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	<title>Only In Bridgeport® &#187; State Politics</title>
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		<title>Dick And Linda In Pasties, Plus: Jimmy&#8217;s Tax Jam, BOE Building, And Malloy-Foley Debate Debates</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dan Debicella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Malloy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dick Blumenthal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Himes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ramos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda McMahon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy DiNardo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sacred Heart University]]></category>
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A lot of fighting going on. The Board of Education, arguing over where to consolidate offices, authorized Superintendent of Schools John Ramos to negotiate a deal to house all administration/maintenance functions in the former Bodine building on the West Side. Protests at Sacred Heart University over sorority hazings. Politicians duking it out. Yes, one big happy family.
Are you tired of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knock, Knock &#8230; Anyone Home?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political Analysis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Shays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Debicella]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, wake up! The general election is just two months away. What? You want to enjoy the Labor Day weekend without the annoyance of phone calls, mailers and blowhard political junkies like me?
Can&#8217;t blame ya. But it&#8217;s been awful quiet out there. That&#8217;s to be expected with an August primary. There must be a lull in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Remington Property A Public Health Issue, Plus: Himes And Barack</title>
		<link>http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/make-remington-property-a-public-health-issue-plus-himes-and-barack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Analysis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Finch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Debicella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Malloy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Himes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Ganim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Rowland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sal DiNardo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Strategy. Anticipation. Communication. Strong department heads. They&#8217;re all factors in effective governing.
Every few months we go around and around on this issue: what to do with the former Remington Arms plant on the East Side, controlled by developer Sal DiNardo, that caught fire (again) on Saturday.
The place is a shithole. It&#8217;s been a shithole for years. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor: Take Back Our Neighborhoods, Plus: Himes&#8217; District Traveling Show, And OIB One Million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Finch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CT Post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Debicella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harding High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Himes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Gaudett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When crime becomes cranky, it&#8217;s difficult for any pol to manage. It can take on a life of its own. Mayor Bill Finch wants to show it&#8217;s a fight he&#8217;ll take on.
The mayor and Acting Police Chief Joe Gaudett scheduled a press conference today at 5:30 to share initiatives to combat the recent spike in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deficit Clock Ticks, Plus: When Foes Become Friends</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Budget]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Walsh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Caruso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Malloy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ed Gomes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honey Parziale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Stafstrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ned Lamont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom McCarthy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s new on the municipal union layoff/concession front? Still a holding pattern nearly two months into the budget year.
City officials thought there was some progress brewing with concessions at hand as the city works to close an $8 million budget gap. Talks broke down and unions seem to be hanging tough. They feel they&#8217;ve given [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor, Mario And Malloy, Plus: Himes-Debicella Battle, And Pathetic Primary Turnout</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Analysis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Finch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill O'Neill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress Street Bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Debicella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Malloy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Himes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mario Testa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Fedele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ned Lamont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Bysiewicz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Foley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sounds like Mayor Bill Finch and Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa are doing and saying all the right things reaching out to guber primary winner Dan Malloy.
The mayor and Mario aren&#8217;t in any position to cut a specific deal with Malloy. They made their deal with Ned Lamont. But the more they&#8217;re on board with Malloy the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Polling Matters</title>
		<link>http://onlyinbridgeport.com/wordpress/why-polling-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Finch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Caruso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Shays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Debicella]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Malloy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Himes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Fabrizi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Stafstrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mario Testa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ned Lamont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom McCarthy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 2007, after Mayor John Fabrizi walked into a courtroom to seek leniency on behalf of a sexual offender who was a friend of  Fabs&#8217; son, it changed the city&#8217;s political landscape. Dem party operatives sensed primary voters were freaking out and the feeling of the electorate was measured in a poll. The numbers showed Fabs [...]]]></description>
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