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		<description><![CDATA[I couldn&#8217;t really think of anything to write for a good last post, so this will have to do! Thanks, everyone, for a great five years, and for turning a little blog about Connecticut politics into something special. 
The site will be up for a while, but eventually vanish. I&#8217;ll archive it somewhere. TownBlogs will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/02/03/6419/</link>
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		<title>End Times for the Old Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey.
[stretch]
Feels weird. Hm. Anyway, this here is the end. The real end.
It was a mammoth effort for our front-pagers to keep the site going after November, and I have to give them a ton of credit for it. I&#8217;d hoped to find someone to take over this place and keep it running, but due to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/02/01/end-times-for-the-old-blog/</link>
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		<title>McMahon&#8217;s Strategy Has Simmons&#8217; Camp on Ropes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received a mailing from the McMahon campaign at my home that seeks to register any and all possible Republicans in time for the primary.  This is not only a surprisingly nice little bit of party-building &#8212; unusual for a politician who is not even in office &#8212; but also shows she is sincere in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/02/01/mcmahons-strategy-has-simmons-camp-on-ropes/</link>
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		<title>Announcement and Open Forum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After nearly a year of contributing here at Connecticut Local Politics, this will be my final post. 
I&#8217;ve been offered and accepted an opportunity to contribute at a site familiar to most of you, CT News Junkie.  They are expanding their content to include more opinion-editorial pieces and I will be joining their team as a columnist opposite a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/02/01/announcement-and-open-forum/</link>
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		<title>Oz Says OK to GOP Gov Bid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MetroHartford Alliance chief Nelson &#8216;Oz&#8217; Griebel announced yesterday that he is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination at an event at the State Capitol in Hartford:
&#8220;We have to combat our problems and opportunities with a different attitude, with a much more private sector approach,&#8221; Griebel said.
His website can be found at http://www.ozforgovernor.com.
Mr. Griebel joins a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/29/oz-is-in-gop-race-for-gov/</link>
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		<title>Foley Has New Plan, New Ad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. Ambassador and, according to the Q Poll, Republican gubernatorial frontrunner Tom Foley released both his Plan Forward for Connecticut and a new tv ad today.
The Plan is to create jobs, shrink the size of government, and change the culture in Hartford:
4.I will work to develop and market the ‘Knowledge Corridor’ from Enfield to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/28/foley-has-new-plan-new-ad/</link>
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		<title>As CT Turns &#8211; Weekly Update &#8211; Shays wants in?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Another week, new faces in the race for Governor. Oz Greibel plans to announce he&#8217;s in the Governor&#8217;s race tomorrow. Griebel, who hails from Simbsbury, was the chief executive office of BankBoston&#8217;s Connecticut subsidiary from 1993 to 1999, and has been with the Metro Hartford Alliance since 2001. 
2. According to  the Greenwich [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/27/as-ct-turns-weekly-update-shays-wants-in/</link>
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		<title>Jarjura to Run for Governor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As if we didn&#8217;t have enough options already, Waterbury Mayor Mike Jarjura is the latest hopeful to eye a gubernatorial bid.
The Mayor summed up his family&#8217;s feelings on his candidacy this way:
&#8220;My family thinks I should have my head examined because the problems are mounting as every day goes by,&#8221; he said.
The announcement, as well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/27/jarjura-to-run-for-governor/</link>
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		<title>He Shall From Time to Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama will fulfill his constitutional obligation as required by Article II, Section 3 this evening when he delivers his first official State of the Union Address.
Numerous news sources have already reported that he will propose a spending freeze on discretionary non-defense related spending. The news has U.S. Rep. Jim Himes warning local leaders [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/27/spallone-for-sots/</link>
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		<title>The Tipping Point on Financial Disclosure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study out by the Center for Public Integrity ranked Connecticut 12th in the nation and graded us a &#8220;C&#8221; for the financial disclosures required of elected officials.
The revelation has sparked a couple of stories (Stamford Advocate and CT Mirror) in recent days analyzing whether more disclosure should be demanded of those in state government.
Some advocates believe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/26/the-tipping-point-on-financial-disclosure/</link>
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		<title>Russo Serves as Angel to Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(h/t Lenny Grimaldi) Former State Sen. Rob Russo of Bridgeport is using his talents to help the people of Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake that hit nearly two weeks ago.
