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President Obama spoke at a campaign fundraiser in Stamford, Connecticut for state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal who was running as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. His Republica…

Connecticut Attorney General and U.S. Senate Candidate Blumenthal speaks to reporters about a New York Times report claiming he had distorted his record on service during the Vietnam War.

Legal experts testified about potential legal means to prosecute Wall Street brokers for fraud when they act against the interests of clients. Following their testimony, Assistant Attorney G…

State attorneys general spoke to reporters following a meeting with state and federal officials on combating fraud against consumers in the housing markets.

A discussion was held on protecting children from sexual predators on social networking sites. Among the topics addressed were law enforcement policies and practices, technology developments…

Witnesses testified about the quality of nursing home care, safety and security of patients in nursing facilities, and enforcement of regulations governing the administration of nursing home…

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on enforcement of criminal insider trading and hedge fund activity. The hearings focused on whistle-blowing protections and Gary Aguirre’…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Michael Wallace to the 5th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals and of Vanessa Bryant to the U.S. District Court of Connec…

The committee held a hearing about sexual child predators who operate on the Internet and whether or not major Internet service, content providers, and social networking Web sites are doing …

Witnesses testified in the second in a series of regional hearings on the No Child Left Behind Act. Several Connecticut officials talked about the debate in that state over testing and how t…

Connecticut Democratic Party leaders spoke to reporters about the results of the primary election and stated their support for Ned Lamont, who had defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Liebe…

The Internal Revenue Service held a public hearing on proposed regulations to protect the privacy of taxpayers while facilitating electronic tax administration. Representatives of various ta…

Mr. Blumenthal via video feed discussed the filing of a federal lawsuit on Monday by the state of Connecticut that challenged the No Child Left Behind program. He argued that the plan is ill…

Witnesses testified before the committee about regulation of the insurance industry and potential conflicts of interest for insurance brokers. They spoke about insurance brokerage practices …

Witnesses testified about ways to regulate Internet gambling. Among the topics they addressed were restricting the flow of funds to gaming sites by regulating credit card companies or Intern…

Witnesses testified to the House National Security Subcommittee about nuclear power plant safety and security and the potential for terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities. Among the issues …

Following oral arguments before the Supreme Court, attorneys talked to reporters about sex offender registration laws, commonly referred to as "Megan’s Law(s)", and the legal challenges to s…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee held a hearing. Witnesses testified about financial tactics used by several companies to avoid paying U.S. taxes by moving assets to off-shore holding…

Some U.S. corporations have been accused of using tax loopholes that allow them to set up headquarters in foreign countries and avoid paying U.S. taxes. The House Ways and Means subcommittee…

Northeastern states attorneys general spoke to reporters about Bush administration plans to curtail restrictions on power plant emissions charging that the proposals violated the federal Cle…