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	<description>Political activist, health nut</description>
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		<title>Immigrants contribute significantly to the state&#8217;s economy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immigrants to Maryland contribute significantly to the state&#8217;s economy, and were vital to its workforce expansion in both technical and less-skilled occupations from 2000 to 2010, concludes a new report by a Maryland commission. During this period, immigrants mostly complemented rather than competed with U.S.-born state residents for jobs, it adds. The Commission to Study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malloy&#8217;s Attack on Tenure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Kantrowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s what he says: To earn that tenure – that job security – in today’s system basically the only thing you have to do is show up for four years. Do that, and tenure is yours. The bottom line? Today tenure is too easy to get and too hard to take away. I propose we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santorum Insanity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Kantrowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. We are headed to the guillotine: 2. Abortions have undermined the solvency of Social Security, because there aren&#8217;t enough workers available to support retirees. 3. Obama will force Catholics to hire women priests: and two collections of his insanity: This one is fun: Rick Santorum Quotes As New Yorker Cartoons And here are some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Newt Gingrich: Talks Like a Preacher, Lives Like a Porn Star&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Kantrowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truth Wins Out is placing a provocative full-page ad in the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call today admonishing Newt Gingrich for his stunning hypocrisy on the issue of marriage equality. The ad&#8217;s headline reads, &#8220;Newt Gingrich: Talks Like a Preacher, Lives Like a Porn Star.&#8221; It takes the anti-gay presidential candidate to task for his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNC Targets Romney Once Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Kantrowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which is always fun: And in my next post, Gingrich get what he deserves. Watch for it! But shouldn&#8217;t we be targeting Santorum now?]]></description>
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		<title>Bridgeport, Stamford, Danbury Get Screwed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Kantrowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Wait, What by Jon Pelto School District Number of Students* Increase in Funds* Increase per student* Achievement First – The Charter School Company 2,440 (approx) $6.2 million plus $2,600 Waterbury 17,656 $4.4 million $249 Hartford 20,774 $3.7 million $178 Bridgeport 21,054 $3.3 million $156 New Britain 10,854 $2.7 million $245 New Haven 17,633 $2.3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to Thomas Maxwell, of Bridgeport, Conn.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2012/02/08/congratulation-to-thomas-maxwell-of-bridgeport-conn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Kantrowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I knew him way back when! Thomas Maxwell, of Bridgeport, Conn., has been named the director of financial services and administration for the 2012 Republican National Convention to be held in Tampa, Fla., August 27-30. Maxwell is the principal of MAXimum Compliance, LLC, a full service campaign finance consulting firm. He has worked on campaign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himes Ranks among Most Pro-Environment Legislators</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Kantrowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[League of Conservation Voters gives Himes a 97% for his voting record in 2011 Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) ranks among the most pro-environment legislators in Congress, according to the League of Conservation Voters’ (LCV) 2011 National Environmental Scorecard. Himes earned a grade of 97 percent for his work in the House last year. Click here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012: The Year of Education – Malloy Goes Bold? Really?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Kantrowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jon Pelto from Wait, What Governor Malloy’s plan would have taxpayers paying an additional $2,600 for each of Connecticut’s 6,000 charter schools students and $150 for each of the 222,000 students in Connecticut’s poorest and lowest performing schools No really, that is the impact of the Governor’s “Bold” funding initiative. Over the past few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Is The Enemy Here?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/kantrowitz/2012/02/07/who-is-the-enemy-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Kantrowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State of Connecticut&#8217;s lawyers are fighting all-out war against 10 Connecticut school districts &#8211; which are part of the State of Connecticut! ONE OF WHICH, BRIDGEPORT, IS ACTUALLY BEING RUN BY THE STATE! Another defendant is Stamford, Governor Malloy&#8217;s hometown, from where he was an enthusiastic supporter of the lawsuit when it was filed! [...]]]></description>
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