Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthalis the senior United States Senator from Connecticut, in office since 2011. Previously, he served as Attorney General of Connecticut from 1991 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth13 February 1946
CountryUnited States of America
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Taken as a package, this would be the functional equivalent of blanket immunity,
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They wanted a global settlement. The damages are very difficult to quantify. The public interest is vindicated not only by the money received but also the by the result of the criminal case.
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evidence that undermines any claims that the markets are driving these prices.
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The issues have been about full and fair disclosure, transparency, and basic fair dealing, which are all required by our laws.
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The claims are legal blanks -- no more than a lot of noise and smoke.
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These are major failings over decades on the key criteria that matter over recognition,
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The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is a blank check to the federal government?s energy industry friends ? and Islander East is trying to cash it,
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The district court unfortunately took an erroneously narrow view of its authority, and our hope is that the federal courts will hold these polluting plants accountable for the harm they do to our health and environment,
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The goals of the No Child Left Behind Act are laudable. Indeed, Connecticut has pursued these goals for decades, but the federal government has failed in implementing them.
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I did not want to avoid service. I did realize reservists could be called up, and that it was something that I wanted to do.
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Generally, social networking sites can be hugely promising and beneficial in opening new friendships and vistas and knowledge of the world, but they are also fraught with peril, when young people are reckless or headless.
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We can speculate on what's likely, but what's needed is an investigation. And speculation is no substitute for facts. As a former prosecutor, I prosecuted antitrust cases civilly. And I can say that antitrust investigations merit searching, penetrating scrutiny and investigation. That's what we need here.
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We give this practice two thumbs down!
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This junkyard is an environmental nightmare, strewn with tree stumps, old tires, derelict vehicles, scrap metal and other waste. This owner may be failing to properly dispose of vehicle fluids and other contaminating chemical-laden trash, possibly imperiling groundwater and wells. He is junking the law as well as the environment.