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O'Brien says Archdiocese of Baltimore won't offer birth control coverage
Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Civil Rights, Health Care Reform (2009), Labor Legislation, Hospitals and Clinics
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Same-sex marriage supporters, opponents ready to face off
After nine months of plotting and organizing, the two sides of Maryland's same-sex marriage debate are ready to campaign with full force during the General Assembly session, which begins next week.
Opponents plan a day of prayer that a same-sex...Tags: Rentals, Republican Party, Civil Rights, Labor Legislation, John A. Olszewski, Sr.
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The year ahead in Maryland politics: Gay marriage, a referendum, taxes and congressional races
Maryland's governor won't be on the ballot, and the state is highly unlikely to play much of a role in the presidential election. But 2012 is nonetheless shaping up to be a riveting year in Maryland politics. Here are four major stories to watch in the...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Regional Authority, Republican Party, Anne Arundel County, Labor Legislation
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Md. fails to keep its promise to HBCUs
Maryland is attempting to renege on its obligation to provide sufficient funding to make its historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) comparable and competitive with other public universities in Maryland in terms of mission, academic program...Tags: Morgan State University, Students, Racism, Civil Rights, Teaching and Learning
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Rawlings-Blake readies for battle over proposal to raise bottle tax
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration is gearing up for a tough fight over her plan to raise Baltimore's bottle tax to pay for repairs to dilapidated city schools.
A bill to increase the 2-cent tax to 5 cents – and devote all bottle-tax...Tags: Property Tax, Edward L. Reisinger III, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Lobbying, Civil Rights
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The GOP's crack-up, long in coming, threatens America
With the Iowa caucuses just days away, the Republican crack-up threatens the future of the Grand Old Party more profoundly than at any time since the GOP's eclipse in 1932. That's bad for America.
The crack-up isn't just Romney-the-smooth versus...Tags: Republican Party, Civil Rights, Richard Nixon, Dick Armey, Tea Party Movement
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Marriottsville humanitarian hopes for change in North Korea
He was born into freedom in Pusan, South Korea, 60 years ago. Still, Jong C. Jang of Marriottsville spent much of his boyhood hearing his father, Ok Kyun Jang, rhapsodize about growing up in a place about 350 miles to the north.
Families were close-...Tags: Heart Attack, China, Civil Rights, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics
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Chessie M. Brailey, civil rights activist
Chessie M. Brailey, a civil rights activist who had been married to former state legislator F. Troy Brailey, died Dec.16 from complications of dementia at her daughter's Harbor Court condominium.
The former longtime Easterwood Park resident was 94....Tags: Civil Rights, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Labor Legislation, Willie Mays, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Helping businesses defend against cyber threats
Analysts with the National Security Agency see the threats coming at corporate America: viruses, worms and other malware targeting the computer networks that serve the nation's banks, utilities and businesses.
But the 64-year-old law that established the...Tags: China, Civil Rights, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Microsoft Corp., Viral Diseases and Infections
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John William Gryder, educator
John William Gryder, who taught chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University for 40 years and was a civil rights activist, died Jan. 26 of complications from dementia at Roland Park Place. He was 85. The son of a Pacific Electric streetcar motorman and a...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Columbia University, Civil Rights, Teaching and Learning, Severna Park
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Whose rights are being denied in birth control debate?
I just don't get it! I certainly understand the viewpoint of the Catholic Church regarding birth control and abortion, and it is their right to religious freedom to believe as they wish. However, just making birth control available to their employees does...Tags: Health Treatments, Civil Rights, Family Planning, Health Treatments, Birth Control
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O'Malley makes his case for 'investments' in Maryland
Gov. Martin O'Malley used his State of the State address Wednesday to make his case for his most ambitious legislative agenda since taking office.
Now comes the hard job of selling it.
In an upbeat, 33-minute speech to both chambers of the General...Tags: Civil Rights, Regional Authority, Republican Party, Nancy Jacobs, Plant Openings
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