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"CPAC is my kind of people...I'm truly honored and flattered to be able to speak at CPAC as their keynote speaker on February 20th" -- Glenn Beck, 1/13/10 Glenn Beck will be Closing Keynote Speaker at CPAC 2010! Glenn Beck is the Keynote Speaker at CPAC 2010 (YouTube video runs 2:41 minutes) Also...Marco Rubio To Speak At CPAC

HARTFORD, Conn. - Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to reverse a recent decision that struck down Connecticut's public campaign financing program, saying it is too late to change the rules for candidates with an August primary looming. Bysiewicz, a potential Democratic candidate for governor, said if the public funding is not made available, there won't be enough time for a gubernatorial candidate to raise close to the $4 million in private money that candidates in the 2006 race for governor had each raised.-snip- "Time is of the essence," said Bysiewicz, adding how...

The race has now been called for Democrat Bill Owens. This is a huge win for conservatives. “Whaaaa. . . ?” you say. There are two big victories at work in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. First, the GOP now must recognize it will either lose without conservatives or will win with conservatives. In 2008, many conservatives sat home instead of voting for John McCain. Now, in NY-23, conservatives rallied and destroyed the Republican candidate the establishment chose. I have said all along that the goal of activists must be to defeat Scozzafava. Doug Hoffman winning would just be gravy....

WASHINGTON, DC -- The American Conservative Union's political action committee, ACU PAC, today formally endorsed New York Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the upcoming Special Election in New York's 23rd Congressional District. ACU PAC Chairman David Keene said in announcing the endorsement that the New York State Conservative Party has given the people of the 23rd District the choice Republican leaders would deny them. "Doug Hoffman is an intelligent, sincere leader who can and will win this election and at the same time send a message to NY State GOP leaders that they won't be able to ignore," Keene...

Rush Limbaugh will be Jay Leno's "special guest" tonight on his new show at 10pm ET / 9pm Central on NBC. Smokey Robinson will be Jay's musical guest. Related thread:Rush Limbaugh to take Jay Leno's 'Green Car Challenge'

I received this FReepmail from my FRiend Warrior Nurse a few days ago: A new FReeper has arrived on 15 Sept 09 weighing in at 7lbs 5oz and 20 inches long. (Allyssa Noelle OPSEC DELETED: last name), mother and baby are doing well... You may remember Warrior Nurse's nuptials announced on Free Republic last year on this thread:Nuptials for the Warrior NurseMy husband "zelig" and I had the honor and privilege of attending Jeff and Lyrica's wedding last year in Maryland. They are a beautiful couple! Major Jeff is a true American Hero, having served as a Marine, in the...

Heads up... according to C-SPAN's TV schedule, C-SPAN2 will be showing the "FreedomWorks" 9/12/09 rally at the Capitol in Washington DC *tonight* starting at 9:13pm ET. Get your TiVos, DVRs and/or VCRs ready...

Congressman John Larson (D-CT) held a town hall meeting on Wednesday, September 2 in deep-blue West Hartford, CT at the Town Hall Auditorium. My husband "zelig" and I arrived about 45 minutes before the town hall started. As expected, there were two distinct groups rallying outside the Auditorium. Just like every rally we've ever attended, it was easy to find the folks on "our side": They were the ones with the American flags, the yellow Gadsden flags and the red and white-striped First U.S. Navy Jack flags... AND the homemade signs. The pro-ObamaCare crowd had their professionally printed full color...

U.S. Rep. John B. Larson underwent successful heart valve replacement surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford today. "The Congressman is doing well and resting now,'' family spokesman Barry Feldman said in a press release. "He is expected to make a full recovery and will return to work in the course of the next few weeks..."-snip-

BOSTON, MA – NESN announced today that Red Sox color commentator Jerry Remy will take a leave of absence for an indefinite period of time so that he can fully recover from the effects of cancer surgery. “I want to focus on completing my recovery so that I can return to work without distractions or interruptions,” said Remy, adding that he had hoped for a more immediate return but experienced a setback due to an infection and subsequent case of pneumonia. Remy, a former smoker who underwent surgery for lung cancer late last year, said he hopes his experience will...

