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GOP Candidates for Gov. Agree on Big Issues

     In their first live, televised debate, most agreed that less spending, not higher taxes, are needed to help the state recover from its current economic crisis. Connecticut is struggling with budget deficits in the billions over the next few years and a 9 percent unemployment rate.
     The candidates included Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, Greenwich businessman Tom Foley, Chester First Selectman Tom Marsh, Simsbury business executive Oz Griebel, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, former U.S. Rep. Larry DeNardis, Newington Mayor Jeff Wright and home loan agent Christopher Duffy Acevedo.
     Six Democratic candidates for governor are scheduled to debate Friday night on NBC Connecticut.

Murder Convictions Of 2 Men Overturned In New Haven Case

Poll Shows Many Undecided In Governor Race

Second Seeded Buckeye Women Prep For Possible UConn Game

Bridgeport Lawsuit Says Concert Promoter Was Defrauded

Connecticut Supreme Court Mulls 'Secret' Sex Offender List

Delta To Restore Direct Bradley-to-L.A. Flights

13-Year Old Charges UConn with Discrimination in South Africa Course

State's Tall Ship Amistad to Sail into Cuba

West Hartford Man Provides DNA in Ex-Wife's Death

Tentative Deal for Milford Superintendent;'s Resignation

Discipline for Doc Who Prescribed for Unexamined Patients

Authorities Say Enfield Heist Indicative of Growing Trend

Legislative Proposal Would Subsidize Education in Certain Fields

Competency Hearing Ordered for Defendant in Home Invasion Case

Two Arrested in Attack at Manson Youth Institution

Authorities Continue Investigation in Enfield Warehouse Theft

Board Votes Against Chiropractic Warnings

Governor Concerned About UTC's Future in Connecticut

19 New Swine Flu Cases in State

Enough Volunteers for Pratt Separation Offer; No Layoffs for Now

Rell Asks for Investigation of Utilities' Response to Storm

Tiger Woods to Return to Golf at The Masters Tournament

FBI Joins Investigation of Multi-Million Dollar Enfield Drug Theft

UConn Women Face Southern in First Round of NCAA Tournament

Calhoun Explains Statement On Retirement Rumors

Connecticut Town Leaders Seek New Local Tax Powers

Connecticut State Of Emergency Declared After Wind, Rain

School Bus Seat Belt Requirement Clears First Hurdle; May Change

Slots Revenue Down At Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun

Jury Selection Resumes In Cheshire Killings

Dodd Financial Plan Would Give Government New Powers

Tickets $10 for First Round NIT Game Tuesday

Big East Conference to Keep Headquarters in Providence

Waterbury Teen Arrested in Fatal Stabbing at Milford Party

Identity Released in Lyme Storm Death

Warrant in Yale Murder Sought DNA of Suspect's Girlfriend

UConn Hosts Northeastern in First Round of NIT

Torrintgton Working on School Reform

East Hartford Police Seek Robbery Suspect

MDC Chair Pays $800,000 Federal Penalty

ACLU May Appeal Order Affecting Hunger Striker

Police Release Security Photo of ATM Robbery Suspect

British, French Leaders Critical of Air Tanker Competition

Shareholders Approve Stanley Works Merger

Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd Speaks of Healthcare Vote
Dodd took part in a Democratic press conference before the Christmas Eve vote

Prisoner Asks State Supreme Court for DNA Testing in His Case
WTIC's Matt Dwyer reports.

Jury Finds Retired Hartford Police Officer Not Guilty
WTIC's Matt Dwyer reports

Aerial Report on East Hartford Fire
Mike Alan described what he saw in his 9:08 traffic report from WTIC's Farmington Bank Air One.

Magazine Releases Purported Tiger Woods Phone Message
Steve Kathan of CBS News reports on the latest in the story following golfer Tiger Woods accident last week.

Scott Gray Reports on the 2009 Manchester Road Race
Kenyan Heron Lagat was the winner of the 73rd running of the Manchester Road Race. WTIC's Scott Gray reports

Tower Operator Talks About Parachute Jump in Farmington
Arnold Chase, president of Communications Site Management, describes what is known about the parachute jump from a television tower on Rattlesnake Mountain off Route 6.

Face Connecticut Part 2 October 25, 2009
Patricia Baker of the Connecticut Health Foundation and Michael Wynn of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Child-Parent Resource Center

Face Connecticut October 25, 2009
Associate Counsel in the Governor's Office Stacey Serrano and Bill Gammell of the Connecticut State University System talk about efforts already underway to make certain Connecticut is properly counted in the 2010 Census.

