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-|name=Connecticut
-|flag=Connecticut_State_Flag.gif
-|motto="Qui Transtulit Sustinet" (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
-|nick=The Constitution State
-|capital=Hartford
-|language=English
-|governor=M. Jodi Rell
-|gparty=Republican
-|senator1=Joe Lieberman
-|s1party=Independent
-|senator2=Christopher Dodd
-|s2party=Democrat
-|population=
-|date=January 9, 1788 (5th)
-}}
-Located in the northeastern region of the [[United States]], '''Connecticut''' borders [[New York]], [[Massachusetts]], and [[Rhode Island]]. It was the fifth state to enter into the union. Its capital is [[Hartford]].
-==Notable People from Connecticut==
-*Traitor [[Benedict Arnold]] was born in Norwich.
-*Showman [[P.T. Barnum]] was born in Bethel.
-*President [[George W. Bush]] was born in New Haven.
-*Inventor [[Charles Goodyear]] was born in New Haven.
-*Liberal activist [[Ralph Nader]] was born in Newsted.
-*Lexicographer [[Noah Webster]] was born in Hartford.
-==Elected officials==
-===Statewide officials===
-*Governor [[Jodi Rell|M. Jodi Rell]] (R)
-*Lt. Governor [[Michael Fedele]] (R)
-===Congressional officials===
-*Senator [[Chris Dodd]] (D)
-*Senator [[Joe Lieberman]] (I/D)
-*Representative [[John Larson]] (D)
-*Representative [[Joseph Courtney]] (D)
-*Representative [[Rosa DeLauro]] (D)
-*Representative [[Christopher Shays]] (R)
-*Representative [[Chris Murphy]] (D)
-==Legal Issues==
-Since 2005, Connecticut offered [[civil union]]s, similar to [[same sex marriage]]<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnership-in-the-united-states Answers.com]</ref>
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-{{USstates}}

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