Obama’s meeting Monday with financial regulators about implementation of the Dodd-Frank financial rules prompted the following comments from one of the authors of the landmark law. Former...
View ArticleMurphy: There Are Limits To U.S. Power
Sen. Chris Murphy explains why he is very skeptical of the President’s plan to intervene in Syria:
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Got Syria On Your Mind? Rep. Esty Is Listening.
Hey 5th District constituents, here’s your chance to give U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty and earful. She says she is skeptical but hasn’t yet decided how to vote on President Obama’s request for...
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