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U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., left, and T. Boone Pickens, right, share a laugh as they arrive for an appearance at a restaurant in East Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.  Pickens is in Connecticut for a town hall discussion of the economy and energy with Larson. (AP Photo/Jessica...
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., left, and T. Boone Pickens, right, share a laugh as they arrive for an appearance at a restaurant in East Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Pickens is in Connecticut...   (Associated Press)
T. Boone Pickens arrives for an appearance at a restaurant in East Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.  Pickens is in Connecticut for a town hall discussion of the economy and energy with U.S. Rep. John Larson. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
T. Boone Pickens arrives for an appearance at a restaurant in East Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Pickens is in Connecticut for a town hall discussion of the economy and energy with U.S. Rep....   (Associated Press)
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., left, and T. Boone Pickens, right, arrive for an appearance at a restaurant in East Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.  Pickens is in Connecticut for a town hall discussion of the economy and energy with Larson. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., left, and T. Boone Pickens, right, arrive for an appearance at a restaurant in East Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Pickens is in Connecticut for a town hall...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., left, and T. Boone Pickens, right, make an appearance at a restaurant in East Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.  Pickens is in Connecticut for a town hall discussion of the economy and energy with Larson. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., left, and T. Boone Pickens, right, make an appearance at a restaurant in East Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Pickens is in Connecticut for a town hall discussion...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut lawyer Ross Garber, brought in to represent South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford,  waits for a legislative panel to discuss the impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford in Columbia, S.C. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Virginia Postic)
Connecticut lawyer Ross Garber, brought in to represent South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, waits for a legislative panel to discuss the impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford in Columbia, S.C. Tuesday, Nov....   (Associated Press)
Connecticut lawyer Ross Garber, brought in to represent South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford,  waits for a legislative panel to discuss the impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford in Columbia, S.C. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Virginia Postic)
Connecticut lawyer Ross Garber, brought in to represent South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, waits for a legislative panel to discuss the impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford in Columbia, S.C. Tuesday, Nov....   (Associated Press)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kevin Elllenbrock, fom Cincinnati, Ohio, left, looks at a map with Stf. Sgt. Bejnjamin McKinnon, from Connecticut, center, and another unidentified soldier all belonging to the Alpha troop of the 3-71 Cavalry squadron, as they prepare to go on a dismounted patrol near the town...
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kevin Elllenbrock, fom Cincinnati, Ohio, left, looks at a map with Stf. Sgt. Bejnjamin McKinnon, from Connecticut, center, and another unidentified soldier all belonging to the Alpha...   (Associated Press)
U.S. Army Stf. Sgt. Bejnjamin McKinnon, from Connecticut, belonging to Alpha troop of the 3-71 Cavalry squadron, walks during patrol near the town of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, Monda, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
U.S. Army Stf. Sgt. Bejnjamin McKinnon, from Connecticut, belonging to Alpha troop of the 3-71 Cavalry squadron, walks during patrol near the town of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan, Monda,...   (Associated Press)
This undated booking photo released by the Connecticut State Police shows Robert Hale III, who escaped from the Sullivan County jail, in Unity, N.H., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, and has been reportedly seen in the Colchester, Conn., area. (AP Photo/Connecticut State Police)
This undated booking photo released by the Connecticut State Police shows Robert Hale III, who escaped from the Sullivan County jail, in Unity, N.H., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, and has been reportedly seen...   (Associated Press)
A panel of witnesses testify before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee hearing on the Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left to right is Mario Livieri, a consumer from Connecticut, Jean Ann Fox, director of...
A panel of witnesses testify before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee hearing on the Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, on Capitol...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2007 file photo, former Cendant Corp. Chairman Walter Forbes arrives at the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., for a sentencing hearing. Bridgeport Superior Court Judge Howard Owens issued a ruling Thursday Nov. 12, 2009  that orders Forbes' ex-wife, Caren, to transfer ownership...
FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2007 file photo, former Cendant Corp. Chairman Walter Forbes arrives at the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, Conn., for a sentencing hearing. Bridgeport Superior Court Judge...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2005 file photo, only a few structures remain of the old Fort Trumbull neighborhood in New London, Conn. Now that drug giant Pfizer Inc. has announced plans to pull out of a Connecticut city where it played a role in an epic eminent domain...
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2005 file photo, only a few structures remain of the old Fort Trumbull neighborhood in New London, Conn. Now that drug giant Pfizer Inc. has announced plans to pull out of a Connecticut...   (Associated Press)
Plainville, Conn. residents, Jacob Vicinus, 11, left, with his mother Mary-Ellen Vicinus, holding Mitchell Lyons, 8, on her lap, attend a send-off ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, and the 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company, held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009....
Plainville, Conn. residents, Jacob Vicinus, 11, left, with his mother Mary-Ellen Vicinus, holding Mitchell Lyons, 8, on her lap, attend a send-off ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment,...   (Associated Press)
A crowd of family and friends wave flags at a send-off ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, and the 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company, held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700...
A crowd of family and friends wave flags at a send-off ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, and the 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company, held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford,...   (Associated Press)
Members of the 1st Batallion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, attend a send-off ceremony held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700 soldiers to the Middle East in the largest single deployment of Connecticut guard...
Members of the 1st Batallion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, attend a send-off ceremony held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Two units of the Connecticut Army...   (Associated Press)
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, right, greets Spc. Megan Gaytan, center, with the 250th Engineer Company of New London, during a send-off ceremony held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700 soldiers to the Middle...
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, right, greets Spc. Megan Gaytan, center, with the 250th Engineer Company of New London, during a send-off ceremony held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., Sunday,...   (Associated Press)
Sgt. Sam Crespo, of the 250th Engineer Company of New London,  holds his daughter Zaela, 3, at a send-off ceremony held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700 soldiers to the Middle East in...
Sgt. Sam Crespo, of the 250th Engineer Company of New London, holds his daughter Zaela, 3, at a send-off ceremony held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009....   (Associated Press)
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, center, pins promotions on departing troops of the 250th Engineer Company of New London, at a send-off ceremony held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700 soldiers to the...
