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• How About A Little Respect! Plus: Linda The Lion, And Where Have All The Uniforms Gone?

  
  Only In Bridgeport — Authority: 129
  With the new City Council now sworn in, how’s this for a novel idea: members should be required to sit through the public speaking portion of council meetings. Instead, they move about, hide in the caucus room, yap on cell phones, walk in late, conspire with their peers, yadda, yadda, yadda. City Council ...
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• Connecticut delegation wary of Obamas Afghan plan

  
  Capitol Watch — Authority: 598
  Connecticuts Congressional delegation reacted to President Obamas high-stakes speech on Afghanistan Tuesday night with a bracing dose of skepticism. Using words such as "serious concerns" and "hard questions," the lawmakers indicated they intend to closely scrutinize Obamas Afghan strategy before signing ...
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• Dodd on the health care overhaul, then and now

  
  Capitol Watch — Authority: 598
  "For the first time in my lifetime --- and maybe the last if we screw it up --- we have a chance to do something...I dont want to say 36 months down the road, Damn, we missed a hell of an opportunity. That was U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd talking to Connecticut community health care providers about an overhaul of the ...
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• Bank Lobby Tries to Deep Six Consumer Protection

  
  The Consumer Warning Network — Authority: 119
  Efforts to pass new legislation that would protect consumers from corporate abuse by lending institutions are under attack.  The American Financial Services Association, which lobbies for finance companies, is already celebrating that it looks like the bill is fading fast.  The proposal is for a Consumer Financial ...
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• Nader thinking about challenging Dodd

  
  Reformed Chicks Blabbing — Authority: 136
  I hope he does it , it will make the Connecticut Senate race very interesting: Former independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is mulling a run against Sen. Chris Dodd (D) in Connecticut, according to a report. Nader, the 2000 and 2004 Green Party candidate for president, is "absorbing" the prospects of ...
  3 days ago

• Treating Wall Street Like the Mafia

  
  Big Government — Authority: 815
  Perhaps Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) thinks of himself as a modern day John Sherman. In 1890, Ohio Sen. Sherman set out on a mission to establish “just competition” laws and level the economic playing field. His quest culminated in the dismantling of monopolies—such as American Tobacco ...
  3 days ago

• Unsafe in any seat

  
  On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah — Authority: 131
  I wrote yesterday that Lou Dobbs may make a bid for New Jersey senate in 2010. Dobbs strikes many as a center-right populist. However, there’s been recent talk that the resurgence of populist ideas may not be the strict domain of the right. Here comes some evidence: consumer advocate and four-time presidential loser ...
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• Please, Just Go Away

  
  Gerry Canavan — Authority: 485
  I’ll be all around in the dark. I’ll be everywhere. Wherever you can look. Wherever there’s a fight, so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever there’s a cop beatin’ up a guy, I’ll be there. I’ll be there in the way guys yell when they’re mad. I’ll be there in the way kids laugh when ...
  4 days ago

• Financial Reform: Will Dodds Bipartisan Push Pay Off? - TIM

  
  Business Finance & Economy - business.marc8.com — Authority: 166
  Senate Banking chairman Chris Dodd has reached across the aisle to the GOP to create bipartisan working groups to tackle the four hardest questions in financial regulatory reform
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• Some Chinks in Dodd’s Armor

  
  Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State — Authority: 467
  A distinction may be made between the popularity of persons (non-transferable) and the popularity of positions and programs (transferable, sometimes). President Barack Obama personality continues to resonate with many people, though there has been some slippage lately. His programs, largely radical, are iffier. ...
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• 11/27/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed - Greenwich Newsmaker Linda McMahon

  
  Greenwich Roundup: Those In The Know Are Not Fully Informed Until They Read Greenwich Roundup — Authority: 147
  John Cena and the Undertaker endure two opponents, keep their belts at ... New York Daily News Since Linda McMahon is running for the Senate in Connecticut, she had to file a financial disclosure form. My accountant Sam Sawbuck, using his beads, ... 2010 Senate Races: Democrat Chris ...
  4 days ago

• 11/26/09 Look Out Linda McMahon

  
  Greenwich Roundup: Those In The Know Are Not Fully Informed Until They Read Greenwich Roundup — Authority: 147
  Associated Press: Green Party after Nader to challenge Dodd HARTFORD -- Sensing Sen. Chris Dodds political vulnerability, the Connecticut Green Party is attempting to persuade its famous native son, Ralph Nader, to jump into the hotly contested 2010 Senate race. Dodds poll numbers give the Greens one of their best ...
  5 days ago

• The Nation: Why Not Tax Wall Street?

  
  Latest entries from dotcommonsense.blog-city.com — Authority: 138
  Proposals to reign in Wall Street start to emerge says William Grieder. I certainly hope something in that direction is accomplished before the fever fades.
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• Green Party eyes Nader in Senate race

  
  ConnPolitics — Authority: 482
  Hartford (AP) – Connecticut’s Green Party is hoping to persuade its famous native son, Ralph Nader, to jump into the hot U.S. Senate race. Read more » Original post blogged on b2evolution .
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• Thanksgiving 2009 (UPDATED)

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 431
  In honor of the holiday I’m reposting one of my most popular posts ever, entitled Thank A Democrat:If you’re not a wealthy landowner and you vote, thank a Democrat: Andrew Jackson got rid of laws that discriminated against working-class Americans by restricting voting to wealthy landholders.If you’re a woman and ...
  5 days ago

• Democrat House Speaker Pelosi Says Americans Want More Gov. Debt To Get Jobs: Call Her and Tell Her, “Heck No!”

  
  Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Gift of Eternal Life — Authority: 123
  Democrat Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi thinks Americans do not have enough government debt, now projected to be a mind-boggling $24 TRILLION in the next ten years , standing presently at $12 TRILLION = $38,956 per PERSON and rising Fast for EACH AND EVERY ...
  6 days ago

• Thankstaking Day

  
  Regaining the Center — Authority: 128
  Washington, DC has wound down, and all the Congress members are hurrying home to be with family and constituents. Oh, and there may be a chance for them to visit a few sugar daddies and receive a campaign contribution or two. That’s why they call this Thankstaking Day . For most in Congress, everyday is ...
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• Why Dodd Will Not Resign, And Why Blumenthal Will Not Run Against Him

  
  Connecticut Commentary: Red Notes from a Blue State — Authority: 467
  There has been some jockeying among Republicans in the U.S. Senate race. Sam Caliguiri has shifted his campaign from U.S. Senator to U.S. Rep, which leaves U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd to the tender mercies of the three remaining Republicans in the race: former CEO of World Wide Wrestling Linda McMahon, former U.S. Rep. Rob ...
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• 11.24/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Greenwich Resident Ned Lamont

  
  Greenwich Roundup: Those In The Know Are Not Fully Informed Until They Read Greenwich Roundup — Authority: 147
  What Green said TheDay - New London,CT By Ted Mann While the Democrats dither over Chris Dodds chances at re-election and Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont thinks long and hard about whether he ... Things We Are Thankful For fairfieldweekly.com - Norwalk By FCW Editorial We are thankful ...
  1 week ago

• Rick Green On The GOP Shake-Up And Sen. Chris Dodd

  
  Capitol Watch — Authority: 598
  Our colleague Rick Green weighs in on the Republican political shake-up that involves former Ambassador Tom Foley considering dropping out of the U.S. Senate race and running for governor. Its at http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2009/11/connecticut-gop-politics-2010-governor-dodd-senate.html On Sen. Chris Dodd, ...
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