Demonstrators, Pro and Con Outside Obama Event
WTIC's Matt Dwyer has the story

Big East Women's Basketball Media Day
WTIC's Bob Joyce Reports from New York City:

NCAA Stunners: Georgetown, Vanderbilt Lose
Ohio Smacks 3rd-Seeded Georgetown by 14 Points; Kansas, Villanova Survive Scares Complete Coverage | Scoreboard

Body May Be Missing Wash. 8-Year-Old
Child's Body Washes Up on Island; Mother Shantina Smiley and Child Azriel Carver Disappeared Sunday

Diplomats Call for Renewed Mideast Talks
U.S., "Quartet" Partners Renew Demand for Halt to Settlement Expansion, But Offer Nothing New

The Hunt for Health Care Votes: Dems to Watch
CBS News Breaks Down 46 Democrats Who Are Undecided and Where They Might Be Leaning Read the Reconciliation Bill

Al Qaeda Running or on the Rise in U.S.?
Recent Cases Highlight U.S. Citizens and Residents Joining Forces with Muslim Extremists; Internet a Key Recruiting Tool

Dems Sweeten Health Bill in Final Push
Obama Cancels Asia Trip as Last-Minute Drive for Democratic Support of Landmark Legislation Goes Into Overdrive

Data Puts Another Prius Crash in Question
Federal Investigators Say Driver in N.Y. Crash Did Not Apply Brakes, as Claimed

Can Obama Keep His Immigration Reform Vow?
Despite Continued Support for Emerging Legal "Framework," Little Room Left on 2010 Agenda for the Politicking

Taliban Arrests Derailed Secret UN Talks
Former Senior U.N. Afghan Envoy says Pakistan's Arrest of Key Militants Abruptly Halted Reconciliation Progress

NCAA Stunners: Georgetown, Vanderbilt Lose
ODU Edges Notre Dame; St. Mary's Topples Richmond; Villanova, BYU Escape with OT Wins

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Taliban Arrests Derailed Secret UN Talks
Former Senior U.N. Afghan Envoy says Pakistan's Arrest of Key Militants Abruptly Halted Reconciliation Progress

Gen. to Testify in Haditha Massacre Case
Soldier Faces Charges after 2005 Incident That Left 24 Civilians Dead in Iraqi Town; Acquittals, Charges Dropped for 5 Others

Video: Truck Slams into Car at High Speed
Caught on Tape: In Northern England, a tanker trucked pushed a car with a woman trapped at 60 mph. The woman was not hurt.

Video: 22-Year-Old Makes Rowing History
Katie Spotz, 22, made history as she became the youngest person to row across the Atlantic all by herself. As Michelle Miller reports, Spotz says she used to be the worst rower on her college team.

Al Qaeda Running or on the Rise in U.S.?
Recent Cases Highlight U.S. Citizens and Residents Joining Forces with Muslim Extremists; Internet a Key Recruiting Tool

Retired General: Gays Weakened Dutch Army
Inclusion of Gays Was Contributing Factor to Peacekeepers' Inability to Prevent 1995 Bosnian Genocide, Man Says

Al Franken Brings Some Humor to the Senate
Washington Post: The Minnesota Senator Shows his Comedic Side after Taking a Serious Tone at the Start of his Senate Career

Video: The Game of Death
A French TV show called "Le Jeu De La Mort" ("The Game of Death") has caused an uproar, as contestants believe that they are shocking people to near-death levels. Mark Phillips reports.

Day in Pictures
A Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera Lens

Doubt Cast on Auto Worker's Nazi Ties
Witness Says Statement Tying Retiree John Demjanjuk to Death Camp Should Be Treated With "Highest Caution"

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Export Ban Killed
Fearing Harm to Fishing Economies, the U.S.-Backed Ban Proposal is Defeated at a U.N. Wildlife Meeting

Clinton Presses Russia on Iran Nuke Plant
Secretary of State Urges Moscow to Delay Plant's Launch, Reports "Substantial Progress" on Arms Reduction Talks

Greece Will Seek IMF Bailout if EU Fails
Loan for Greece from International Monetary Fund Would Likely Embarrass Eurozone Economy

Qaeda-Linked Imam Urges U.S. Muslim Revolt
Anwar al-Awlaki, Linked to Fort Hood Shooter and Christmas Day Plotter, Calls on U.S. Muslims to Turn Against Government

Record-Setting Rower Katie Spotz Speaks
22-Year-Old Spent 70 Days Alone at Sea; Is Youngest Ever to Row an Ocean Solo; Went from Africa to South America

"Jihad Jane" Pleads Not Guilty
American Woman Charged with Aiding Terrorists Overseas in Plot to Kill Swedish Cartoonist; May 3 Trial Date Set

Report: N. Korea Executes Former Official
Botched Currency Reform Ends in Death of Official Who Spearheaded Effort, South Korean News Report Says

Clinton Talks Nukes, Mideast in Russia
Dual Focus for Visit, with Disarmament Treaty in Need of Replacement, Mideast Peace Process on the Line

Video: Haiti Baby to be Reunited with Parents
Dr. Jennifer Ashton gave Erica Hill an update on the story of a Haitian infant rescued from the rubble after being trapped for four days after Haiti's devastating earthquake.

