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Connecticut is ridiculous. If I have learned anything being a life-long resident of the state, that would be it. The 2006 Senate race was no exception. When Ned Lamont beat …
Read MoreBefore you sign your angry letters, let me start by saying this: I am not going to argue that President Barack Obama necessarily earned the prize. Instead, I believe that he rightfully won …
Read MoreWell, it is difficult to describe the utter shock I felt when I awoke this early afternoon and saw that Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. For What? …
Read MoreIf you do not pay your taxes, the government will come and kill you. No, seriously, I mean it. Didn’t believe me? Well, I don’t blame you. It sounded like …
Read MoreHealth care reform has proven far more difficult to pull off for the Obama Administration than they seem to realize. No issue has polarized and paralyzed the nation so completely …
Read MoreThe sudden arrest of Roman Polanski in Switzerland came as a surprise to many. Having been “on the run” since 1978, few thought that he would ever be caught and …
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