Connecticut Attorney General Calls For Rebidding Of State Health Insurance Programs, Governor Says Move Is Unnecessary (Medical News Today) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:07:58 GMT
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) on Monday recommended that the state Department of Social Services rebid contracts with managed care organizations for HUSKY and the Charter Oak health plan, but Gov. Jodi Rell (R) said that rebidding is not necessary, the New Haven Register reports (O'Leary, New Haven Register, 11/18).

AP names Eastern regional editors for news, sports (The State) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:27:02 GMT
The Associated Press has named two veteran editors to leadership positions in a new regional editing operation for the Eastern United States. Larry Rosenthal, news editor for the AP in Philadelphia, has been promoted to the new position of East editor. David Meeks, former city editor of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, started Nov. 3 in the new position of assistant sports editor for the East ...

AP names Eastern regional editors for news, sports (The Charlotte Observer) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:16:24 GMT
(The Associated Press) The Associated Press has named two veteran editors to leadership positions in a new regional editing operation for the Eastern United States. Larry Rosenthal, news editor for the AP in Philadelphia, has been promoted to the new position of East editor. David Meeks, former city editor of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, started Nov. 3 in the new position of assistant ...

Dodd to meet with Connecticut dealers as chance for quick auto bailout fades (New London Day) - Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:54:51 GMT
 U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd will return to Connecticut from Washington, D.C., Friday to meet with Connecticut auto dealers on how a stalled $25 billion bailout

Oh, Baby! Big News for Rep. Sanchez (Washington Post) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:59:27 GMT
Rep. Linda Sanchez and her unofficial fiance Jim Sullivan (Photo courtesy of Rep. Linda Sanchez.) Linda Sanchez has always stood out a bit in Congress. The SoCal Democrat is by far the House's finest comedian -- sharing wacky tales of dating life on the charity stand-up circuit -- and, along with...

AP names Eastern regional editors for news, sports (AP via Yahoo! News) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:06:55 GMT
The Associated Press has named two veteran editors to leadership positions in a new regional editing operation for the Eastern United States.

Finance gets good, bad news (Bethel Beacon) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:15:26 GMT
The town got both good news and bad when an overview of its financial picture was presented earlier this week.

Geithner rallies stocks but Citi still ailing (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:06:53 GMT
President-elect Barack Obama wants New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as his Treasury secretary, news that sparked a stock market surge on Friday and fostered confidence that Obama may be taking up the U.S. economic reins before his inauguration in January.

AP names Eastern regional editors for news, sports (Las Vegas Sun) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:46:38 GMT
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 (11:42 a.m.) The Associated Press has named two veteran editors to leadership positions in a new regional editing operation for the Eastern United States.