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Election 2012
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Chris Shays in his hometown of Bridgeport
Photo:Media Lab photograph and Wikimedia Creative Commons image
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Mar 5, 2013The CPBN Media Lab has taken an interest in this year’s political campaigns. Today, we looked at the primary results, and looked for different trends. Linda McMahon won the statewide election with 73% of the vote, but how did she fare in her hometown of Greenwich? Did Chris Shays get enough suppo... read more
Richard Blanco at the second Inauguration of Barack Obama.
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Jan 30, 2013Richard Blanco broke a lot of barriers in one gust of cold air this month. As the poet at the second Obama inauguration, he became the first openly gay, first immigrant, first Latino and youngest ever inaugural poet. Blanco was born in Spain to Cuban exiles.
You can see and hear him in person... read more
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Jan 22, 2013Coming up, There are few places where income inequality is rising faster than the United States. In fact, the distance between rich and poor is gre... read more
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Dec 3, 2012New Britain, CT - President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney met on October 3rd for the first of their three debates. The CPBN Med... read more
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Dec 3, 2012Tomorrow is Election Day. A few weeks ago, after the second presidential debate, the CPBN Media Lab went to Manchester Community College. The inter... read more
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Nov 12, 2012Rich Hanley joins Faith for a special Election Day edition of Politics, Burgers & Beer. We’ll take your calls for the full hour: Have you voted yet... read more
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Nov 9, 2012Compromise, cooperation, conversation - these are the topics in Washington after the election. But we’ll see how long that lasts.
Can the world... read more
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Nov 8, 2012Hartford, CT - It may be one of the biggest elections this year in CT, but the senatorial race between Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy doesn’t appea... read more
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Nov 7, 2012Hartford, CT - Four candidates from Connecticut are fighting for a senatorial seat this fall, and continue to campaign for a chance to represent th... read more
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Nov 7, 2012Elections are the last remaining true mass market.
If you get 43 percent of toothpaste users to use a certain brand -- to love it above all ot... read more
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Nov 7, 2012Two polling places in Connecticut had to be moved for election day because of the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy. As WNPR’s Harriet Jones r... read more
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Nov 7, 2012Hartford, CT - The hotly contested Connecticut senatorial race is in full swing with only two candidates remaining and Election Day fast approachin... read more
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Nov 7, 2012Big turnout, long lines, and an enthusiasm for voting that had not been predicted were the stories of yesterday’s election day in Connecticut and a... read more
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Nov 7, 2012Once every four years, Americans take time out of their busy schedules to vote. This November, it isn’t American Idol or Dancing With The Stars tha... read more
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Nov 6, 2012The power’s on at the polling places. The coffee is flowing and the donuts are warm, which is good, because this morning at my polling place, it wa... read more
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Nov 5, 2012
Why do I feel like tomorrow's election is just the beginning of a second long messy national debate?
The candidates and the politic... read more
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Nov 5, 2012
Maybe no American has had as much impact on - or as much to say about - our Presidential elections in recent years as Ralph Nader. The longti... read more
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Nov 2, 2012As Election Day draws near, WNPR spoke with Connecticut residents for a week-long series, "Voices of Voters" to find out which Presidential candida... read more
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Nov 2, 2012Connecticut Light & Power is promising to have electricity at polling places one way or another. But there were still close to 100 polling places w... read more
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Nov 1, 2012Bridgeport. Why is it always Bridgeport?
The city is rapidly becoming famous for Election Day problems, and this year will be no exception. Pow... read more