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National Headlines

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U.S. tells Venezuela to explain ties to FARC rebels

Reuters  May 14, 2008


UBS denies funding militants' attacks in Israel

Reuters  May 14, 2008


Emotional Bush pledges support to Israel

Washington Post  May 14, 2008


Administration to List Polar Bears as 'Threatened Species'

Fox News   May 14, 2008


House panel votes to cut European missile funds

Reuters  May 14, 2008


McCain's wife urged to release tax returns

Reuters  May 14, 2008


McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments

Washington Post  May 14, 2008


Obama Apologizes for Calling Reporter 'Sweetie'

Fox News   May 14, 2008


John Edwards Endorses Barack Obama

NY Times  May 14, 2008


Clinton Considers Taking Race Into 'Overtime'

Fox News   May 14, 2008


Ohio Attorney General Resigns Amid Sex Scandal

Fox News   May 14, 2008


Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes

Fox News   May 13, 2008


Senate to Bush: Stop Filling Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Fox News   May 13, 2008


U.S. farm bill limits affect few growers: Reformers

Reuters  May 13, 2008


Senate revises drugmaker gift bill

Reuters  May 13, 2008


U.S. Outlook Is Worst Since '92, Poll Finds

Washington Post   May 13, 2008


Old gas pumps can't handle ever-rising prices

Washington Post   May 13, 2008


Miss. Dem Travis Childers  wins House seat in GOP stronghold

Washington Post   May 13, 2008


Obama Holds Solid Lead in Oregon

Public Policy Polling - Likely Voters

Obama 53%, Clinton 39%


Clinton Holds Wide Lead in Kentucky

Survey USA - Adults

Clinton 62%, Obama 30%


Carrying Fight Into Convention Can Bruise Party in November

Wall Street Journal   May 13, 2008


NRA chief stresses common ground with McCain

Washington Post   May 13, 2008


Clinton Wins West Virginia Primary by Decisive Margin

Fox News   May 13, 2008


Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty Catches Flak for Sex Joke About Wife   Fox News   May 13, 2008


Michigan: Retailer Meijer fined for campaign violations

Washington Post   May 13, 2008


NC community colleges halt illegal immigrant policy

Washington Post   May 13, 2008


Ohio lawmakers reject AG's proposed deal to resign

Washington Post   May 13, 2008


U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee

Washington Post   May 13, 2008


Congress divided on energy plan

Washington Post   May 12, 2008


Bob Barr Announces Libertarian Presidential Bid

Fox News   May 12, 2008


Ron Paul's forces plot GOP convention revolt against McCain

LA Times   May 12, 2008


Sen. Elizabeth Dole Faces Tough Challenge in North Carolina

Public Policy Polling - Likely Voters

Dole 48%, Hagan 43%


Connecticut Headlines

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Blumenthal appeals No Child Left Behind Act

Hartford Courant   May 14, 2008


Bysiewicz: No dead people voted

CT Post   May 14, 2008


State Gas Prices Set Record

Hartford Courant   May 13, 2008


Lawmakers approve tax exemption for land trusts

Republican American  May 13, 2008


Ethics bills may return in special legislative session

Republican American   May 12, 2008


GOP nominates 5 for Conn. House races

Hartford Courant   May 11, 2008


GOP picks DeLauro challenger

CT Post  May 10, 2008


State urges end to tobacco Web sales

CT Post  May 10, 2008


Budget woes are left to Rell to sort out

The Day   May 10, 2008


New Haven's Budget crisis

Hartford Courant   May 09, 2008


Tax overpayments notification bill fails

Republican American   May 09, 2008


Williams: Lawmakers planning special session

Hartford Courant   May 08, 2008


Winners, losers from legislative session

Republican American   May 08, 2008


Mortgage Relief Bill Highlights Final Day Of Legislative Session

Hartford Courant   May 08, 2008


Bill To Reform Magistrate Appointments Dies

Hartford Courant   May 08, 2008


Leadership shakeup prompts Rep. Michael A. Christ (D) East Hartford to bow out  Journal Inquirer  May 08, 2008


Bridgeport releasing list of layoffs

CT Post   May 08, 2008


East Hartford Official's Relationship With Employee Questioned

Hartford Courant   May 07, 2008


GOP plans to keep pushing budget

Hartford Courant   May 06, 2008


Mayors rip governor, legislators for cuts

New Haven Register  May 06, 2008


Partial Federal Takeover Of DCF Urged

Hartford Courant   May 06, 2008


Rell Orders Travel Ban

Hartford Courant   May 06, 2008


Housing Prices Fall Seven Percent

Hartford Courant   May 06, 2008


Voters flock to register for elections

CT Post  May 06, 2008


Minimum wage increase sent to Rell's desk

Journal Inquirer  May 06, 2008


State Senate sends ethics bill back to House

Republican American   May 06, 2008


House passes mortgage relief bill

Hartford Courant   May 06, 2008


West Hartford Budget Vote Campaign Progresses

Hartford Courant   May 06, 2008


State Senate Approves Bill for Mythical Greenhouse Gas Warming

Hartford Courant   May 05, 2008


Will state legislators feel the backlash at the polls?

