News Headlines for Baltic, Connecticut

Spokesman calls Connecticut campaign win a 'lost cause' (Arizona Daily Star)
HARTFORD, Conn. — The spokesman for a Connecticut congressional candidate is learning that not everything is private on the Internet.

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Connecticut makes fair's Day (Republican-American)
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. For most Connecticut residents, every day probably feels like Connecticut Day. And for workers at The Eastern States Exposition — The Big E — in Massachusetts, well, every day probably feels like Connecticut Day.

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Connecticut unemployment rises to 6.5 percent (Republican-American)
WETHERSFIELD (AP) — The Connecticut Labor Department says the state's unemployment rate climbed to 6.5 percent in August, topping the national average of 6.1 percent.

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Dodd in Connecticut to discuss bailout (Republican-American)
Sen. Christopher Dodd is returning to Connecticut today -- the first time since Congress and President Bush approved the $700 billion bailout package for the financial industry. Dodd, a Democrat and the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, plans to meet this morning in Windsor Locks with Chamber of Commerce officials and banking, labor and housing organizations from across the state. Dodd ...

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Price of government corruption in Connecticut to get steeper Wednesday (Republican-American)
HARTFORD -- In scandal-weary Connecticut, the price of government corruption is going to get steeper Wednesday when a new state law that targets public pensions takes effect.

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It's same old setting Sun: Connecticut out of WNBA playoffs (Republican-American)
UNCASVILLE  - The season of change in Connecticut ultimately didn’t change a thing. At least not in a positive sense.  For the sixth season in a row, the Sun were eliminated from the playoffs.

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Thousands of dead registered to vote in Connecticut (USA Today)
An investigation by students at the University of Connecticut found that 8,500 dead people remained registered to vote in the state, and about 300 of them appeared to have voted since death, the Hartford Courant reports. State officials blamed "clerical errors" for the 300 discrepancies uncovered by the students in April and say the ensuing review has found no evidence of fraud. The ...

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Wall Street waves unsettle Connecticut (USA Today)
Theare felt acutely in Connecticut, home to numerous hedge funds, Fortune 500 companies and residents who work in finance and related industries on Wall Street and elsewhere.

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Mallory Has Central Connecticut Off And Running (Hartford Courant)
Central Connecticut's junior running back James Mallory started playing football when he was 6, and in all that time there has never been a moment when he didn't want the ball in his hands. Mallory has gained 739 yards for the Blue Devils (4-1) and is fifth in rushing in FCS (I-AA), averaging 147.8 yards.

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Connecticut State Department Of Education Grades Schools On Health Promotion (Medical News Today)
The Connecticut State Department of Education recently released school wellness policy reports for all Connecticut school districts participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) child nutrition programs.

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