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Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe V. Wade, Ending 50 Years Of Federal Abortion Rights Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe V. Wade, Ending 50 Years Of Federal Abortion Rights
Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe V. Wade, Ending 50 Years Of Federal Abortion Rights This story has been updated. The Supreme Court has overturned Roe vs. Wade, the ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the United States in 1973. The court's 5-4 decision was announced late Friday morning, June 24. The ruling gives individual states the power to make their own abortion laws. “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion," the majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito said. "Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives." "Roe was egregiously wrong f…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Racist, Sexist, Anti-Gay: Hillary Clinton Unloads On Trump Racist, Sexist, Anti-Gay: Hillary Clinton Unloads On Trump
Racist, Sexist, Anti-Gay: Hillary Clinton Unloads On Trump Hillary Clinton unloaded on President Donald Trump, charging her former presidential rival with being racist, sexist and anti-gay rights. 'He has been racist, he's been sexist, he's been Islamophobic, he has been anti-LGBTQ, I mean, there's a long list,' Clinton told the Atlantic Events Festival last week. She also said there's "a lot to be concerned about" over Trump's Supreme Court appointee Brett Kavanaugh. The former presidential candidate and Secretary of State from Chappaqua cited Trump's behavior in the wake of Charlottesville, Virginia, riots in 2017, which were provoked …

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by Jon Craig
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More Americans Believe Christine Blasey Ford, Marist Poll Finds More Americans Believe Christine Blasey Ford, Marist Poll Finds
More Americans Believe Christine Blasey Ford, Marist Poll Finds Nearly half of Americans believe that Christine Blasey Ford was telling the truth last week following the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme Court justice, according to a new Marist College poll.    One in three residents, or 33 percent, told pollsters Kavanaugh was honest. Forty-five percent said they believe Ford and 22 percent were unsure how the felt, the poll found. “Twenty-seven years after the (Clarence) Thomas-(Anita) Hill controversy, Americans are reacting very differently to the Kavanaugh-Ford testimony,” says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Blumenthal Says He Helped Kavanaugh Yale Classmate Contact FBI As Trump Blasts Senator Blumenthal Says He Helped Kavanaugh Yale Classmate Contact FBI As Trump Blasts Senator
Blumenthal Says He Helped Kavanaugh Yale Classmate Contact FBI As Trump Blasts Senator As President Trump mocked U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal at a Tennessee rally on Monday night, the Connecticut senator revealed he tried to help a Yale classmate of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh send potentially incriminating emails to the FBI. The emails reportedly show that Kavanaugh's legal team tried to discredit the story of sex assault victim Deborah Ramirez, according to multiple media reports. Ramirez accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a college party.  Kerry Berchem, a corporate attorney from Fairfield attended Yale with Kavanaugh and Ramirez.  According to NBC…

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by Jon Craig
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'Hilary Clendon' Touts 'Email Experience' In 'Murphy Brown' Secret Cameo 'Hilary Clendon' Touts 'Email Experience' In 'Murphy Brown' Secret Cameo
'Hilary Clendon' Touts 'Email Experience' In 'Murphy Brown' Secret Cameo What do Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton as well as Bette Midler, the late John F. Kennedy Jr., Sally Field and Don Rickles have in common?  They've all applied for or been Murphy Brown's secretary on the acclaimed television series. "On our first show we had a secretary who is probably the jewel in the crown of our chain of secretaries," lead actor Candice Bergen said about former First Lady and Secretary of State Clinton's surprise appearance on Murphy Brown revival premiere. Clinton's surprise appearance on Thursday, Sept. 27 was exactly that: A surprise -- in an era of spoilers an…

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by Jon Craig
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CT Senators React To Ford-Kavanaugh Testimony CT Senators React To Ford-Kavanaugh Testimony
CT Senators React To Ford-Kavanaugh Testimony This story has been updated. Connecticut's elected Democrats on Thursday said testimony by Christine Blasey Ford against U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh was credible and potentially fatal to his confirmation by the U.S. Senate.  U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who sits on the 21-member Senate Judiciary Committee, said he thinks more witnesses should be called. The committee is comprised of 11 male Republicans and 10 Democrats -- including four women. Shortly before the Senate committee voted, 11-10,  in favor of advancing Kavanaugh's confirmation to a full Senate floor vot…

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by Jon Craig
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Video: Area Woman Reveals Sex Assault For 1st Time While Confronting Flake Video: Area Woman Reveals Sex Assault For 1st Time While Confronting Flake
Video: Area Woman Reveals Sex Assault For 1st Time While Confronting Flake A 23-year-old woman from Westchester is credited with possibly helping delay Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to allow for an FBI investigation of allegations against him. The Senate Judiciary Committee officially voted to move Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination forward on Friday, Sept. 28, by an 11-10 partisan vote. However, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona suggested that an FBI investigation take place before the full Senate vote, delaying it by a week. It's impossible to say exactly what changed Flake's mind at the last minute -- the Republican senator had said he…

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by Jon Craig
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Candidates Stay On Point In Three-Way CT Gubernatorial Debate Candidates Stay On Point In Three-Way CT Gubernatorial Debate
Candidates Stay On Point In Three-Way CT Gubernatorial Debate The addition of a third, independent gubernatorial candidate to Wednesday night's debate at the University of Connecticut added a new dimension -- but no fireworks that some had forecast. Petitioning candidate Richard Nelson "Oz" Griebel of Hartford didn't provoke either major party candidate into misspeaking or changing stands from prior debates. Democrat Ned Lamont continued to emphasize fiscal restraint while Republican Bob Stefanowski continued to emphasize tax cuts and no new tolls. "Your choice is crystal clear. I'll bring change,'' Stefanowski said.  "The spendin…

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by Jon Craig
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Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Sexual Assault Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Sexual Assault Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Sexual Assault Allegations Against Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh President Trump's son, Donald Jr., questioned the content and timing of a letter that impugns his father's U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Referring to Brett Kavanaugh in an Instagram post, Trump Jr. wrote: "Oh boy. . . the Dems and their usual nonsense games really have him on the ropes now. (Sen. Dianne) Finestein (sic) had the letter in July and saved it for the eve of his vote... honorable as always. I believe this is a copy for full transparency." The president's eldest son also posted an image of an apparently fake note that looked like it was written by a child, joking that it …

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by Jon Craig