Ned Lamont to Challenge Joe Lieberman in Conn. Primary

What do you want to bet on, Nimh?

I did not say Lamont would win the general election, only that if Lamont wins the primary, the final tally will be much different from 51% Lieberman, 27% Lamont and 9% Schlessinger.

Phrase the bet, and if I like it, I'll bet.

Conn. Republican sued over gambling debts

The only Republican running for Joe Lieberman's Senate seat paid $28,000 in the early 1990s to settle lawsuits over his gambling debts, according to a published report.

Alan Schlesinger, who has described himself as a recreational blackjack player, acknowledged earlier this month that he had used a fake name years ago to gamble at a casino.

"I did absolutely nothing wrong," Schlesinger told The Hartford Courant, which reported the lawsuits in its Friday editions. "I'm not getting out of this race because of the fact I had a couple of civil lawsuits filed against me 15 years ago."

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