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A step back for rights
I really wanted to love the Supreme Court's decision Monday in United States v. Jones. As one deeply committed to personal liberty and restrained government, what's not to love when the nation's highest court finds the police must obtain a warrant... -
Big Brother on your bumper
In George Orwell's novel "1984," the unblinking eye of government surveillance is omnipresent and inescapable. Orwell could not have known what technology would one day make his nightmare scenario possible, but he could foresee that whatever it was, the...Tags: Punishment, Punishment, Sonia Sotomayor, Political Corruption, Justice System
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Who will win Iowa, the most conservative or the most electable?
Now that the seven Republican presidential hopefuls have had their last televised debate before the Jan. 3 Iowa precinct caucuses, they have barely two weeks of on-the-ground campaigning to answer the two key questions facing the voters.
The big one...Tags: Freddie Mac, Rick Perry, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Parties and Movements
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The regressive right reawakens a progressive America
A fundamental war has been waged in this nation since its founding, between progressive forces pushing us forward and regressive forces pulling us backward.
We are going to battle once again.
Progressives believe in openness, equal opportunity and...Tags: Government Health Care, Rick Perry, Federal Reserve, Samuel A. Alito, Wages and Pensions
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Maryland must allow guns in public places
Maryland has long held claim to the notion that the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, or the right to "keep and bear arms," did not apply to the states. In doing so, they have and continue to deny it's citizenry that right to be fully...Tags: Civil Rights, Freedom of the Press, American Civil Liberties Union, Interior Policy, Censorship
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Vaccine safety: Misinformation about vaccine risks is making us less safe
Last month, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported the first case of measles in the state since 2009.
This development demonstrates that even Maryland, which has one of the highest vaccination rates in the U.S., is not immune to...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Diseases and Illnesses, Behavioral Conditions, United Kingdom, Medical Research
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Violent video games: Not your grandfather's fairy tales
The Supreme Court was right in ruling this week that video games, even ones that depict scenes of graphic violence, are protected speech under the First Amendment and that states can't pass laws restricting their sale to minors. The better approach is a...Tags: Gaming, Television Industry, Snow White (fictional character), Juvenile Delinquency, Assault
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Md. game makers bolstered by Supreme Court decision
Working out of a Highlandtown studio, Ben Walsh and his small team of video game developers recently created My Pet Rock, a family-friendly Facebook game. But, Walsh said, some day he might decide to design a video game for a more, er, mature audience &#...Tags: Gaming, Consumer Goods Industries, Samuel A. Alito, Gaming Industry, Highlandtown
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Violent video games: Court is right on the law, wrong on the issue
The Supreme Court was right in ruling this week that video games, even ones that depict realistic scenes of violence, are protected speech under the First Amendment and that states can’t pass laws restricting their sale to minors. The voluntary...Tags: Gaming, Maryland, Video Games, Justice System, Lawyers
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At academy, O'Malley addresses leadership challenges, 'Wire' series
The Associated PressGov. Martin O'Malley gave a speech on leadership to the U.S. Naval Academy tonight, answering some tough questions from midshipmen about what he considered his biggest mistake as a leader and what he did to change. It was one of several questions O'...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Drugs and Medicines, Death, Henry Kissinger, Regional Authority
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Court reverses conviction of Enron auditor
Sun National StaffThe Supreme Court threw out the government's high-profile conviction against Arthur Andersen yesterday, saying in a unanimous and swift decision that jurors relied on flawed instructions in 2002 when they found that the accounting giant had obstructed...Tags: Securities, U.S. Army, Local Government, Lawyers, Judges
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Abortion stance becomes subject of speculation
Sun StaffThe abortion argument certainly charges the atmosphere surrounding the Supreme Court nomination of John G. Roberts Jr., but his stance on the question is hardly clear. Papers he signed as a member of a government legal team say one thing; his words more...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Constitutional Issues, Heads of State, Christianity, Local Government
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