Journal Inquirer  May 05, 2008


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When Candidates are

Dangerously Wrong


Americans have painted themselves into the corner on energy and the two presumptive candidates for President are ready to finish off the nation with the worst possible "solutions."  Sen. Barack Obama is talking of "windfall profits" taxes on the oil companies, thus threatening to take away the money they need to invest in exploration, extraction, refining and delivery of the gas and oil we need to fuel our cars and trucks, and heat our homes.


By Alan Caruba 05/15/08

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Nanny Rell And Her Utopian Entitlement Brainstorms: Helping, Or Hurting "CT FAMILIES"?


The movie, "Sleepless In Seattle" should have a spin-off. We could call it, "Clueless In Hartford." That was one of my many thoughts after I finally regained both my composure and vehicular control as I was entering the highway this past Sunday afternoon, and as I listened to Nanny Rell doing a commercial on my car radio about her "CT FAMILIES Program." As long as cell phones are now considered such a distraction while driving, perhaps we should also now ban listening to the car radio while driving as well, at least until once Nanny Rell is long gone and safely out of office. She almost simultaneously killed both me and the poor, unknowing schmuck next to me in the adjacent lane. Where is the Surgeon General when you really need him? Governor "Nanny" Rell is as hazardous to the safety of our state's motoring public's health as she is to the economic survival of our state itself. This woman's dimwitted socialist policies make cigarettes look downright wholesome!


By Doug Wrenn 05/14/08

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Living on the Edge of Destruction: Israel's 60th Anniversary


"Trusting in the Rock of Israel we now place our signatures in witness to this proclamation, sitting as the Provisional State Council, on the soil of the homeland, in the city of Tel-Aviv, this day, Friday afternoon, the 5th of Iyar, 5708, the 14th of May, 1948."  This was the moment of the re-birth of Israel announced by Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel. I would call your attention to the year of the Jewish calendar he cited, 5708. It reaches back over the millennia, deep into the Torah, the Old Testament, with its long history of a people chosen to be "a nation of priests and a holy people."


By Alan Caruba 05/13/08

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The Golden Age

of Islam Extinguished


During the Golden Age of Islam, Western Europe was experiencing the Dark Age. Arabs kept alight the flame of knowledge, rescuing Greek culture from obscurity and allowing it to reconnect with Europe as the Renaissance.  It was during and after the Crusades that European culture began to flower anew. The Cathars built the great Cathedrals, some say with gold or other more esoteric riches gained by the Templars during their stay in Jerusalem.  As the flame of knowledge was transferred to the West, it was ironically extinguished in the Middle East. Islam and the Arab culture went into a steep decline, reaching its nadir with the teachings of Wahhabism and other extremist versions of the great religion. Now, the West is in full bloom, leading the world with progress in every aspect of life, while today's Islam finds itself infected with the memes of savagery and false pride, fueled by fear and jealousy of the West's success.


By Aaron Velasquez 05/13/08

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The Rule Of Rell: When Leadership Lacks, Delegate Blame


She's at it again. In her written testimony to the US Senate, Her Histrionic Highness recommends lifting an import tariff on ethanol to encourage increased importation of sugar based ethanol from Brazil as opposed to the corn based variety to address the problem of skyrocketing food costs. I see. Now the US Senate is at fault. I'm not saying it isn't, but this Governor shares ample blame, which she conveniently does not acknowledge.  Governor Rell is such a big fan of ethanol that she it is being used in the state motor pool fleet. Some states are already looking at banning ethanol. Jodi likely won't do that unless her mentor and hero, "Ahnold," out in California, gives her the thumbs up.


By Doug Wrenn 05/12/08

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Must We Suffer

Global Famine Again?


Do today's soaring food prices and Third World food riots mean we're headed for global famine? Not any time soon -- if we suspend the biofuels mandates quickly. Unfortunately, if we keep burning corn, wheat, and palm oil in our vehicles, there's no limit to the hunger, malnutrition, wildlife extinction and political disruption we can cause. The problem is simple: Food demand is inelastic. People need about the same number of calories whether they're expensive or cheap. But the demand for biofuels is almost without limit. An acre of corn produces only 50 gallons worth of gasoline per acre, while humans worldwide burn more than a trillion gallons of gasoline per year.


By Dennis Avery 05/12/08

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Rell Urges Relief on Spiraling Food and Energy Prices


Governor M. Jodi Rell submitted written testimony to the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee urging Congress and the President to lift an import tariff on ethanol and temporarily waive the federal Renewable Fuel Standards to ease the vise-like pressures of spiraling gasoline and food prices.


By Gov. Jodi Rell 05/10/08

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A regular Joe seeks to make a real difference


Some folks have criticized Joe Visconti for making the jump to run for Connecticut's first district House seat after only being in his West Hartford Town Council position for only a few months. Yet, you also have to admire Joe for having to the guts to not permit John Larson to run uncontested, unchecked where it matters most.


By Tom Evers 05/10/08


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