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	<description>Brian Lockhart covers the Connecticut General Assembly in Hartford</description>
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		<title>Which candidate for Governor wants to decriminalize marijuana?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/21/which-candidate-for-governor-wants-to-decriminalize-marijuana/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lockhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Merrell, the so-called Rowayton Cowboy, was at the capitol Friday sitting patiently in a hearing room, his trademark cowboy hat on his lap, awaiting his turn to testify in favor of legislation making marijuana possession an infraction, not a crime.
Merrell of Norwalk&#8217;s seaside Rowayton village is a Republican running for Governor, although you&#8217;d never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merrick Alpert, the mature candidate</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/19/merrick-alpert-the-mature-candidate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lockhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Hearst Newspapers offered to include Mystic Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Merrick Alpert in this past weekend&#8217;s story about candidates&#8217; wealth, he declined, basically saying there are more important issues to talk about.
He did have time to mail rubber chickens to the media to mock Democratic opponent Richard Blumenthal&#8217;s refusal to participate in another debate.

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		<title>Ten things you should know about tonight&#8217;s Dem gubernatorial debate</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/19/ten-things-you-should-know-about-tonights-dem-gubernatorial-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont arrived a few minutes late for the event, hosted by WVIT Channel 30, blaming traffic. All that money and Lamont still doesn&#8217;t own a hover car or a transporter. What the heck?!
2. None of the candidates have any interest in ruffling the feathers of typically pro-Democrat organized labor, including Waterbury [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himes/Russo clash over coming health reform vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/19/himesrusso-clash-over-coming-health-reform-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lockhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freshman U.S. Congressman Jim Himes, a Greenwich Democrat, today issued a lengthy statement explaining his intention to vote Sunday in favor of President Obama&#8217;s healthcare reform legislation.
One of his Republican opponents &#8211; Rob Russo, staffer to former Congressman Chris Shays, the man Himes beat in 2008 &#8211; followed up with his own statement urging Himes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q-Poll be damned. Legislators sticking with positions on Sunday sales, tolls</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/19/q-poll-be-damned-legislators-sticking-with-positions-on-sunday-sales-tolls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lockhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday had some interesting statistics on a couple of hot legislative topics here at the capitol.
By a 56 to 40 margin, voters oppose returning tolls to state highways as a source of revenue.
But voters by nearly the same margin &#8211; 56 to 39 &#8211; want to be able to buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some refreshing comments from Tom Marsh, Larry DeNardis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lockhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During tonight&#8217;s televised debate between the Republicans vying for their party&#8217;s nomination for Governor, two candidates &#8211; First Selectman Tom Marsh of Chester and former Congressman Larry DeNardis &#8211; gave what I thought were refreshingly different answers to a couple of questions.
Marsh&#8217;s moment came when the candidates were asked if they would support the death [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gubernatorial debate drinking game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/18/gubernatorial-debate-drinking-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lockhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came up with this during tonight&#8217;s just concluded televised debate between the Republican gubernatorial candidates, broadcast by NBC Channel 30. I&#8217;m sure it can also be played during tomorrow&#8217;s Democratic debate, also hosted by Channel 30, and pretty much any future gubernatorial face-offs.
Take a drink when:
1. Candidates use out-of-date movie references to make a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your typical Connecticut voters?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/18/your-typical-connecticut-voters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lockhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I stopped by a retail business in Stamford earlier this afternoon and, while standing near the register, heard an employee and another customer &#8211; sounded like a regular &#8211; discussing the race for retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd&#8217;s seat.
Their conversation went something like this:
Employee: &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe Linda McMahon, whose family founded/runs Stamford-based WWE, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative leaders meeting in Stamford</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/18/legislative-leaders-meeting-in-stamford/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/18/legislative-leaders-meeting-in-stamford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lockhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Business Council of Fairfield County has scheduled its annual breakfast forum featuring Democratic and Republican leaders of the General Assembly for next Wednesday, 7:45 a.m. at the Stamford Plaza Hotel and Conference Center.
All of the details are below. And below the details I&#8217;ve posted a report on last year&#8217;s event to give folks who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lamont joins Foley in pledging to forgo Governor&#8217;s salary. Who&#8217;s next?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/17/lamont-joins-foley-in-pledging-to-forgo-governors-salary-whos-next/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/2010/03/17/lamont-joins-foley-in-pledging-to-forgo-governors-salary-whos-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Lockhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to my prior blog post wondering which of the state&#8217;s wealthier candidates for Governor or Congress will promise if elected not to accept a salary, Democrat Ned Lamont of Greenwich sent me the following:
“I learned in business that when your bottom line is in trouble, responsibility begins at the top.  In my [...]]]></description>
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