Katarina Bridova, a 34-year-old native of Slovakia now living in Connecticut, became a U.S. citizen in February because of her desire to actively participate in this year's presidential election.

CNN: When one passport isn't enough

The U.S. Department of Education granted Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island the waivers.

WSJ: Eight More States Get No Child Left Behind Waiver

"This study goes against everything that's been published for several years now from very reliable clinicians and researchers about the potential hazards of supplementing exclusively breast-feeding babies with formula, " says Dr. Kathleen Marinelli, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the chair-elect of the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee.

CNN: How formula could increase breast-feeding rates

The U.S. was led by a trio of former University of Connecticut stars.

WSJ: Menu

Qatar, a country about the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined, is where the U.S. Central Command has been based since the buildup for the U.S.-led war began.

CNN: Bush to troops in Qatar: 'Mission accomplished'

The president praised Lieberman, Gore's running mate, despite the Connecticut U.S. senator's early and sharp criticisms of the president over the Monica Lewinsky affair.

CNN: Clinton plugs Gore-Lieberman in convention preview

The Georgia ruling comes atop a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case involving a Connecticut case called Kelo versus the City of New London.

FORBES: Energy Companies and Landowners are Clashing over Property Rights

Connecticut passed some of the strongest new gun-control restrictions in the U.S. earlier this month, but firearms owners in the state say the debate is far from over.

WSJ: Conn. Gun Fight Continues

Then, on a flight from New York to Milan in 1997, Leonardo mentioned to Claudio that he was at his wit's end with Casual Corner, the ailing women's-apparel chain based in Enfield, Connecticut, that had come with his acquisition of LensCrafters' parent, U.S. Shoe.

FORBES: The son also rises

Chris Ahrens, head of U.S. interest-rate strategy at UBS Securities LLC. in Stamford, Connecticut, said the 10-year yield could trade in a range between 1.5% and 1.75% over the next three to six weeks.

WSJ: U.S. Stocks Tumble, Treasury Yields Sink to Record Lows

Prior to his appointment to looking into the interrogation tape destruction, Durham was an assistant U.S. attorney in Connecticut, where among other cases he oversaw the investigations and convictions of a pair of Connecticut mayors.

CNN: Top prosecutor orders probe into interrogations; Obama shifts onus

U.S. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-District of Columbia, asked residents of Newtown, Connecticut, to make themselves known in the crowd.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS