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Armenians protest Turkish leader's visit
YEREVAN, Armenia Thousands of Armenians lined the streets of the capital yesterday to protest the first visit by a Turkish leader and to demand that Turkey acknowledge the World War I massacres of Armenian civilians as genocide. Turkish President Abdullah...Tags: Abdullah Gul, Massacres, National Government
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Congress demands probe into anthrax case
WASHINGTON A month after the FBI declared that an Army scientist was the anthrax killer, leading members of Congress are demanding more information about the seven-year investigation, saying they do not think the bureau has proved its case. In a letter...Tags: Parliament, Upper House, Suicide, National Government, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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John McCain's choice for a running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, may have been a cold shock to some pundits, but her state has long been a hot tourist destination. Alaska's rustic beauty, from Mount McKinley to the Inside Passage, attracts adventurers,...Tags: Prince William, Executive Branch, Bodies of Water, Landforms, Glaciers
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It's not business, Barack, just personal
There's Audacity of Hope," John Coale was saying, "and then there's just audacity." Coale - the big-time Democratic fundraiser and Clintonite who lent $500,000 to Martin O'Malley's campaign in the last days of the governor's race - made that crack...Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, John McCain, Academic Progress, Republican National Conventions
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Now the debate begins
Political conventions have become extended infomercials for presidential candidates and their running mates. The slick videos, the inspirational speeches, the compelling biographies, the feisty finger-pointing, the rousing music and the celebratory...Tags: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Elections, Executive Branch, Petroleum Industry
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Housing slump fails to spark soaring rents
Good news, apartment hunters: The slump in home sales and rise in foreclosures haven't meant skyrocketing rents. Many landlords are increasing monthly rental costs more slowly than usual. Average rents rose 2 percent in the Baltimore metro area from a...Tags: Economic Policy, Housing Industry, Apartments, Downtown (Baltimore, Maryland), Condos and Houses
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Md. partisans fire up for swing states
As Republicans celebrated their convention's choice of Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Howard County Democrats were mobilizing to help push their nominees - Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden - into the White House. At the Democrats' annual...Tags: Joe Lieberman, Elections, John McCain, Republican National Conventions, Ellicott City
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'Trumbo' examines a bleak, fearful time
In 1950, Dalton Trumbo, a top Hollywood screenwriter, was sent to federal prison for maintaining that his political beliefs were a personal matter and none of Congress' business. After serving his sentence he was punished again when the studios barred him...Tags: Armed Forces, Defense, Ginger Rogers, National Government, Prisons
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Personality emerges as tight race's pivot point
Barack Obama holds a slight advantage over John McCain going into the final phase of the 2008 campaign, which is shaping up more as a personality contest than a battle of ideas. Both candidates are framing the choice for voters around a theme of change,...Tags: Election Day, Langer, Elections, Same-Sex Marriage, Petroleum Industry
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Viewpoint: 'McCain the maverick' no longer exists
Sen. John McCain has an impressive personal story. Imprisoned by the North Vietnamese for 5 1/2 years, mostly in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," he showed great courage, resilience and reservoirs of strength. It is the central narrative of his life, a...Tags: Barack Obama, Private Health Care, Washington Post Company, Elections, Jimmy Stewart
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'Sarah who?' steals the spotlight in St. Paul
Sometimes, as we all know, it's better to be lucky than good. The most compelling, contemporary case in point: Sen. John McCain. He wanted his buddy, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, to be his running mate. Wasn't happening. The former Democrat from Connecticut...Tags: Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman, Corrupt Practices, Joe Biden, The White House
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Palin's strong speech not that of a 'victim'
The writer of the caption for the photo of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Thursday's front page couldn't resist the phrase "presented herself as a victim of attacks by a hostile media and Washington establishment" ("Palin fires back," Sept. 4). That's...Tags: Executive Branch, Sarah Palin
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