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Pfizer move a new blow to Conn. city in land fight
Quick ReadWith Pfizer leaving, residents of Conn. city say fight over waterfront land was unnecessary
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — After drug giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it was opening a new research center here, city officials aggressively moved to acquire surrounding land for an economic development project — triggering an epic fight over eminent domain that reached the U.S. Supreme Court and ended with residents being forced from their homes.
But the land where the homes once stood has...
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