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, center, pins promotions on departing troops of the 250th Engineer Company of New London, at a send-off ceremony held at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Conn., on Sunday,...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2005 file photo, only a few structures remain of the old Fort Trumbull neighborhood in New London, Conn. Now that drug giant Pfizer Inc. has announced plans to pull out of a Connecticut city where it played a role in an epic eminent domain...
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2005 file photo, only a few structures remain of the old Fort Trumbull neighborhood in New London, Conn. Now that drug giant Pfizer Inc. has announced plans to pull out of a Connecticut...   (Associated Press)
Diane Lee, left, and her spouse Nancy Hurst, right, of Hartford, listen to speakers during a celebration marking the one-year anniversary of the day Connecticut began allowing same-sex marriages inside the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.  Lee and Hurst were married on September 20th and have been...
Diane Lee, left, and her spouse Nancy Hurst, right, of Hartford, listen to speakers during a celebration marking the one-year anniversary of the day Connecticut began allowing same-sex marriages inside...   (Associated Press)
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Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen throws a pass at practice Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in South Bend, Ind. Clausen was punched outside a South Bend bar early Sunday morning, when he was with his family and girlfriend after Notre Dame's double overtime loss to Connecticut, according to a university official....
Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen throws a pass at practice Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in South Bend, Ind. Clausen was punched outside a South Bend bar early Sunday morning, when he was with his family...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen throws a pass at practice Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in South Bend, Ind. Clausen was punched outside a South Bend bar early Sunday morning, when he was with his family and girlfriend after Notre Dame's double overtime loss to Connecticut, according to a university official....
Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen throws a pass at practice Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in South Bend, Ind. Clausen was punched outside a South Bend bar early Sunday morning, when he was with his family...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut head coach speaks Jim Calhoun peaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference for NIT Season Tip-off on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in New York.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Connecticut head coach speaks Jim Calhoun peaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference for NIT Season Tip-off on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)   (Associated Press)
FILE  - This is an April 4, 2009, file photo showing Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo having words with a referee in the first half against Connecticut at the Final Four in Detroit.  (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
FILE - This is an April 4, 2009, file photo showing Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo having words with a referee in the first half against Connecticut at the Final Four in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, right, and linebacker Brian Smith walk off the field following a 33-30 loss to Connecticut in double overtime during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, right, and linebacker Brian Smith walk off the field following a 33-30 loss to Connecticut in double overtime during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut Randy Edsall celebrates a touchdown during the first overtime period against  Notre Dame in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Connecticut Randy Edsall celebrates a touchdown during the first overtime period against Notre Dame in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Connecticut defeated...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd, left, catches a pass for a touchdown in the first overtime period over Connecticut cornerback Robert McClain defends during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame wide receiver Michael Floyd, left, catches a pass for a touchdown in the first overtime period over Connecticut cornerback Robert McClain defends during an NCAA college football game in South...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut wide receiver Kashif Moore (82) goes up to catch a touchdown pass over Notre Dame safety Harrison Smith during the first overtime period of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Connecticut wide receiver Kashif Moore (82) goes up to catch a touchdown pass over Notre Dame safety Harrison Smith during the first overtime period of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind.,...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut running back Andre Dixon, top, goes up and over Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o to pick up a first down on a fourth down play during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in...
Connecticut running back Andre Dixon, top, goes up and over Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o to pick up a first down on a fourth down play during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut running back Jordan Todman returns kickoff 96-yards for a touchdown during third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Connecticut running back Jordan Todman returns kickoff 96-yards for a touchdown during third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. ...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis walk off the field following a 33-30 loss in double overtime to Connecticut in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis walk off the field following a 33-30 loss in double overtime to Connecticut in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut running back Andre Dixon celebrates after Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Dixon scored the winning touchdown in the second overtime period. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)nam
Connecticut running back Andre Dixon celebrates after Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Dixon scored...   (Associated Press)
Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore carries the jersey of Jasper Howard after Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  Howard was stabbed to death earlier in the season. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore carries the jersey of Jasper Howard after Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov....   (Associated Press)
Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore carries the jersey of Jasper Howard after Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  Howard was stabbed to death earlier in the season. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Connecticut linebacker Sio Moore carries the jersey of Jasper Howard after Connecticut defeated Notre Dame 33-30 in double overtime in an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov....   (Associated Press)
Connecticut running back Andre Dixon scores the winning touchdown in the second overtime period against Notre Dame during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  Connecticut 33-30 in double overtime.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Connecticut running back Andre Dixon scores the winning touchdown in the second overtime period against Notre Dame during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Connecticut...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate (23) is tackled by Connecticut cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate (23) is tackled by Connecticut cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009....   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame running back Armando Allen Jr., left, looses his helmet as he is hit by Connecticut linebacker Greg Lloyd during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame running back Armando Allen Jr., left, looses his helmet as he is hit by Connecticut linebacker Greg Lloyd during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame running back Armando Allen Jr. is tackled by Connecticut linebacker Scott Lutrus during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame running back Armando Allen Jr. is tackled by Connecticut linebacker Scott Lutrus during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame coach Charle Weis smiles on the sideline as his team played Connecticut in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame coach Charle Weis smiles on the sideline as his team played Connecticut in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael...   (Associated Press)
Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate scores a first quarter touchdown against Connecticut during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate scores a first quarter touchdown against Connecticut during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)   (Associated Press)
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  • MVP Elser's pick delivers Pomperaug an SWC title