Excerpt: In an exclusive interview, we'll sit down with President George W. Bush. We'll examine the accomplishments of his administration and discuss key decisions that defined his time in the White House — including fighting the War on Terror, controversial interrogation techniques and the powers of the presidency. We'll also talk with the president about his recent meetings with President-elect Barack Obama, his vision for the Republican Party and his plans for the next chapter of his life. Then, a rare sit-down with father and son presidents. Former President George H.W. Bush joins the conversation to discuss his relationship with...

As you may have heard, changes are happening at WTIC to the on air line up. I briefly spoke with Jim a couple of times today, and to say he was surprised is a bit of an understatement. He’s busy with the Sound Off Daughter’s wedding coming up tomorrow, but asked me to post something here on the blog. After nine years at WTIC, Diane Smith, who co-hosted the morning show with Ray Dunaway, will not have her contract renewed and is leaving the station. She is interested in exploring ways to continue to work with the station, and has...

HGTV is stepping inside the White House, filled with dozens of decorators, volunteers and staffers, to find out just what it takes to decorate the home of the President and the First Lady for the holidays. Sabrina Soto of Get It Sold hosts.

Don't miss the early discount registration rates for CPAC 2008. Early registration rates end Friday, October 19, 2007! (Yikes, I thought we had until November 1st, 2007)

COVENTRY -- An anonymous tip has led Coventry police to the whereabouts of a stolen statue of Nathan Hale at Diana's Pool in Chaplin. The 3-foot-high bronze cast of the Revolutionary War hero and Coventry native son was in good condition, Police Chief Mark Palmer said this morning. The investigation is continuing. The statue was reported missing April 4 from the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. It had been sawed off or broken off at the ankles.

*Rell Calls Proposal 'Unconscionable' Igniting a philosophical debate over tax equity, the legislature's Democratic majority released a revised tax-and-spending plan this afternoon that Democrats say would cut the income tax for 88 percent of taxpayers -- and sharply increase taxes on a minority of higher wage earners. In their first official response to Gov. M. Jodi Rell's budget, Democrats say they are seeking to spend $650 million more than Rell over the next two years, further bursting through the state-mandated spending cap. Rell denounced the Democrats' tax policy and spending increase as "unconscionable," setting the stage for difficult negotiations before...

After more than two hours of debate at the Legislative Office Building Thursday afternoon the legislature's powerful judiciary committee decisively approved a controversial gay marriage bill by a 27-15 vote. The move sends the bill, which would allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, to the House, and then the Senate. Both chambers of the legislature must now approve the bill, which would then go to Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who has indicated in the past that she does not support gay marriage. Thursday's vote comes nearly two years to the day after the legislature approved a bill allowing civil...

How much do we really know about the Easter story and the week that led up to it? Tune in this weekend as FOX News' religion correspondent Lauren Green takes you inside the mysteries and controversies of the Passion story.Sunday, April 8 at 4pm, 9pm and Midnight, ET

Nobody dislikes Tony Snow. By acclamation, people who know him say the White House press secretary is the most decent, kind and encouraging human being they have ever met. Speaking from personal experience, I can testify not only to his inner warmth and outer kindness, but also to the goodness of his wife, Jill, and their three children. The return of Snow's colon cancer comes only days after Elizabeth Edwards announced the return of her breast cancer. Snow was quick in his warm comments about the wife of the presidential candidate, which came just days before the discovery that cancer...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The recurrence of cancer found in White House spokesman Tony Snow was attached to his liver, not in the organ, his deputy said Wednesday. On Tuesday, Dana Perino announced that Snow's cancer had returned and spread to his liver. But she said Wednesday that it was not inside the liver, an important distinction in medical terms. "Basically the distinction can be, it's growing attached to the outside of the liver or actually within the meat of the liver itself," said Dr. John Kauh, a medical oncologist at Emory University who has not treated Snow. If the cancer...