Word: connecticut
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...there will ever forget.”If not for junior running back Clifton Dawson’s two-yard touchdown scamper on the second possession of the third overtime, it may have turned out to be the series’ second tie. As the sun set over southern Connecticut and a stadium without lights, the possibility that the game would be called due to darkness was almost fitting.Almost fitting for a game with nine turnovers—four during the extra frames—an 18-point second-half comeback, and ample opportunities for each team to claim victory.Almost...
...think the chances are excellent," said Connecticut Democrat Rosa DeLauro. The No. 2 Democrat in House, Whip Steny Hoyer, says some members of the GOP have already been coming up to him and saying they only wish he was in line to become Speaker rather than House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who disagrees with Republicans on even more issues than Hoyer. In a meeting with a handful of lawmakers and the Australian Prime Minister, California Republican David Drier, one of the closest allies to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, accidentally referred to "Speaker Pelosi," leading to chuckles from both Hastert...
...subpoena power." Democratic House candidates are not thrilled, and party strategists say this is not a smart tactic. "I don't think it's helpful to get into the sort of scare tactics of abusing subpoena power," said Dianne Farrell, who is running for a House seat in Southern Connecticut. "The American people are not looking for a scapegoat...
...Crimson again found itself on the wrong side of a one-goal game in a loss against Connecticut. Sophomore Lauren Bobzin hurled the tying goal into the Husky net with four seconds left, but an offside scall prevented the goal from ever ringing up on the scoreboard...
...immigration rallies in April showed. But those may have little impact on the 2006 congressional elections. The rallies were in cities like Los Angeles that are already represented by pro-immigrant, Democratic Congressmen. Most of the districts Republicans have to win in are places like Columbus, Ohio, and Westport, Connecticut - suburban areas without huge Hispanic voting-populations. And while Latinos are growing as a politically influential voting block, they still only account for 6% of the voting population...