U.S.-Backed Polar Bear Pelt Ban Fails
Proposed Ban on Bear Skin Trade Defeated at U.N.; Opponents Cite Risks to Indigenous Economies

Palestinian Rocket Kills Man in Israel
1st Reported Death from Rocket Fire Since Gaza War; Islamist Faction Claims Responsibility

Myanmar Frees Detained American Citizen
Man Served 6 1/2 Months For Alleged Immigration Violations; Mother and Sister Still in Jail

"Jihad Jane" Due in Court on Terror Rap
Pennsylvania Woman May Face Life in Prison for Alleged Role in Plot to Assassinate Swedish Artist

Memoir Offers New Picture of Anne Frank
Holocaust Survivor Says Frank Told Fairy Tales to Comfort Other Children in Concentration Camp; But Some Dispute that Account

Taliban Wage Fear Campaign in Afghan Town
Militants Use Beheadings, Threats to Discourage Cooperation with Allied Forces in Former Stronghold of Marjah

Video: Financial Notebook: Jobs Bill
Katie Couric reports on the latest financial news, as Congresses has passed a $20 billion bi-partisan bill designed to create employment for millions of Americans still out of work.

Data Puts Another Prius Crash in Question
Federal Investigators Say Driver in N.Y. Crash Did Not Apply Brakes, as Claimed

Lowering Your Odds of Facing IRS Audit
Financial Adviser Ray Martin on Ways to Make Unwelcone Visit to Tax Man Less Likely

Jobless Claims Dip Slightly for 3rd Week
457,000 Requests for Benefits Made Last Week; Still Above Economists' Mark for Widespread Hiring to Begin

Porsche Named Most Dependable in Study
German Sports Car Brand Earns Top Spot in J.D. Power and Associates Review

Complaints Over Fixed Toyotas Jump to 105
Drivers Tell Highway Safety Agency Cars Still Accelerating On Their Own After Recall Repairs

Programmers Indicted in Madoff Fraud
Computer Programmers Charged with Conspiracy and Falsifying Records for Disgraced Financier

Video: Indiana Town's Struggle Continues
As President Obama is about to sign a bill to create jobs, an Indiana town has been desperate for them. Seth Doane returns to Elkhart, Ind., to see how they are doing since the recession.

Video: Controversial Reform Strategy
Congressional Democrats may not have enough votes to enact health care reform, but Sharyl Attkisson reports that a contentious strategy may permit passage of legislation.

Video: Hard Sell for Health Reform
President Obama has lobbied House Democrats who are still undecided over an impending vote concerning health care reform legislation. Nancy Cordes reports.

Toyota: Prius in NY Crash Yielding Data
Data Recorder Contains Info on Engine Speed, Pedal Position in Recent Accident; Driver Error Not Ruled Out

Bernanke Pushes to Retain Bank Oversight
Federal Reserve Chair Battles Lawmakers Who Want to Rein in Central Bank's Regulatory Powers

SEC Probing Firms' Actions Pre-Meltdown
Several Companies Under Investigation for Their Behavior Leading up to 2008 Financial Crisis, Agency Head Says

GM Exec Upbeat About Profitable 2010
New Chief Financial Officer Hopes to Repay $6.7 Billion Bailout Funds Before June; Company Received $52 Billion in Gov't Aid

Congress Gives Final Approval to Jobs Bill
Senate Passes Bill in Bipartisan Vote; Bill Would Give Tax Break to Companies That Hire Unemployed Workers

Google Partners in China Get Antsy
Chinese Companies Appeal for Info on Search Engine's Future, Say They Might Want Compensation if It's Shut Down

Feb. Wholesale Prices Plunge .6 Percent
Largest Drop in Seven Months Seen as Lower Energy Prices Offset Higher Food Costs

Virgin Gives Stranded Passengers Refund
L.A.-to-N.Y. Trip took 14 Hours, Plane Sat on Tarmac outside JFK For More Than 4 Hours

Bernanke to Wage Battle for Fed Powers
Federal Reserve Chairman to Fight Senate Efforts to Scale Back Fed's Role in Supervising Banks

$200M Jackson Deal Safe Bet for Sony
With 10 Projects over 7 Years, Sony Hopes Fans Won't Stop 'Til They Get Enough

Video: Tea Party Storms D.C.
Members of the conservative tea party movement protested Democratic senators inside the U.S. Capitol in opposition to President Obama's health care reform plan. Chip Reid reports.

PepsiCo: No Sugary Drinks in World Schools
Soft Drink Company Pledges to Sell Only Water, Low-Fat Milk, Non-Sugary Juice in International Primary Schools

Honda to Recall 400K Vehicles over Brakes
Brakes May Feel Soft in 350K Odyssey Vans and 70K Element Trucks; Issue Linked to 9 Crashes but no Serious Injuries or Deaths

Fed Holds Rates at Record Lows, Again
Central Bank Vows to Hold Rates Down for "Extended Period," says Job Market Stabilizing

Toyota Recall Spending Ranges in Billions
Estimates Vary How Repairs, Lost Sales, Legal Bills Will Hit Car Maker's Bottom Line