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	<title>Only In Bridgeport® &#187; John DeStefano</title>
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		<title>John $taf$trom&#8217;s UConn Coup</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Democratic Town Chair John Stafstrom is a happy man today. Who could blame him? The attorney for Bridgeport-based Pullman &#38; Comley structured the agreement that eventually led to the approval Monday by the State Bond Commission of $291 million for Maine-based Jackson Laboratory to construct a new building and create upwards of 300 bioscience jobs at the University of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finch Rolls Out Endorsements</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Finch campaign: State Democratic Leadership Endorse Finch for Mayor. Former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT4) today endorsed Mayor Bill Finch in his bid for reelection. Fellow mayors, Michael Nutter of Philadelphia, Pedro Segarra of Hartford and John DeStefano of New Haven have also endorsed Mayor Finch. Additionally, Mayor Finch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malloy: &#8216;I Didn&#8217;t Volunteer For This&#8217;&#8211;State Control Of Schools Should Be Short Term</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andres Ayala]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Dannel Malloy, in an interview with OIB Thursday afternoon, said the state panel that will operate Bridgeport Public Schools at the urging of city educators will be a short-term process rather than decade-long control. He said the state doesn&#8217;t want to be in the business of operating the day-to-day functions of municipal school systems, acknowledging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whew! Dannel Spares Ed Grants&#8211;What About Other Funding?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last thing Mayor Bill Finch wants in an election year is state funding cuts. Governor Dannel Malloy told city mayors he won&#8217;t mess with the Education Cost Sharing formula. But what about other city programs funded by the state? We&#8217;ll see. From The Connecticut Mirror: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy tried Wednesday to erase any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raise A Glass, Mayors Urge Lifting Of Sunday Booze Ban&#8211;Malloy To Meet With Mayors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What say you? Should we be allowed to purchase Sunday suds? The mayors of Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford say bring it on! Why? They&#8217;d love the extra moolah Sunday sales is projected to generate. The bill to approve Sunday sales is a hot topic this week in the General Assembly. Governor Dannel Malloy is scheduled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Stafstrom&#8217;s Governor&#8217;s Grin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andres Ayala]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Politics is rarely a game of instant gratification. It requires patience. You win, you lose &#8230; you lose, you win. Former Democratic Town Chair John Stafstrom has experienced both in the city. These days he&#8217;s feeling pretty pretty pretty good, and he should. When it comes to city politics&#8211;at least as it applies to gubernatorial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You VIP Vibe Groovy? Just Ask City Council Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LennieGrimaldi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mary Glassman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Kaolian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Wyman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ned Lamont]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIP Update: Who&#8217;s attending the Gathering of the Vibes? The annual hippie fest along the Seaside Park waterfront in tribute to the late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia kicks off today for four days of music, love (we hope) and peace (perhaps a pipe). How many city officials will get in for free? And what say you [...]]]></description>
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