    Connecticut Post | 11/25/2009 3:30:49 AM

    SOUTHBURY -- The SWC football championship came down to this Thursday night: Masuk, trailing 31-23 with two minutes left in the game, had driven to the Pomperaug 12-yard line. More »

  • Danbury mayor hasn't ruled out a run for governor

    Connecticut Post | 11/25/2009 12:40:58 AM

    DANBURY -- Mayor Mark Boughton said Tuesday that he hasn't ruled out a run for the governor's office. Boughton said he's received numerous phone calls in recent weeks from people throughout More »

  • Foley considering a run for governor

    Connecticut Post | 11/25/2009 12:39:25 AM

    With World Wrestling Entertainment first lady Linda McMahon stealing many of the headlines in Connecticut's Senate contest, fellow GOP candidate and Greenwich resident Thomas Foley is now opening More »

  • Stamford gym will refund shooting victim's membership dues

    Connecticut Post | 11/25/2009 12:26:46 AM

    STAMFORD -- A Glenbrook gym that continued to take money from the bank account of a man killed in a 2007 shooting for almost two years will issue a refund. More »

  • UPDATE - 15 bus passengers taken to hospital after I-95 accident in Greenwich

    Connecticut Post | 11/25/2009 12:22:23 AM

    GREENWICH - Fifteen people were taken to the hospital following a bus and tractor-trailer collision on Interstate 95 South near exit 3, an accident that caused extensive delays throughout the area Tuesday morning. More »

  • Bridgeport schools offer swine flu vaccine

    Connecticut Post | 11/25/2009 12:02:42 AM

    BRIDGEPORT -- Vaccinations against swine flu have made their way to city schools and are now available for all children who attend the city's public and parochial schools. More »

  • Bridgeport schools hand over disputed insurance funds

    Connecticut Post | 11/25/2009 12:02:41 AM

    BRIDGEPORT -- The Board of Education will cough up the entire $35.6 million the city says it owes for health-insurance premiums for school employees by a Nov. More »

  • Firefighters go door-to-door for P.T. Barnum safety

    Connecticut Post | 11/25/2009 12:02:34 AM

    BRIDGEPORT -- Barbara Colon never expected to be greeted by the entourage of firefighters, television news cameras and the mayor who poured into her apartment when she answered their knock Tuesday More »

  • Residents approve new animal shelter

    Connecticut Post | 11/25/2009 12:02:32 AM

    EASTON -- Talk about housing for the homeless. A new shelter to rise on Morehouse Road will have spots for at least 12 occupants and offer such features as radiant floor heat and air-conditioning. More »

  • Bristol Home Care Employees Prepare Meals For Elderly In Area

    Hartford Courant | 11/25/2009 12:00:00 AM

    Workers at M&R Home Care today will start cooking the turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, green beans and mushrooms for Thanksgiving dinner.


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