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About 49% said seeing friends in person was their favorite way to communicate with them, mostly because "it's more fun"
Marc Leishman of Australia holds the trophy
Fredrick Jacobson of Sweden makes his shot toward the 1st green
Fredrick Jacobson of Sweden makes his shot toward the 1st green
Webb Simpson
David Mathis on Thursday fired his first hole-in-one at a US PGA event
New US Open champion Webb Simpson (L) and US compatriot Bubba Watson, the 2012 Masters winner
A home being built in Connecticut in 2011
The bill would replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole
Connecticut lawmakers debated a measure Wednesday to ban the death penalty in the northeastern state
A worker is viewed on the roof of a newly constructed home
A worker is viewed on the roof of a newly constructed home
State of gay marriage
Map showing the legal status for gay marriage across the United States
High blood pressure can add to the risk of stroke or heart disease
Joshua Komisarjevsky was sentenced to death Friday
The offices of Diamondback Capital Management LLC is seen in Stamford, Connecticut
University of Connecticut researcher Das poses with grapes and wine glasses at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut
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John Lennon Auction
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Colorado gets new gun laws, as jail chief killed

by Michael Thurston  AFP American Edition
Mar 20, 2013 16:52 EDT
Colorado's governor signed landmark gun laws Wednesday following the Aurora theater massacre, hours after the US state's prison chief was shot and killed on his own doorstep.
 

Colorado jails chief killed as new gun laws signed

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 20, 2013 14:33 EDT
Police in Colorado were hunting a gunman Wednesday who shot dead the US state's prisons chief, even as its governor signed new gun laws into force following the Aurora theater massacre.
 

'Rockefeller' killer explained grave as 'plumbing'

by Michael Thurston  AFP Global Edition
Mar 19, 2013 22:44 EDT
The German who posed as a Rockefeller family member after allegedly killing a man in California explained the freshly-dug soil in his back yard as plumbing work, a witness said.
 

CPAC unleashed: Orange rifles, 'abortion hurts' stickers

by Michael Mathes  AFP Global Edition
Mar 16, 2013 16:05 EDT
Two floors below CPAC's political headliners lies the more colorful corner of the conservative conference, a bustling retreat where bumper-sticker philosophy and youthful grassroots activism rule.
 

Maryland votes to end death penalty

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 15, 2013 23:24 EDT
Maryland is poised to become the 18th US state to abolish executions after lawmakers voted Friday to end use of the death penalty.
 

A cup o' Joe: 'Being Biden' podcast launches

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 14, 2013 17:31 EDT
US Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday launched his new podcast, "Being Biden," to share his behind-the-scenes view of life as number two in the world's biggest superpower.
 

Colorado latest US state to approve gay unions

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 12, 2013 16:31 EDT
Lawmakers in Colorado on Tuesday approved a bill to allow same-sex civil unions, the latest US state to back legalized gay marriages or partnerships.
 

Baby shot while father changed diaper on Chicago street

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 12, 2013 13:17 EDT
A six month old baby who was shot in Chicago while her father was changing her diaper on the seat of a parked minivan has died, police said Tuesday.
 

US pensioner in French crane protest to see granddaughter

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Mar 09, 2013 14:11 EST
A US grandmother climbed to the top of a crane in France on Saturday to protest against being prevented from seeing her granddaughter, whose father is accused of sexually assaulting the girl.
 

Growing calls for US high court to back gay unions

by Chantal Valery  AFP American Edition
Mar 01, 2013 15:08 EST
An unlikely coalition grouping the Obama administration, major corporations, Republican lawmakers and Clint Eastwood has found common cause in urging the US Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage.
 

White House backs gay marriage in Supreme Court brief

by Chantal Valery  AFP Global Edition
Mar 01, 2013 00:34 EST
US President Barack Obama's administration threw its weight behind gay marriage on Thursday, urging the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on same-sex unions.
 

White House backs gay marriage in Supreme Court brief

by Chantal Valery  AFP Global Edition
Feb 28, 2013 20:46 EST
US President Barack Obama's administration threw its weight behind gay marriage, urging the Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on same-sex unions.
 

