1/8/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed For Thursday

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Stocks up on expected foreclosure deal but Dow off
ABS-CBN News
... something along these lines will help the market," said Tim Smalls, head of US stock trading at Execution LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut. Investors also snapped up some of Wednesday's worst losers, including Microsoft and Apple, driving the Nasdaq up ...

Emerging Markets-Prices drop ahead of US jobs report
Reuters
... today and says so but the impact on the markets is small," said Benito Berber, Latin American strategist at RBS in Greenwich, Connecticut. "In general, the overall market is down. In Mexico the peso is off, mainly following the U.S. equity markets ...

Mongo's Love Rewarded by USATF
Greenwich Citizen
Greenwich High girls track and boys and girls cross country coach Bill Mongovan.

Natural Gas Futures Fall After Government Report Shows Ample U.S. Supplies
Bloomberg
... awful lot of industrial production got shut in last week,a said Tom Orr , research director at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. a oeIt seems wea re stuck between $5.50 and $6.25 unless we get a weather event.a The prospect of colder weather ...

She can't keep from singing
The Wilton Bulletin
... old enough to walk and talk, Lisa Piccirillo has been lending her voice to song. And for the last few years, the Greenwich resident has had her heart set on writing, recording and releasing her own CD. That dream has now become a reality with the ...

Swimmers prepare for Danbury and Greenwich
Darien News-Review
The DHS boys swimming team will continue their season tomorrow and Wednesday with meets against Danbury and Greenwich.

For the Record
Darien News-Review
The Spring 2009 Darien Continuing Education program is up and running. A catalog featuring the artwork of Greenwich artist Kathie Milligan on its cover has been mailed to 6,000 Darien homes.

Himes sworn in to U.S. House
Darien News-Review
The rapid ascent of Jim Himes from former Greenwich finance board member to U.S. congressman reached new heights Tuesday, with the 42-year-old Democrat casting his symbolic first votes representing ...

Adieu Maurice Clos-Versailles
Orange County Review
To the editor, When we lived in Greenwich, CT we often frequented Versailles, a fabulous French restaurant and pastry shop in the heart of the shopping district.

John Lee, Editor and Mentor, Dies at 78

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
... Day section, during a tumultuous era in the financial world, died Tuesday in New Haven. He was 78 and lived in Greenwich, Conn. The cause was complications during heart valve replacement surgery, said his son Edward. A courtly Southerner who was not ...

Synchronous Aerospace Group Announces Acquisition Of Helicomb International, Inc.
Rotor.com
... Inc., a leading provider of aerospace composite structures. Synchronous is majority-owned by Littlejohn & Co., a Greenwich, CT based private equity firm. Founded in 1981 and based in Tulsa, OK, Helicomb produces commercial and military aircraft ...

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09/19/08 Greenwich Politics: Pelosi stumps for Himes, talks middle class struggles

Nancy Pelosi came out to support Jim Himes in his race against U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays. Susanne Gonzalez, right, and her husband Richard played host to the event. —

(Ken Borsuk / Greenwich Post photo)

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“I think people see a sense of urgency that they may not have been fully aware of two years ago,” Nancy Pelosi said. “The American people are always optimistic and hopeful that some good thing can happen, but it isn’t happening.”

THE STORY:

Cos Cob resident Jim Himes’ campaign to unseat longtime incumbent Rep. Christopher Shays (R-4th) got a boost this past weekend from one of the most powerful Democrats in the country, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Ms. Pelosi, who represents the 8th District in California and was elected speaker in 2007, said that Mr. Himes’ election is a “high priority” not only because the Democrats wanted another seat in the Congress, but also because of the quality of the leadership he would bring. Ms. Pelosi previously made an appearance in 2006 for Democratic candidate Diane Farrell, who lost in a close race to Mr. Shays....

...Ms. Pelosi said when Congress discussed the concerns of America’s families, they were talking about families like the Gonzalezes “sitting around a table asking how they’re going to make ends meet and pay for health care that Chloe so desperately needs and the family should have.”

Ms. Pelosi said Mr. Shays’ comments were “almost unbelievable” and repeated a claim she made four years ago when campaigning for Ms. Farrell by calling Mr. Shays’ “an enabler for President Bush” and his policies....

....“My opponent is pointing to growth rate when he says the economy is fundamentally strong and he forgets to mention that for years now American growth has not been shared,” Mr. Himes said on Saturday. “It has done well by the very top of our society, but it has not made it in to the vast bulk of living rooms and kitchens in the United States of America and in the 4th Congressional District.”

State Senator Andrew McDonald (D-27), a Himes supporter, is a longtime friend of the family’s and he helped arrange the appearance. Mr. Gonzalez joked that Ms. Pelosi’s visit was his “15 minutes of fame” and said the family was honored to meet her and have her hear their story.

“It’s not every day that you get to meet someone of her stature,” Mr. Gonzalez said.

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