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<title>EIN News: Connecticut History News</title>
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<title>Congress Launches The First National Research Program Focused On Technology And Learning</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184119379</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 09:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  21st century,&quot; said Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut, one of the proposal&apos;s original sponsors. &quot;America&apos;s  ...  to it. &quot;This initiative is built on historical precedents. Once each century, during a time  ...
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<title>Dutchess County Arts Council Art in the Loft at Millbrook Vineyards &amp; Winery; Art in the Loft: Fall 2008</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184114647</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 08:59 GMT</pubDate>
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...  three. &quot;Generally, my paintings depict my personal history and my surroundings. I paint from my  ...  has exhibited widely in the Hudson Valley, Connecticut, and New York City. He has received  ...
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<title>Suffering was real at Valley Forge</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184111303</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 08:11 GMT</pubDate>
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...  cause of freedom. Michael J. Eckhart The writer is a member of the 24th Conn. Militia Regiment, a living history group. Editor ...
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<title>&apos;Bandit&apos; case suspect yells at prosecutor</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184108935</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 07:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  In Golder&apos;s defense yesterday, Ehring emphasized Liebman&apos;s history of drug abuse to undercut his reliability.  ...  after an international manhunt and extradited to Connecticut last November. Police initially charged him in  ...
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<title>Brookside photo contest winners selected</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184108271</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 07:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  gardens have sold, will include seasonal and historical photos taken at Brookside Gardens, information on the history of Brookside, gardening advice, &quot;going green&quot; tips  ...  deacons at Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church, 10123 Connecticut Ave. in Kensington, also are helping MUM  ...
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<title>Obama, McCain have no shortage of running mate contenders</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184106840</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 07:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  contention: former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice-presidential pick  ...  Also, Biden, 65, has a spotty political history. He fared poorly as a presidential contender  ...
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<title>Today In History - August 20</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184105164</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 07:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  left in the year. Today&apos;s Highlight in History: On Aug. 20, 1940, British Prime Minister  ...  Hotel magnate Leona Helmsley died in Greenwich, Conn., at age 87. Today&apos;s Birthdays: Writer-producer-director Walter  ...
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<title>history 8/20</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184103431</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 06:56 GMT</pubDate>
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...  video, saying it had upset his daughters. Hotel magnate Leona Helmsley died in Greenwich, Conn., at age 87. Today&apos;s Birthdays: Writer-producer-director Walter Bernstein is 89. Former Senate Majority Leader  ...
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<title>Potential running mates all carry risks</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184102568</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 06:55 GMT</pubDate>
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...  contention: former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential  ...  Also, Biden, 65, has a spotty political history. He fared poorly as a presidential contender  ...
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<title>Dolphins Notebook: Nagging injuries frustrate Joey Porter</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184099882</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 06:49 GMT</pubDate>
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...  he injured his knee. But his recent history of knee problems, including three arthoscopic procedures  ...  his sophomore year at the University of Connecticut, will be the Dolphins&apos; right guard until  ...
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<title>When Barack Obama shows up Saturday in Springfield, Ill., on his way to the Democratic Convention, he&apos;ll have his new running mate grinning beside him, according to one of his senior advisers.</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184097755</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 06:26 GMT</pubDate>
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...  However, Biden, 65, has a spotty political history. He fared poorly as a presidential contender  ...  other than Clinton. Republican ticket:  Picking Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman , 66, one of  ...
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<title>Mattapoisett, Marion Lighthouses Slated for Foundation Tour</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184097348</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 06:19 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The cruise will leave from MacMillan Wharf  ...  American Lighthouse Foundation. ALF first vice-president and historian Jeremy D&apos;Entremont will narrate the cruise providing  ...  cruise providing informative pieces of each lighthouse&apos;s history. The boat has a fully stocked galley  ...
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<title>Choices are being weighed with care</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184095448</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 06:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  contenders: former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential  ...  Also, Biden, 65, has a spotty political history. He has a reputation for verbosity. And  ...
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<title>Taurasi, Bird, US Beat South Korea In Women&apos;s Basketball</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184095104</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 05:57 GMT</pubDate>
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...  for two athletes and a coach with Connecticut ties. move on in their quest for  ...  most popular players in University of Connecticuts history, Taurasi, Bird and Svetlana Abrosimova, who is  ...
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<title>VP news expected as early as today</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=184089095</link>
<pubDate>20 Aug 2008 05:35 GMT</pubDate>
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...  confidence. Also, Biden has a spotty political history. He fared poorly as a presidential contender  ...  running mate in 2000 and now represents Connecticut in the Senate as an independent. How  ...
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