Lowell Weicker

Founding Fathers versus 'birthers' -- smackdown!

2011-06-06 16:35:45

<![CDATA[Founding Fathers versus 'birthers' -- smackdown!]]>

[UPDATED] WWE's Linda McMahon resigns to run for Senate against Dodd

2009-09-17 08:53:27

<![CDATA[[UPDATED] WWE's Linda McMahon resigns to run for Senate against Dodd]]>

Former Manchester Mayor Gets 57 Months In Prison

2013-05-10 16:11:10

A former Manchester mayor who was convicted of fleecing an elderly investor in Maine was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 57 months in prison. A jury in Portland, Maine, had convicted Peter DiRosa, 66, of wire fraud after a three-day trial in...

Was the First Airplane Actually Invented in Connecticut?

2013-04-02 12:15:00

There are probably people at the Smithsonian Institution who wish they hadn't bothered to hire John Brown to help them research a television documentary. Brown is a U.S.-educated Australian living in Germany, a project manager for an aircraft...

Long Hours And Sharp Elbows

2013-01-17 11:52:00

�For much of his life, Dannel Malloy has been an avid fan of hockey and rugby. �� Both rough-and-tumble sports are highly physical and require quick movements, sharp elbows and fast decisions. A rugby player for 22 years, Malloy finally quit when his...

9/5/2012-New Linda

2012-09-04 12:45:00

I hate the thought of Connecticut sending a Republican to the United States Senate. The last time we sent a Republican was back in 1982 when Lowell Weicker won the nod. He was still a Republican then, albeit a liberal. There aren't any of those left. They...

'Political Landscape' Photo Exhibit At State Capitol Building

2012-08-01 05:39:00

Tim Coffey, a Stamford photographer, takes political animals and puts them in their natural habitats. Coffee has a new exhibit of his photographs, opening on Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the Concourse Gallery of the State Capitol Building in Hartford. It's...

10 things you might not know about leaks

2012-02-26 00:00:00

Society seems to be springing a leak. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was arraigned Thursday on charges of leaking official U.S. diplomatic correspondence that ended up on WikiLeaks. The Vatican is atwitter over news leaks that seem to signal a power struggle...

Malloy Races Through First Year At Breakaway Speed

2012-02-04 16:00:00

Rep. Terry Backer To Run For Re-election

2012-01-24 13:04:00

After fighting brain cancer for more than a year, state Rep. Terry Backer said Tuesday that he will run for re-election if he keeps feeling as good as he does now. Backer, a Stratford Democrat who is among the longest-serving legislators, was looking...

Republican field for 2012 is pathetic

2011-10-14 11:55:00

It is no secret that President Obama is in a tough fight for re-election. He is correct in describing himself as the underdog at the present time. In an atmosphere of high unemployment, declining incomes, and worldwide financial angst you would be...

A last vestige of Republican moderation

2011-09-18 16:32:56

A still from the infamous campaign ad produced for Joe Lieberman that attacked Lowell Weicker's record in the U.S. Senate.

2012-12-16 00:00:00

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced at a Jan. 6 press conference that he would be seeking the senate seat held by Christopher Dodd who will not be running for re-election in 2010. Blumenthal has been Connecticut 's attorney general since 1990, an unprecedented five terms, and served under

2010-01-06 00:00:00

The Nixon White House hired a shadowy group called the Plumbers to prevent news leaks. But instead, an illegal break-in by the Plumbers inspired a source nicknamed Deep Throat to help the Washington Post . Three decades later, Deep Throat was identified as FBI No. 2 man Mark Felt. Before that,

2005-05-31 00:00:00