NEW YORK (AP) - MSNBC was the victim of a hoax when it reported that an adviser to John McCain had identified himself as the source of an embarrassing story about former vice presidential candidate
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Obama on Wednesday named a team heavy on experience in the Clinton administration to help guide transition efforts in the State, Defense and Treasury departments.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Transition officials call it Obama 2.0 - an ambitious effort to transform the president-elect's vast Web operation and database of supporters into a modern new tool to accomplish
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AUSTIN, Texas - For all the talk of glass ceilings, it's the ground floor where women find themselves stymied.
Around the nation, women were the largest voting bloc and the decisive factor in
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WASHINGTON (AP) - People want the tax cuts promised during the presidential campaign, but may be willing to wait while President-elect Obama takes on the larger issue of fixing the economy.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has given President-elect Barack Obama a conditional vote of confidence on handling the war in Iraq.
Palin, who has been granting a series of interviews
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she thought the Election Day contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain would be closer.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Obama suggested to President Bush that the administration immediately provide extra help to struggling U.S. automakers, aides to the Democrat say, in their first
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Bo and Ralph hope 3rd Congressional District voters are on a first-name basis with them, as they have been with Rosa for the past 18 years.
While the heated race in the 4th Congressional District
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House races
Here's a list of the candidates running for the General Assembly from the region:
Incumbents are designated with an asterisk. Races in which there are no incumbents are designated with a
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The following is a summary of the candidates from the region running for seats in the General Assembly on Nov. 4:
MILFORD
For the first time in 18 years, someone other than James A.
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In a race framed by pocketbook issues, U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-4, and Democratic challenger Jim Himes are separated by a wide chasm when it comes to their positions on how much constituents
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ABORTION
John McCain, Republican presidential candidate: Opposes abortion rights. Has voted for abortion restrictions permissible under Roe v. Wade, and now says he would seek to overturn that
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Democrats in the 22nd state Senate District will be choosing between a Trumbull lawyer and Bridgeport nonprofit executive as their November standard-bearer when they go to the polls for Tuesday's
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Striding into the auditorium of an upscale residence for senior citizens in Bridgeport last Thursday, Democrat Jim Himes approached a voter and introduced himself as a candidate for Congress against
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MILFORD — House Speaker James A. Amann wears size 12 shoes, so it's a pretty good bet that whoever is elected in November to succeed him as state representative in the 118th House District
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BRIDGEPORT — A divided Democratic Party on Monday turned to the past and elected former chairman Mario Testa to lead the city's dominant political party into the future.
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BRIDGEPORT — Mayoral candidates sounded key campaign themes in response to questions on city development, housing, jobs, education and corruption in a forum sponsored by a consortium of
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