Young US blacks see lives shattered by gun violence

by Fabienne Faur  AFP Global Edition
Feb 27, 2013 00:53 EST
In 1998, Ismael Watkins was walking down a street when a bullet hit him in the neck. He never took another step.
 

Biden warns anti-gun control lawmakers US is 'with us'

By Staff Reporter  AFP American Edition
Feb 21, 2013 16:24 EST
Just miles from the site of the Newtown school massacre, Vice President Joe Biden warned Thursday that US politicians would pay a price if they refuse to back measures to stem gun violence.
 

Obama stakes second term on progressive goals

by Stephen Collinson  AFP Global Edition
Feb 13, 2013 02:00 EST
President Barack Obama staked his second term on an ambitious bid to mend America, pledging to narrow inequality, reignite the economy, fight gun crime and fix immigration.
 

Obama stakes second term on ambitious reform

by Stephen Collinson  AFP Global Edition
Feb 12, 2013 23:31 EST
President Barack Obama wagered his second term on an ambitious bid to strengthen America at home by reigniting its economic engine, cutting gun murders and fixing immigration.
 

Obama stakes second term on ambitious reform

by Stephen Collinson  AFP Global Edition
Feb 12, 2013 22:31 EST
President Barack Obama staked his second term political capital on an ambitious bid to strengthen America at home by reigniting its economic engine, cutting gun murders and fixing immigration.
 

Obama wagers second term capital on reform

by Stephen Collinson  AFP Global Edition
Feb 12, 2013 21:58 EST
US President Barack Obama staked his second term political capital on a full-bore drive to cut gun crime, reform the immigration system and to ignite economic growth and job creation.
 

US Northeast digs out from deadly blizzard

By Staff Reporter  AFP Global Edition
Feb 10, 2013 18:06 EST
The northeast of the United States crawled out Sunday from under a monster blizzard that caused at least nine deaths and paralyzed the region with high winds and vast drifts of snow.
 

US northeast digs out from deadly blizzard

by Sebastian Smith  AFP American Edition
Feb 10, 2013 05:26 EST
The US northeast slowly dug out early Sunday from a mammoth blizzard that choked air, road and rail travel, left some 650,000 homes and businesses without power and caused at least seven deaths.
 
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:

State of Connecticut
Flag of ConnecticutState seal of Connecticut
FlagSeal
Nickname(s): The Constitution State; The Nutmeg State;
The Provisions State[1]
Motto(s): Qui transtulit sustinet.[1] (Latin)
before statehood, known as
the Connecticut Colony
Map of the United States with Connecticut highlighted
Official language(s)De jure: None
De facto: English
DemonymConnecticuter,[2] Nutmegger[3]
CapitalHartford
Largest cityBridgeport[4]
Largest metro areaGreater Hartford[5]
Area Ranked 48th in the US
 - Total5,543 sq mi
(14,356 km2)
 - Width70 miles (113 km)
 - Length110 miles (177 km)
 - % water12.6
 - Latitude40°58′ N to 42°03′ N
 - Longitude71°47′ W to 73°44′ W
Population Ranked 29th in the US
 - Total3,518,288 (2009 est.)[6]
3,405,565 (2000)
 - Density702.9/sq mi  (271.40/km2)
Ranked 4th in the US
 - Median income $55,970 (4th)
Elevation 
 - Highest pointSouth slope of Mount Frissell[7]
Note: The summit of Mount Frissell
is in Massachusetts
2,380 ft  (726 m)
 - Mean500 ft  (152 m)
 - Lowest pointLong Island Sound[7]
0 ft  (0 m)
Admission to Union January 9, 1788 (5th)
GovernorM. Jodi Rell (R)
Lieutenant GovernorMichael Fedele (R)
U.S. SenatorsChristopher Dodd (D)
Joe Lieberman (ID)
U.S. House delegation5 Democrats (list)
Time zoneEastern: UTC-5/-4
AbbreviationsCT Conn. US-CT
Websitehttp://www.ct.gov