
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Ned Lamont, the Greenwich businessman who defeated Joseph Lieberman in a Democratic primary in the 2006 U.S. Senate race, has formed an exploratory committee to consider running for Connecticut governor. Lamont announced his intentions in an e-mail to supporters of his Senate campaign. He says the state is heading in the wrong direction with a weakened economy, fewer jobs and young people leaving the state. Without naming Republican M. Jodi Rell, he says Connecticut's current chief executive "is not getting the job done." read more
