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U.S. Education Secretary Talks School Safety In Hartford
The Hartford Courant— Local students gathered in a town hall meeting Friday asked U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan his opinion of armed guards in schools, how much standardized testing is too much, and a long list of school security issues. "The...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , U.S. Congress, Local Government, Government, Arne Duncan
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Immigrant Facing Deportation Granted Temporary Stay
The Hartford CourantA New Haven resident facing deportation has received a temporary stay while a federal immigration judge considers a last-minute court motion filed in the case. Jose Maria Islas, 35, was taken into custody in Hartford Monday and has been detained by U.S....Tags: Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Congress, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Immigration, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels
Reuters* First vote by lawmakers in favor of arming rebels * Obama administration reluctant to send weapons * Syria sees some of year's worst fighting By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday...Tags: Bashar Assad, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC
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Focus Of Braddock Trial Shifts To Checks
The Hartford CourantThe trial of the campaign finance director for former Speaker of the House Christopher Donovan has provided must-watch political theater, thanks in part to the vulgar, sometimes crude, and grandiose testimony of Harry Raymond Soucy, the government...Tags: U.S. Congress, Joe Biden, Christopher G Donovan, Lawyers, Trials
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Soucy and Donovan Video Played At Trial
The Hartford CourantFor the first time during an 18-month federal investigation into his failed campaign for Congress, former House Speaker Chris Donovan was seen and heard in secret tapes played in court Thursday. He was bantering with the key witness in the case about...Tags: U.S. Congress, Prosecution, Joe Biden, Trials, Waterbury
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Canton Hydropower Project Moves Forward In U.S. Senate
The Hartford CourantLegislation that would let two old dams on the Farmington River be used for hydropower got a boost on Thursday when a committee of the U.S. Senate endorsed the idea. The Senate's energy and natural resources committee voted in favor of a bill that...Tags: Energy Resources, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Lobbying, Hydroelectricity
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Bill Would Provide Federal Aid For Newtown School
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD – Three Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut are planning to file legislation that would allow the use of federal dollars to help pay for the construction of a new Sandy Hook Elementary School. If approved, it would mark the...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Columbine High School, U.S. Congress, House Building, Government
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Clone: Key Witness Talks Of $5,000 In Refrigerator And Texts About Killing Smoke-Shop Bill
The Hartford CourantHarry Raymond Soucy, the key witness in the federal trial of Robert Braddock, gave explosive testimony Wednesday, claiming that he put $5,000 in a Republican legislative leader's refrigerator last year — and was featured in audiotapes and text...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , U.S. Congress, Police Investigations, Prosecution, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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House Democrats Lead New Gun Control Effort
The Hartford CourantThe leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Laws, Gun Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Interior Policy
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REport: U.S. too reliant on foreign suppliers
The Dayton Daily NewsA new report said urgent action should be taken to reduce the U.S. military's dependence on foreign suppliers for raw materials, parts, and finished products needed to defend the nation. "Remaking American Security: Supply Chain Vulnerabilities &...Tags: U.S. Congress, China, Mo Brooks, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Military
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EDITORIAL: The Thursday wrap
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewFormer Democrat New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas should not be defined as a Hispanic -- his father was Cuban -- because, well, gee, he opposes the immigration reform measure wending its way through the Washington...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Bill Richardson, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Ted Cruz, Pittsburgh
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Meyer Leads Candidates for U.S. Court
The Hartford CourantThe field of candidates for a much sought-after federal judgeship in Connecticut has narrowed, apparently to one — law professor and former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Meyer. Neither of the state's two U.S. senators who recommended Meyer to...Tags: Barack Obama, Quinnipiac University, White House, U.S. Senate, Lawyers
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