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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: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Richard Blumenthal, Migration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Labor Legislation
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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: Heart Attack, Labor Legislation, Elections, Trials, Christopher G Donovan
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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: Heart Attack, Elections, Trials, Witnesses, U.S. Congress
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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: Health and Safety at School, Richard Blumenthal, Manufacturing and Engineering, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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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: Lobbying, Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Renewable Energy, Hydroelectricity
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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: Corporate Crime, Police Arrests, Bribery, Elections, Trials
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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. Department of Defense, Mo Brooks, China, United Steelworkers, Mark Wright
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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: Interior Policy, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Shootings, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. House of Representatives
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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: Ted Cruz, Bill Richardson, National Rifle Association of America, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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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: Richard Blumenthal, White House, Elections, Lawyers, U.S. Supreme Court
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Sides weigh in on Internet sales tax issue
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IowaEver since online businesses arrived in the 1990s, the collection of sales tax has been a sore spot of contention between brick-and-mortar retail stores and their Internet counterparts. The issue of allowing states to collect sales tax on Internet sales...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-Commerce Industry, Jewelry and Watches, Business, Terry Branstad
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Small Airports In Connecticut Spared Cuts
The Hartford CourantSix airports in Connecticut have been spared from cuts under a bill passed Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives, just hours after passage by the Senate. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut delegation have been fighting for months...Tags: Richard Blumenthal, Head Start, Unemployment, John DeStefano, U.S. House of Representatives
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