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Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) – Attorney General Richard Blumenthal obtained an order today on behalf of the Department of Agriculture (DoAg) permanently barring a man with a long history of animal neglect and abuse from ever owning or managing animals in the future.

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Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) – Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she is assembling a panel of state agencies, to be chaired by Senior U.S. District Judge Alan H. Nevas, to identify the cause and origin of the Kleen Energy power plant explosion in Middletown on Sunday, including any potential contributing factors such as construction problems, worker safety issues and licensing or permitting matters.

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East Haven, Conn. (WTNH) – State Representative Mike Lawlor, who represents the Town of East Haven in the Connecticut General Assembly, together with the support of East Haven Mayor April Capone Almon today called for state authorities to urgently determine whether the liquor license at an East Haven bar that was the site of a triple shooting this weekend should be suspended or permanently revoked.

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Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) – Some lawmakers are proposing new recommendations, in dealing with domestic violence. But as with everything, the problem is where to get the money.

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Hartford (WTNH) – There’s a new on-line tool that helps every Connecticut resident keep track of state spending.

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Washington (AP) – A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Sarah Palin says it would be “absurd” for her not to consider running for president in 2012.

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By LIZ SIDOTI
AP National Political Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – First, the independent Ross Perot contingent. Then, the liberal “netroots” mobilization. Now, the conservative “tea party” coalition.

No doubt this is democracy at work, a quintessential part of America.

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