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Donovan, the favored candidate going into Monday night's convention in Waterbury, won 216 of the 337 delegates. He needed 169. But his two chief rivals each won enough support to participate in the

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Safety is at the heart of the proposal.]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 15:01:35 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Chris+Murphy+722.jpg
For the next week, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut plans to live on the equivalent of a food stamp budget to understand what it means to live on a food budget of $4.80 per day. Murphy said he...]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 12:52:37 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/ryan+bingham_722.jpg
Torrington mayor Ryan Bingham announced Monday that he will not seek a fourth term in office.

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President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the growing IRS scandal.

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The mayor's chief of staff will also be reimbursing the city more than $400.

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Mark Zuckerberg has clicked "Like" on the Keystone XL Pipeline — and now his timeline is going to be chock-full of angry. The Facebook founder and CEO recently started a political advocacy group called FWD.us —...

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Frisbee teams say they are being forced off fields near the White House. The National Park Service says it's part of a beautification effort to restore the Ellipse. The teams are seeking the help...]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:19:51 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/malloy2.jpg
The current minimum wage in Connecticut is $8.25.

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Residents poured out onto the streets of Boston and broke out in song after the capture of the second suspect in the marathon bombings. This happened on Hemenway Street which borders the...]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:54:03 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/uncle-suspects-01.jpg
The uncle of the suspects accused of Monday's Boston Marathon Explosions speaks. From NBC Washington.

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The uncle of two young men suspected of planting two bombs at the Boston Marathon urged his nephews to turn themselves in during an emotional interview outside his Maryland home.]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:03:04 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/boston_suspects_vid_thumb.jpg
Surveillance video released by the FBI shows two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 800-CALL-FBI.]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:09:33 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Boston_flags.jpg
The owner of Charles Street Supply Co. in Boston had to make a difficult decision on whether to reopen the day after the bombings. He did, and people who want to show patriotism are buying all of...

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A letter addressed to a U.S. senator from Mississippi has tested positive for the dangerous poison ricin, the FBI said Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday evening that the toxin was sent to...

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Sen. Chris Murphy is asking media mogul Rupert Murdoch not to broadcast a NASCAR race sponsored by the National Rifle Association, amid intensifying debate in Washington over new measures to curb

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If California Attorney General Kamala Harris is the nation's "best-looking attorney general," as President Barack Obama said last week (before apologizing but not retracting), she's also the most...

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Robin Kelly will head to Washington, D.C. this week to become the next congresswoman from Illinois. With 92 percent of precincts reporting as of 9 p.m., Kelly had earned 72 percent of the vote,...

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Take a look at the most notable deaths of 2013.

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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died of a stroke at age 87. Thatcher was Britain's first female prime minister. The conservative leader led Britain from 1979 to 1990 and was a close all...

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President Barack Obama demanded Monday in a fierce address in Hartford that Congress bring new gun control proposals to a vote, just as a top Republican on Capitol Hill vowed to block one.

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