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Experts say Connecticut residents and other New Englanders struggling to pay summer gas prices will face even more bad news this winter. Home heating oil, which is widely used in homes and businesses throughout the region, is expected to hit record high prices. The National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association says the national average cost to heat a home with oil this winter will be just under $2,600, that’s more than $600 above last year’s price. More

FBI agents investigating government watchdog Scott Bloch have subpoenaed any records that would reveal whether concerns about the 2004 elections prompted him to clear Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of ethics violations. Bloch, the U.S. special counsel who investigates federal employee whistleblower complaints, found no merit to allegations that Rice, then President Bush’s national security adviser, timed some of her trips to boost Bush’s 2004 reelection campaign. Read more