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Plague of polls
The Quinnipiac poll released results on several key issues in Connecticut on Wednesday. The issues at hand included Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s performance, the death penalty, Sunday liquor sales, medical...
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I’ve read many sincere and highly effective position papers on the death penalty over the years, and written a few of my own. But this essay may be the best of the lot. Those who support the death...
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Dr. Petit, in his own words
Dr. William A. Petit Jr., accompanied by his sister Johanna Petit Chapman, speaks out against repealing Connecticut's death-penatly law April 4. Since his wife and daughters were savagely murdered in a...
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Profile in weakness
As Gov. Dannel P. Malloy prepares to sign a bill repealing Connecticut’s death-penalty law, some are predicting he likely will face consequences during a 2014 re-election campaign or a run for higher...
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Near the bottom
Let me start off by offering my condolences to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and first lady Cathy Malloy, on the death of Mrs. Malloy’s father, who passed away last week in Massachusetts at the age of 95. No...
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Ducking for cover?
I’ve written a lot this week about Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s actions with regard to the death penalty. On April 23, I opined that Gov. Malloy’s stance – pro-repeal as long as the legislature didn’t pass...
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Malloy at midway
Next month, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will pass the half-way point of his four-year term. To put it mildly, Gov. Malloy’s tenure has been a tumultuous one to date. There have been political fights over...
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Here come the consequences
On this blog and in editorials, we have criticized the April 2012 statute that struck down Connecticut’s death-penalty law. The law prohibits future capital-punishment prosecutions. We have argued...
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Malloy’s edge?
Daily Kos, a liberal-leaning political news blog, has weighed in on the developing 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial race. The blog gave Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a Democrat first elected in 2010, the...
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A popular populist?
In a piece published Nov. 7, Luke Brinker of the liberal news website Salon gushed over Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy‘s re-election. Mr. Brinker argued Gov. Malloy triumphed over Republican Tom...
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