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		<title>And You Thought The Conventions Were Over? Gomes, Newton, Ayala Face Off Tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alvin Penn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andres Ayala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Finch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Gomes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday and Tuesday nights at Testo&#8217;s Restaurant a bunch of candidates will be positioning for Democratic delegate endorsements for a variety of local races. The featured event Monday night is the face-off between State Senator Ed Gomes, former State Senator Ernie Newton and State Rep. Andres Ayala for Gomes&#8217; 23rd Senatorial seat. Gomes wants to keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Day Mario Testa Blew Up The Party Convention</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 04:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[John DeStefano]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kooky things can happen at political conventions. Republicans will gather Friday at the Hartford Convention Center to endorse candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. It appears Linda McMahon will come out with the endorsement for U.S. Senate and  former Congressman Chris Shays, a Bridgeport resident, will wage a primary. Democratic Town Chair Mario [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obsitnik Wins GOP Endorsement To Challenge Himes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steve Obsitnik]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican Steve Obsitnik Friday afternoon easily won the GOP endorsement in Connecticut&#8217;s 4th Congressional District setting up a November general election match-up against Democrat Jim Himes. Obsitnik received more than 70 percent of the delegate support. His closest rival Chris Meek secured enough delegate support to qualify for an August primary, but has not yet announced if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Shays&#8217; Accusations Backfire? Brian K. Hill Hammers Tactics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chris Shays]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Slater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda McMahon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Just days from the GOP convention to endorse a candidate for U.S. Senate, things are getting testy between former Congressman Christopher Shays and Linda McMahon. Hearst Newspapers has bit on an accusation by the Shays camp trying to connect Bridgeport Republican Party Chairman John Slater&#8217;s visit to a WrestleMania event April 1 with his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appointed BOE Members: We Want Your Endorsement To Run</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Finch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hector Diaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hernan Illingworth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacqueline Kelleher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Moales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sacred Heart University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salvatore Agati]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 22, the Democratic Town Committee will meet at Testo&#8217;s Restaurant to endorse candidates for a variety of offices. Three city-resident members of the current state-appointed Board of Education, Jacqueline Kelleher, Ken Moales and Hernan Illingworth, are seeking the DTC endorsement. As a result of the Connecticut Supreme Court reversing state control of city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Senate Battle&#8211;Gomes, Newton, Ayala&#8211;Game On</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alvin Penn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andres Ayala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Finch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Murphy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Gomes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ernie Newton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Fabrizi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary-Jane Foster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Bysiewicz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: State Rep. Andres Ayala Monday night officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for State Senate. He&#8217;s challenging two men who have both occupied Connecticut&#8217;s 23rd Senatorial District, incumbent Ed Gomes and Ernie Newton. Ayala, a city educator, made his announcement at Tiago&#8217;s Bar and Grill downtown with Mayor Bill Finch in attendance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Himes Prepares For Monday Love Fest&#8211;The GOP Election Mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly four years ago Jim Himes rode the Barack Obama tsunami into Congress. Connecticut&#8217;s 4th Congressional District has 17 communities. In 2008, Himes won just three&#8211;Bridgeport, Stamford and Norwalk&#8211;but it was enough to lance Bridgeport resident Republican Chris Shays who&#8217;s trying to make a comeback this year in a run for U.S. Senate. In political [...]]]></description>
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