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Legislator: Cheshire Plant Is Essential
In an aggressive letter to Pratt & Whitney Thursday, U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5th District, said he views the potential closing of the company's Cheshire plant as a threat to national security and is spreading that view in Congress. Murphy called the...Tags: U.S. Air Force, East Hartford, Ike Skelton, Defense, Companies and Corporations
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Protein Sciences Corp. In Meriden Gets Federal OK To Begin Clinical Trials Of Swine Flu Vaccine
egershon@courant.comProtein Sciences Corp. said Thursday that it has received federal approval to conduct clinical trials of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine, an essential step in the drug approval process. Chief Executive Dan Adams said the company has been cleared by the Food...Tags: Vaccines, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Epidemics and Plagues, Pharmaceuticals, Trials
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Garage Fire Spreads and Destroys Caledonia Home
The home of former Caledonia Fire Chief Chris Murphy is considered a total loss after flames quickly spread from the garage and destroyed the entire home Tuesday night.
A neighbor quickly called 911 after flames were seen at the Murphy household in the...Tags: Fires
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Uncle Sam Could Help More College Students Pay Their Tuition Bills
Fox 61 ReporterHelp could be on the way for more college students struggling to make ends meet, or at least according to some members of Congress. Today, Fifth District Congressman Chris Murphy made his pitch for the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act--which...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Loans, Republican Party
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Health Care Reform In Time For The Holidays
Fox 61 ReporterCongressman Chris Murphy said the push is on to have a health care reform bill done just in time for the holidays. The Fifth District Congressman met with small business owners on Monday in Meriden. The Congressman said he wanted to make sure all their...Tags: Business, Health Insurance, Small Businesses, Health Care Reform (2009), Meriden
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Congressman Chris Murphy Faces His First Race As An Incumbent
It's a brilliant September Sunday, and U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy is striding across driveways in Tariffville, trawling for votes one door at a time, like a guy running for small-town selectman.
Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut's 5th District, tells a...Tags: Local Elections, Wesleyan University, Parties and Movements, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama
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Urban Oaks Organic Farm Grand Opening
Through the generosity of the city of New Britain, the former Pete's Garage on the corner of Oak and Lasalle Streets in New Britain has been renovated and leased to Urban Oaks Organic Farm, a non-profit community farm celebrating its 10th year of...Tags: Restaurants, Farms, Arable Farming, Animals, Dining and Drinking
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Galante Turns Himself In
Courant Staff WritersDanbury garbage executive James Galante turned himself in to the state police Friday morning to face charges of making nearly $40,000 in illegal campaign contributions, as a third political figure acknowledged being the recipient of $8,000 in questionable...Tags: Chris Murphy, Local Elections, Charity, Justice System, Prosecution
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Will Smith Producing 'Karate Kid' Remake for Son
Zap2It.comJaden Smith is set to star in a remake of "The Karate Kid," to be produced by his daddy, Will. The long-rumored project is moving forward with a 2009 shoot date, according to Variety. Will Smith will produced the Columbia Pictures release through his...Tags: Keanu Reeves, Academy Awards, Pat Morita, Will Smith, Film Festivals
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Deluca's Fate Hard For Senate To Decide
Capitol Bureau ChiefThere are things about Sen. Louis DeLuca's case that no one, including the senator himself, disputes. ``I pled guilty because I was,'' DeLuca told a Senate committee last Monday under oath. That guilty plea, for conspiracy to threaten, had its roots in a...Tags: Middletown, Ronald Reagan, Prague (Czech Republic), Waterbury, Television
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Tiny Working Families Party A Coalition Pushing Labor Agenda
Courant Staff WriterOf the 1.9 million voters in Connecticut, only 15 are registered with the Working Families Party. "I don't know who any of them are," said Jon Green, executive director of the party. Is he one? "No," he said, laughing. Confused? What the Working...Tags: Simsbury, Labor Legislation, Family, Justice System, Employees
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Cappiello, Murphy Debate
The Hartford CourantU.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5th District, and Republican David Cappiello faced one another in a debate Monday morning — but it was a third politician who sparked the most heated arguments. President Bush was, of course, far from the Four Points by...Tags: George W. Bush, Freddie Mac, Finance, Republican Party, Meriden
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