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Julius Henson ordered to pay $1 million for 2010 election robocall
Political consultant Julius Henson must pay the state $1 million for putting out 112,000 robocalls intended to discourage black voters from going to the polls on Election Day 2010, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. "Voter suppression in Maryland will not be...
Tags: Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Judges, Democratic Party, Criminals
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A trap for small businesses
Laws are like fine nets, catching the common fish even as the biggest push their way through. Or so you might think on learning of how federal prosecutors keep nabbing small and medium-size businesspeople who violate an obscure law relating to bank...
Tags: Judges, Livestock Farming, Prosecution, Middletown, Manhattan (Will, Illinois)
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Markets are less competitive than you think
In my previous column, I argued that American citizen-consumers seem far more likely to complain about government failures than about similar problems arising in the free market. Waste, fraud, inefficiency and other frustrations resulting from...
Tags: Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Satellite and Cable Service, Time (magazine), Mitt Romney
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Seniors grow old under debt
Norman Harvel is growing old under a mountain of debt.
At 60, Harvel faces medical and credit card bills topping $80,000. Yet Harvel is unable to work, having been injured at a job site more a decade ago. The former building maintenance worker now...Tags: Dundalk, Retirement, Teaching and Learning, Loans, Diabetes
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'We still have to fight. So for God's sake, fight.'
The greatest commencement address ever is now more than three decades old. And it's safe to say it will never be surpassed or even equaled. It belongs to the ages. In 1979, its author summed up the condition of modern man by noting that, quote, more than...
Tags: Curtis Mayfield, Georgetown, Berlin Wall's Fall (1989), Colleges and Universities, Racism
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CFPB takes first step toward regulating prepaid cards
Prepaid debit cards have been called the Wild West because of their rapid growth, uncontrollable fees and little regulation. That soon may change — or at least the regulation part. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking its first ...Tags: Richard Cordray, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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The battle for the 'smart home' heats up
What if the cable guy was also your home security guy?
Maryland consumers are about to find out. Comcast Corp. has launched a marketing blitz this month to sign up customers for its new "Xfinity Home" package, which features a residential alarm system,...Tags: Television Industry, Homes, Networking, Marketing, Satellite and Cable Service
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Some consumers oppose smart meters in Md.
Jonathan Libber likes his analog utility meter just fine.
And no amount of debate will convince him that new wireless, digital "smart meters" being installed by Baltimore Gas & Electric and other utilities around the country would help conserve energy,...Tags: Headaches, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Hank Greenberg, Credit and Debt, Radio
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TLC's 'On the Fly' has plenty of Baltimore's BWI
The Baltimore SunThe description at the TLC website for "On the Fly" gives a pretty good sense of the up-with-Southwest-Airlines tone that permeates this reality TV series premiering at 9 p.m. Thursday. "On the Fly gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the large-...Tags: Employees, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Amusement and Theme Parks, Southwest Airlines Co.
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Consumers to receive up to $40 million in refunds from Skechers USA
Skechers USA, which claimed its shoes could make you thinner and tone your muscles, agreed to pay $40 million to consumers in more than 40 states, including Maryland.
Regulators in those states and the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with...Tags: Skechers USA Incorporated
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City official: Lazy workers faked water meter readings
Two city water meter readers turned in phony numbers in at least two neighborhoods in recent months, the Department of Public Works acknowledged Tuesday, leading to more inaccurate billing by an agency that has been troubled by aging infrastructure and...Tags: Employees, Accounting and Auditing, Public Officials, Human Mishaps, Government
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Dawn Stauffer Hyde, consultant
Dawn Stauffer Hyde, who founded an affirmative action and human resources consulting firm, died of early-onset dementia, or posterior cortical atrophy, May 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. She was 57 and had homes in Ellicott City and on Gibson...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Johns Hopkins University, Conservation, Labor Legislation, Alzheimer's Disease
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