Russo, who is now a candidate for the Fourth Congressional District Republican nomination, is also a private pilot.  He is putting these skills to work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/25/russo-serves-as-angel-to-haiti/</link>
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		<title>CT Mirror Launches Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since many of the newspapers have largely gotten out of the business of reporting news, there is a yawning news void just waiting to be filled by some enterprising folks. 
A new entrant is trying to do their part in this regard starting today: CT Mirror. 
The outfit sets out to bring readers &#8220;in-depth coverage of the issues and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/25/ct-mirror-launches-today/</link>
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		<title>MASEN Creates Problems for Both Parties</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hartford Courant columnist Kevin Rennie has his assessment of the Massachusetts Senate race in the Courant today. His conclusion? The results will be a plague on both political parties.
For the Republicans, Mr. Rennie warns of fool&#8217;s hope:
Republicans will share the burden of Brown&#8217;s Massachusetts win. Every GOP candidate who&#8217;s 30 points behind with three weeks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/24/masen-creates-problems-for-both-parties/</link>
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		<title>Republican Candidates for Governor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the fact that the state is beset by fiscal problems, almost comical Legislative ineptness, and an uphill political landscape, Republican candidates for Governor seem to be growing ever-more plentiful this week.
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is running for Governor, according to his hometown paper, the Danbury News-Times.  The move comes after several weeks of speculation about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/22/republican-candidates-for-governor/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Freedom to think&#8221; = a boon for our Democracy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court overturned parts of McCain-Feingold banning political ads produced by corporations.  The decision, in part:
&#8220;When government seeks to use its full power, including the criminal law, to command where a person may get his or her information or what distrusted source he or she may not hear, it uses censorship to control thought,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/21/freedom-to-think-a-boon-for-our-democracy/</link>
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		<title>Q Poll: Lamont, Foley in the Lead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Q Poll reveals today that Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Tom Foley are in a dead heat in the race for the Governor&#8217;s office.  In a head-to-head match up, Lamont leads Foley by a margin of 38% to 36%.
In the respective contests for the gubernatorial nomination, Q found that Lamont has a significant lead [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/21/q-poll-lamont-foley-in-the-lead/</link>
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		<title>Massachusetts Fall Out Begins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fall out from the &#8220;Massachusetts Miracle&#8221; is already in full swing, even here in Connecticut. 
Every Republican candidate under the sun is doing their best to enumerate the ways in which they are most similar to Senator-Elect Brown while Democrats largely heap their blame on a campaign that walked into a political ambush. 
The Washington, D.C.-based Politico [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/20/massachusetts-fall-out-begins/</link>
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		<title>Overnight Open Forum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Republican State Sen. Scott Brown posts the surprising upset in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate race over Democratic candidate Martha Coakley.  CT Capitol Report is summing up the situation with this banner headline: &#8220;Is Anyone Safe?&#8221;
Use this open forum to add your thoughts on Brown/Coakley, implications for Connecticut in 2010, and the future of the health [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/19/overnight-open-forum/</link>
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		<title>Tuesday Open Thread &#8211; New Poll, Law n Disorder, MoneyBomb edition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. A new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll shows AG Dick Blumenthal beating all comers. 
Senate 2010
Blumenthal (D) 54
Simmons (R) 35
Blumenthal (D) 56
McMahon (R) 34
Blumenthal (D) 56
Schiff (R) 33
Both Malloy and Lamont beat all potential Republican contenders in the Governor&#8217;s race, although there were a significant number of undecideds in this poll of likely voters. 
In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/19/tuesday-open-thread-new-poll-law-n-disorder-moneybomb-edition/</link>
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		<title>Debicella Raises $230k in 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. Dan Debicella&#8217;s Congressional campaign announced today that he raised $230k during the final four months of 2009:
We accomplished this in four short months, with over 500 individuals making contributions. All of our donations come from individuals, unlike my opponent Jim Himes, who has received almost 50% of his funding from special interests.
Debicella also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ctlocalpolitics.net//2010/01/18/debicella-raises-230k-in-2009/</link>
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