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<![CDATA[Brookfield community can share its bounty]]>
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<![CDATA[Tuesday's election in Brookfield was not about politics, it was about our community. I greatly appreciate your vote and look forward to serving you as first selectman. I will do my best to lead Brookfield to a brighter and better tomorrow.Thanksgiving Day is three weeks away.]]>
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<![CDATA[rmorgan@newstimes.com (<i></i>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:39:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Trying to rule world too costly for U.S.A.]]>
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<![CDATA[The five previous super powers before America collapsed, mostly because they all bit off more than they could chew, and we are rapidly following suit. Somewhere, American got the idea that it was destined to rule, but it takes a huge amount of money and great skill to impose your will on the entire world.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:39:02 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Government expects people to blindly accept]]>
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<![CDATA[My thanks to Randi Kiely for cleaning up the definition of "fact."I will take this opportunity to ask anyone who might know: What is the definition of "inflation?"Every retail product on the market today is priced three to four times higher than it would be under normal circumstances.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:38:59 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[No reason to trust Republican solutions]]>
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<![CDATA[Sunday's News Times showed the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the representative from the state of Ohio, standing behind a sign that read "Republican solutions."The party and the people that just gave you: eight years of borrowing trillions from our children; a persistently unbalanced federal budget with not even an attempt to do anything about it; a mantra of "lower taxes" with no attempt to rein in spending; two unnecessary wars draining the blood of young Americans, an]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:38:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Real story was lack of proper encryption]]>
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<![CDATA[Regarding an Oct. 31 News-Times about a laptop with un-encrypted data stolen from an Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield employee: I think we're barking up the wrong tree!The database was secured or encrypted, and then it was downloaded to an un-encrypted PC!]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:37:50 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Thanks to Bethel voters for support of Craybas]]>
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<![CDATA[I sincerely thank you for considering me as a candidate for first selectman. You welcomed me at your doorstep as I campaigned across Bethel. You allowed my campaign literature into your homes and considered its messages before casting your vote. My entire Republican team appreciated your attention and the questions you asked as you gathered the information needed to make your decisions.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:37:46 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[To really win a war, bring back the draft]]>
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<![CDATA[Mr. Pellegrini's assessment (letter dated Oct. 18) that if the U.S. is at war, we should use World War II as a template is correct. The problem with that are the numbers. The average U.S. population between 1941 and 1945 was 136,665,543 and 11,680,000 (of 16.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:37:41 -0700]]>
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