One Dead After Berlin Fire
A Berlin detective stands in front of a Deerfield Drive home destroyed by a fire Tuesday morning. (DAVID OWENS)

One Dead After Berlin Fire

A woman died in a fierce fire today at a home at 243 Deerfield Drive. When firefighters arrived at the home at about 2:30 a.m., the intense blaze was blowing out windows on the Cape Cod-style home. A neighbor said explosions could have been oxygen tanks that the victim had used.

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Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell was among the governors in Philadelphia on Tuesday asking President-elect Barack Obama to help their states through tough economic times.

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Reader Poll President-elect Barack Obama promised tax relief for most Americans during his campaign, a plan that included repealing tax cuts for the wealthy. Lately, however, Obama has been wavering on whether he will raise taxes on upper-income households [a controversial move in a recession], or allow President Bush's tax cuts for couples making over $250,000 a year to expire in 2011.
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