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07 Feb 2010 19:52

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U.S.: The Connecticut blast already deadly, could get much worse

  • what At least five people died and 12 more were injured in an explosion at a Connecticut power plant earlier today. It was heard from miles away.
  • why A natural gas leak caused the blast. The Kleen Energy Systems plant was 95 percent complete and scheduled to go online this summer.
  • next They won’t know how many people died until they get a list of employees from contractors. The death toll could be massive. source
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07 Feb 2010 12:50

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U.S.: A crazy blast at a Connecticut power plant has Twitter talking



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06 Jan 2010 10:03

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U.S.: Chris Dodd’s drop-out might have an effect on financial regulation

  • Obama’s big plan for 2010: Financial industry regulation. Unfortunately for Obama, Chris Dodd has been having trouble working with ranking Republican Sen. Richard Shelby on the plan. While the lack of electoral pressures might make it easier for Dodd to focus on it, it also makes it just as easy for the Republicans to stall until next year, when a more moderate Democrat (or based on how things go, a Republican) might chair the Senate Banking Committee. source
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06 Jan 2010 09:52

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U.S.: Chris Dodd tight-lipped about leaving the Senate; let’s speculate!

  • Financial industry ties Dodd, a five-term senator, is chair of the powerful Senate Banking Committee. Some feel he’s used these ties in interest-conflicting ways, including receiving a nice mortgage from the now-disgraced Countrywide Financial Corp.
  • Weak poll numbers Dodd, despite being a longstanding member of the Senate and once being seen as a presidential candidate, hasn’t been polling well in his home state lately, leading to fears he might lose in the election. Dude probably got scared.
  • What’s next? Let’s just say that Dems can’t like knowing that two senators have dropped out their races within 12 hours of each other. Especially Dodd, who was a health care plan architect. It may help the seat stay Democratic, though. source
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17 Sep 2009 10:50

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Sports, U.S.: The WWE’s Linda McMahon for Senate: She won’t turn heel

  • Christopher Dodd better watch out. He’s probably never faced an opponent in a Connecticut Senate race who could take a move like this, then lived to tell about it. It somehow makes any other political attack seems innocuous in comparison. source
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01 Sep 2009 10:10

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Offbeat: Question: How many times can you get arrested in one day?

  • 3 arrests in one day for one Bridgeport, Connecticut woman source
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09 May 2009 21:50

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Politics, U.S.: How did New England become a mecca of gay marriage?

  • Clearly, attitudes about gay people have changed in New England. I mean, they must have, right? Or was the region always more accepting in general despite my personal experiences?
  • PlanetOut columnist Carter Todd • Discussing what, to him, is a bizarre evolution of the gay marriage debate. Todd grew up in New England and did not believe the region to be particularly gay-friendly nor particularly open about its sexuality, and in fact found Boston to be not gay-friendly at all. So he raised the question to his readers: Why New England? • source
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19 Mar 2009 21:42

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Sports: No. 16 Chattanooga should’ve skipped No. 1 U. Conn, too

  • 103-47 proof Connecticut is full of meanies source
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17 Mar 2009 10:43

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Sports: UConn women’s hoops still a force for reckoning

  • 1st seed overall in the NCAA women’s tourney source
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15 Mar 2009 22:05

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Sports: Selection Sunday was like a dream for the Big East

  • 3 No. 1 seeds – Louisville, Pittsburgh and Connecticut – are Big Easters source
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