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Connecticut Governor Calls Jim Calhoun Salary Tirade 'Embarrassing'

By Michael David SmithFeb 25th 2009 – 8:45AM

Connecticut governor Jodi Rell is the latest person to weigh in on the Jim Calhoun salary controversy, and the governor said Tuesday that she found Calhoun's response to a question about his status as the state's highest-paid employee "embarrassing." Said Rell of Calhoun's answer to a question about his salary, "I think...

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  • 02/04/11 Rell, Her Family, Loyalists Got Exclusive License... Source: The Hartford Courant - Hartford CT In the final months of Gov. M. Jodi Rell 's administration, the state Department of Motor Vehicles issued dozens of special, low-number license plates to Rell, her friends and relatives, political loyalists and other insiders.
  • 12/08/10 Rell Holds Open House At Capitol Source: CBS - WFSB Eyewitness News 3 - Hartford CT Gov. Jodi Rell held an open house at the state Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday afternoon.
  • 11/16/10 Rell gets long-delayed ride on the railroad Source: Stateline.org NEW HAVEN--It was a long time coming, but Gov. M. Jodi Rell took her first ride Monday on one of more than 300 new rail cars being added to the Metro North New Haven line.

Background on Jodi Rell

Mary Jodi Rell (born June 16, 1946) is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the 85th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, serving under Governor John G.

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