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	<title>CT Politics &#187; Anne Amato</title>
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		<title>Secretary of State&#8217;s office says &#8220;no problem at polls&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/09/27/secretary-of-states-office-says-no-problem-at-polls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Designees from the Secretary of State&#8217;s office, so far, have reported no problems at any of the polling places they&#8217;ve visited today. &#8220;No problems whatsoever,&#8221; said Av Harris, spokesman for the Secretary of State&#8217;s office, which is overseeing balloting in today&#8217;s Democratic mayoral primary race. &#8220;I just checked in with one of the people in<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/09/27/secretary-of-states-office-says-no-problem-at-polls/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Foster casts her vote at Black Rock School</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/09/27/foster-casts-her-vote-at-black-rock-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democratic mayoral primary candidate Mary-Jane Foster, surrounded by friends and family, voted shortly before 11:30 a.m. today at Black Rock School. &#8220;I feel terrific,&#8221; she said as she greeted a number of well wishers outside the Brewster Street building. &#8220;Thanks for turning out,&#8221; she shouted out to a number of voters. &#8220;I&#8217;m just surprised at<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/09/27/foster-casts-her-vote-at-black-rock-school/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Della Volpe to run unchallenged in Ansonia mayoral race</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/28/della-volpe-to-run-unchallenged-in-ansonia-mayoral-race/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/28/della-volpe-to-run-unchallenged-in-ansonia-mayoral-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ansonia Republican Town Committee has decided not to run a candidate for mayor. Instead, they are focusing the Board of Aldermen candidates. Incumbent Mayor Jim DellaVolpe, a Democrat, was endorsed for a seventh term earlier this month.]]></description>
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		<title>Loda to run as independent in Seymour</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/26/loda-to-run-as-independent-in-seymour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Democrat Jeanne Loda, a Seymour Board of Education member, has announced she plans to run as an independent for the position of first selectman in Seymour in the November election.]]></description>
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		<title>Oxford Democrats endorse Calabrese for first selectman</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/26/oxford-democrats-endorse-calabrese-for-first-selectman/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/26/oxford-democrats-endorse-calabrese-for-first-selectman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oxford Democrats Monday night endorsed Joseph Calabrese to run for first selectman. Calabrese is the administrative assistant to First Selectman Mary Ann Drayton-Rogers who decided not to run for a third term in office.]]></description>
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		<title>Democrats endorse Roy for second term</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/26/democrats-endorse-roy-for-second-term/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Seymour First Selectman Paul Roy received the Democratic Town Committee&#8217;s endorsement Monday night to run for a second term.]]></description>
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		<title>Shelton GOP endorses aldermanic slate</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/25/shelton-gop-endorses-aldermanic-slate/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/25/shelton-gop-endorses-aldermanic-slate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHELTON &#8212; The Republican Town Committee Monday night endorsed its slate for the Board of Aldermen that includes Anthony Simonetti and Gene Kierce in the First Ward; Eric McPherson and Stan Kudej in the Second Ward; John Anglace, board president, and Lynn Farrell in the Third Ward and John Papa and Noreen McGorty in the<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/25/shelton-gop-endorses-aldermanic-slate/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lauretti endorsed to seek 11th term</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/25/lauretti-gets-endorsed-to-seek-11th-term/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2011/07/25/lauretti-gets-endorsed-to-seek-11th-term/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHELTON &#8212; The Republican Town Committee Monday night endorsed incumbent Mayor Mark A. Lauretti for an unprecidented 11th term. Lauretti was first elected to office in 1991.]]></description>
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		<title>Foley won&#8217;t seek legal challenge of election results</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2010/11/08/foley-wont-seek-legal-challenge-of-election-results/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2010/11/08/foley-wont-seek-legal-challenge-of-election-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley has just announced he will not seek legal action to challenge election results. He concedes the election to Democrat Dannel Malloy. Foley said he&#8217;s convinced that a challenge of photocopied ballots &#8211; including those in Bridgeport &#8211; &#8220;would not change&#8221; the outcome of the election.]]></description>
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		<title>Foley: Recount likely in governor&#8217;s race</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2010/11/03/foley-recount-likely-in-governors-race/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2010/11/03/foley-recount-likely-in-governors-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Amato</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Foley has told the Connecticut Post that a recount is likely in the governor&#8217;s race. By law, a certain margin of votes triggers a recount. Votes are still being tallied in that race and there has been a delay in voting results from Bridgeport where not enough ballots were ordered for the election. Because<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/politics/2010/11/03/foley-recount-likely-in-governors-race/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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