Christopher Shays News

How old were you when we entered a new millennium on Jan. 1, 2000? Were you for or against the U.S. invasion of Iraq on March 20, 2003? Do you feel the same way now? Were you stuck in traffic when a massive power outage hit the Eastern seaboard, the Midwest and Canada in the largest blackout in U.S. history on Aug.

Former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R Bridgeport, left, makes his way up to the ballroom at The Plaza in New York with his former campaign manager Michael Sohn to attend a Republican Jewish Committee Salute to the Republican Congress event on the first day of the Republican National Convention, August 30th, 2004.

The former campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays has been indicted on 12 criminal counts by a federal grand jury.

A sports reporter accused of running a prostitution business in Massachusetts is facing seven new charges, including a witness-intimidation count.

Not exactly a hotbed for tourism. But for members of Congress such as Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., it's high season in the country that has reclaimed the mantle as the prime theater in the war on terrorism.

When Jim Himes arrived in Washington as a freshman congressman from the 4th District nearly one year ago, the country was faced with the worst recession in generations, an increasingly unpopular war with Iraq and a high-decibel health care debate.

The Iraq war opened a multibillion-dollar gold mine from its very beginning for politically favored civilian firms that provide U.S. armed forces and agencies with security and logistical support.

A Congress increasingly skeptical about President Bush's strategy in Iraq is set to scrutinize his request for $87 billion in emergency money to fund the U.S. effort there and in Afghanistan, but it is expected to approve the funds overwhelmingly.

Before "tea partyers" unified to bemoan the tax-and-spend ways of Democrat-dominated Washington, the Republican mayor of Manchester, N.H., drove a tax cut through the Democrat-controlled board of aldermen.

Even the most devout observer of state government probably doesn't recognize the name of Priscilla Dickman, but her case raises serious questions about ethics in government and how best to pursue purity.

Former U.S. Rep Christopher Shays sold his Beacon Street home Friday for $1.55 million and is moving out of state.

KBR President and Chief Executive Officer William Utt answers questions during an interview.

The U.S. government does not know exactly how many contractors it employs in Afghanistan, a U.S. commission said on Monday, raising basic questions about oversight of wartime operations.

Few people have done more to advance the cause of Hispanics in the region than Rosa Correa, the former chairwoman of the Bridgeport Housing Authority.

Four years after her brother went missing on his honeymoon cruise, Bree Smith can take solace knowing her family's push for tighter cruise-line safety regulations is starting to gain traction.

Neil Vigdor, a veteran reporter at The Greenwich Time, filed the pool report for the big-money fundraiser that featured Vice President Joseph Biden stumping for freshman U.S. Rep.

Comparing Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes to a "liberal rubber stamp," Republican Rob Russo on Tuesday joined the growing field of Republicans hoping to take away his 4th Congressional District seat next year.

The Yankee Republican became an endangered species in Washington, D.C., last fall with the defeat of U.S. Rep.

Vice President Joe Biden is coming to Greenwich for a high-profile fundraiser for freshman Democrat Jim Himes on October 5. Himes stepped onto the national stage by defeating longtime Republican incumbent U.S. Rep.

And the VEEPstakes winner is -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-4. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Himes' hometown of Greenwich for an Oct.