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Connecticut's Murphy, Himes offer college affordability bill

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut are proposing federal legislation aimed at making college more affordable.

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Murphy seeks change in trade bill to boost manufacturing

HARTFORD, Connecticut - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, an opponent of trade legislation now before the Senate, is seeking to change it to include a provision supporting U.S. manufacturing.

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Health law court case winner could be political loser

WASHINGTON - The party that wins the impending Supreme Court decision on President Barack Obama's health care law could be the political loser.

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Connecticut gun permit law prompts federal legislation

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation announced Thursday they have introduced new federal legislation to encourage other states to develop handgun permitting...

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Gun rights still trumping gun controls in politics

WASHINGTON - They offered prayers and moments of silence. They sought to comfort. Some flashed with anger and frustration that, once again, America was forced to confront another mass shooting.

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After Charleston shootings, gun curbs dormant in Congress

WASHINGTON - This week's slaughter of nine people in a South Carolina church left prospects that Congress will curb guns right where they've been for years - remote for now, according to lawmakers and...

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After Charleston shootings, gun curbs dormant in Congress

WASHINGTON - This week's slaughter of nine people in a South Carolina church left prospects that Congress will curb guns right where they've been for years - remote for now, according to lawmakers and...

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Connecticut officials praise changes on tribal recognition

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Connecticut's top elected leaders are declaring victory in their efforts to see that it does not become easier for local American Indian tribes to obtain federal recognition.

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Obama presses Senate Democrats to withhold judgment on Iran

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama downplayed chances for an Iran nuclear deal in a closed-door meeting with Senate Democrats, participants said Wednesday, while asking them to withhold judgment until...

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Senate to vote on revision to No Child education law

WASHINGTON - The nation's main education law, long overdue for an overhaul, is headed for a major revision in the Senate.

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Senate OKs revised No Child education law, compromise needed

WASHINGTON - More than a decade after No Child Left Behind established a stronger federal role in public education, the Senate on Thursday approved a rewrite of the much-criticized education law that...

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5 Things to know about the House-Senate No Child rewrites

WASHINGTON - No one thinks it'll be easy, but the House and Senate are embarking on negotiations to merge two differing education bills that would rewrite the nation's much-criticized No Child Left...

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Next up for No Child Left Behind: Senate-House negotiations

WASHINGTON - No one thinks it'll be easy, but the House and Senate are embarking on negotiations to merge two differing education bills that would rewrite the nation's much-criticized No Child Left...

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Obama's unlikely Iran deal MVP: Energy Secretary Moniz

WASHINGTON - As negotiators were grasping for a landmark nuclear deal, they hit a roadblock over Iran's once-secret enrichment site at Fordo, a fortified bunker buried deep in a mountainside -...

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Kerry calls talk of better Iran deal a 'fantasy'

WASHINGTON - Countering Republican criticism, Secretary of State John Kerry declared Thursday it is "fantasy plain and simple" to claim that President Barack Obama failed to insist on enough restraints...

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Transportation Chief: 5 Airlines probed for price-gouging

WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Friday the government has opened a price-gouging investigation involving five airlines that allegedly raised airfares in the Northeast after a...

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Transportation Chief: 5 Airlines probed for price-gouging

WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Friday the government has opened a price-gouging investigation involving five airlines that allegedly raised airfares in the Northeast after a...

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Lieberman, in retirement, lobbies against Iran nuclear deal

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, who staked his Senate career on a tough U.S. response to terrorism following the 9/11 attacks, has emerged from retirement to again jump into the fray.

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New England senators want a National Lobster Day this year

PORTLAND, Maine - A group of U.S. senators from New England say the lobster's role in the region's heritage and economy are important enough to justify a national day of celebration.

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Senate OKs Lobster Day resolution pushed by Maine senators

PORTLAND, Maine - The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by Maine Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King granting the lobster a national day of celebration.

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