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Kidnapper Sentenced; Scooters Unwelcome In Hartford Garages
A West Hartford man is sentenced for kidnapping, assaulting and hiding a Bloomfield teenager. Marchers protest Hartford school district layoffs. Here are some of the stories covered by Courant reporters in Greater Hartford in the past week:...Tags: Family, Medical Services, Unions, Prosecution, Government Health Care
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To turn around our national housing disaster, we must start at the top
A real mess. There's no other way to describe national housing policy in America today. There's the massive subprime crisis — caused in no small part by lackadaisical federal regulation. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — mainstays of the...Tags: Government, Economic Policy, Personal Income, Rentals, National Government
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Anti-apartheid icon celebrates 90th
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday surrounded by grandchildren and other relatives in the rural southeastern village he calls home. Yet the man who has become an icon for peace remained keenly troubled by the demoralizing poverty still...Tags: Government, National Government
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Oil prices threaten Latin America's economic gains
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAre exploding oil prices about to burn Latin America? With the largest petroleum reserves outside the Middle East, the region has been on a roll in recent years. Record exports of crude and grain fueled economic growth not seen since the 1970s. The...Tags: Consumers, Prices, Personal Income, Religious Education, Migration
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Nassau unveils plan to end homelessness in 10 years
michael.amon@newsday.comNassau County unveiled a plan yesterday to end homelessness in the next 10 years, calling for more rental housing, better services for the mentally ill and veterans and comprehensive tracking of local poverty. "Nassau County is not just made up of...Tags: Rentals, Emergency Planning, Veterans Affairs, Homelessness, Rooms and Sublets
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Corzine signs affordable housing overhaul
Associated Press WriterGov. Jon S. Corzine closed an affordable housing law loophole that has troubled advocates for the poor for more than two decades when he signed a revamped housing law on Thursday. Under the law, suburban towns will no longer be able to pay cities to...Tags: Economic Policy, Personal Income, Local Authority, Court Administration, Trials
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John Edwards Criticizes Rell's Wage Veto
The Associated PressFormer Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is criticizing Connecticut's governor for vetoing an increase in the state's minimum wage. Edwards was in Connecticut today as part of his anti-poverty campaign, known as "Half in Ten." He's working...Tags: Government, Jodi Rell, Executive Branch, Elections, John Edwards
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Edwards Brings Anti-Poverty Campaign To Hartford
Courant Staff WriterThere is no bus, no banners, no trailing press contingent. But John Edwards still is campaigning, five months after ending his run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Edwards brought his new anti-poverty campaign today to a Hartford public...Tags: Government, John McKinney, Eddie A. Perez, Elections, John F Kerry
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John Edwards Brings Anti-Poverty Campaign To Hartford
Courant Staff WriterThere is no bus, no banner, no trailing press contingent. But John Edwards still is campaigning, five months after ending his run for president. Edwards brought his new anti-poverty campaign Thursday to a Hartford public housing project, where...Tags: Government, John McKinney, Eddie A. Perez, National Government, Minority Groups
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John Edwards criticizes Rell's wage veto
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards criticized Connecticut's governor on Thursday for vetoing an increase in the state's minimum wage, saying a higher wage is key to combatting poverty. Edwards was in Connecticut as part of his anti-...Tags: Government, Personal Income, John McKinney, Regional Authority, Employers
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