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Election year state budget passes

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Published May 6, 2010 at 8:07 a.m.

Nobody is saying this is a big win by any means.The other night the Connecticut legislature finally passed this year's budget, and Gov. Rell said she'll sign it. But the budget doesn't address the huge gaps projected in the 2012 and 2013 fiscal years.From CT News Junkie:It doesn’t address the structural deficits in 2012 and 2013, but next year’s $19 billion budget is balanced with $177 million in ...

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"Kill, Baby, Kill"

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Published May 5, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.

Gee, what a surprise! A fragile marine environment damaged, perhaps fatally, and a regional economy in total chaos because of reckless and improperly safeguarded oil exploitation. "Drill, Baby, Drill," said Sarah Palin. Think how fucked we'd be if that loopy dingbat from Alaska ended up just a 72 year-old heartbeat away from occupying the Oval Office!Even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has reversed ...

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Terror suspect arrested

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Published May 4, 2010 at 6:11 a.m.

Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized US citizen from Pakistan, was arrested late last night while trying to flee the country ... Shahzad had ties to homes in Bridgeport and Shelton, and police and FBI are searching those properties.The arrest was the result of good police work and a massive effort to track down the suspect ... I'm guessing that once authorities got the VIN number from the Nissan Pathfinder, ...

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Titans', Predators' Nashville facilities flooded

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Published May 3, 2010 at 10:08 p.m.

Muddy waters poured over the banks of Nashville's swollen Cumberland River on Monday, spilling into Music City's historic downtown streets and causing damage to the city's professional sports facilities ...

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Homeless LGBT(etc) Youth in CT

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Published May 3, 2010 at 1:41 p.m.

True Colors, Inc.May 3, 2010 Three homeless LGBT youth who need you, or someone like you, with room in their hearts and their homes.Youth need homes in Danbury, Putnam and Waterbury/ProspectM* is an 18 year old gay boy, currently in hair design school in Danbury.  When he came out to his mom, she threw him [ ... ] ...

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Mary Glassman joins Ned Lamont

Published May 3, 2010 at 12:56 p.m.

(video by CT Blogger)(Christine Stuart photo)This morning Ned Lamont announced that Mary Glassman will forgo her run for governor and join his ticket as candidate for Lieutenant Governor.From CT News Junkie:It’s clear to Ned Lamont supporters that choosing Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman as his running mate was a smart political move and will help bring him delegate support at the ...

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"The BP Valdez"

Published May 3, 2010 at 6:25 a.m.

Now they estimate that, before it's stopped, the British Petroleum oil spill is going to top the 11 million gallons of oil dumped by the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in 1989.From an AP report:The Coast Guard and BP have said it's nearly impossible to know exactly how much oil has gushed since the blast, though it has been roughly estimated to be at least 200,000 gallons a day.At that rate, it would ...

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Dan Malloy reaches CEP goal

Published May 2, 2010 at 3:54 p.m.

(Photo from the 2007 JJB Dinner)Congrats to Dan Malloy for being the first gubernatorial candidate to reach the contribution threshold in the history of the CEP program.From DanMalloy.com:Former Stamford Mayor and current Democratic candidate for Governor Dan Malloy today announced that his campaign has raised the sufficient amount of small-dollar contributions to qualify for Connecticut’s ...

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A possible motive for the attempted bombing

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Published May 2, 2010 at 6:27 a.m.

Details are still coming in slowly from the attempted bombing in Times Square last night. It brings to mind the Times Square bombing two years ago, which led to the shattered windows and busted glass door in the famous Army recruitment office ... I took the photo above when I'd been working in the area, and in fact was shook out of a sound sleep at about 4AM by the blast ... More details on that ...

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Ned and Mary?

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Published May 1, 2010 at 7:08 p.m.

The Connecticut blogosphere is all a-Twitter today with reports that Ned Lamont may announce Mary Glassman as his choice for Lieutenant Governor (hey, this is the very first time I ever typed the word "lieutenant" without my automatic spell checker gettin' all red-underliney on my ass! Hurray for me!)Lamont's campaign sent out a press release today telling us that he will make a "Major Campaign ...

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