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20 hours ago ago from In This Together CT
http://www.courant.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-connecticut-budget,0,1293963.story SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Writer 9:59 AM EST, December 22, 2009 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lawmakers passed a Democratic plan to close the state's latest budget deficit, even though Gov. M. Jodi Rell and her fellow Republicans claimed it falls far short of what's needed to balance the books. The proposal by the majority ...
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20 hours ago ago from In This Together CT
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13 hours ago ago from Michigan Messenger
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11 hours ago ago from The New York Times
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14 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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