By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s hotly contested rematch for governor got personal Thursday night, with Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy bringing up Republican businessman Tom Foley’s decades-old arrests and Foley resurrecting a 2004-05 corruption investigation into Malloy. The hour-long debate, aired live on FoxCT, started off with the typical fight between Malloy and Foley over taxes and the economy. But by the end, each was criticizing the other’s integrity. Afterward, Malloy blamed Foley for making it personal, telling reporters he “took it time, after time, after time” from Foley during the debate, their second in a week, before bringing up the old arrests. “You heard what he said about me, questioning my integrity time and time again,” Malloy told reporters. “If we’re going to talk about integrity and we’re going to talk about temperament, then somebody who has been through the challenges that he has been through, not just once but twice, I thought was a reasonable subject to bring up in light of what he was saying.” Foley made reference to an investigation by the chief state’s attorney’s office into Malloy, the former mayor of Stamford, and whether city contractors received preferential treatment in […]
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