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Obama made U.S. weaker, more vulnerable
I must live in a different country than Sen. Jim Rosapepe ("U.S. stronger, safer under President Obama," Oct. 27). Unfortunately, my country has a terrible economy with 23 million people out of work. In four years, the price of gasoline has doubled, the...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Ellicott City, Barack Obama
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Stores entice Black Friday shoppers with earlier openings, more sales
Consumers have come to expect the deep discounts that define Black Friday, but retailers hope to entice shoppers this year with more choices in how and when they buy. Responding to what they say is consumer demand, retailers have pushed store openings...
Tags: Binney and Smith, Photography and Video, LEGO Group, Georgetown University, Consumers
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After Obama's re-election, I've never been prouder of my country
Letter writer Ilene O'Connell says the re-election of Barack Obama as president has made her "ashamed of my country" ("Ashamed of the country that re-elected Obama," Nov. 8). She is entitled to her opinion but not to create her own facts to support it....Tags: Mitt Romney, Elections, Catonsville, Iraq, Health Insurance
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Ashamed of the country that elected Barack Obama president
In 2008, I was surprised when the country elected Barack Obama as president. He had no qualifying experience, and the public didn't really know him. But Tuesday night was worse. How can people ignore the doubling of the price of gasoline, the 23...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Elections, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama
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Paul Ryan's billionaire populism
Last Friday, Paul Ryan, the presumptive Republican vice presidential nominee, made the most populist speech of this campaign season. "It's the people who are politically connected, it's the people who have access to Washington that get the breaks," he...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Standards, China, Mitt Romney, This Week (tv program)
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From Annapolis to Afghanistan
They were walking to class on that bright blue September morning when the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon were hit and when a plane destined for Washington crashed into a Pennsylvania field. The midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy had come...
Tags: Tom Hanks, Annapolis, U.S. Marine Corps, Book, United States Naval Academy
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Hess Corp. settles with Loch Raven homeowners
Hess Corp. has agreed to buy eight duplexes in Loch Raven and demolish them to settle homeowners' claims of contamination from a nearby gas station, the company said Friday. Residents of Yakona Road had filed more than a dozen lawsuits against the...
Tags: Annapolis, Baltimore County, David Marks, Perry Hall, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Obama has failed the nation
I grew up in a Democratic home. My Dad was always very aware of what was happening in government. We have copies of letters Dad wrote to the politicians of his day and the responses he received. Dad kept a chart on the fridge of all the local, state and...Tags: Mitt Romney, Elections, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Christopher Stevens, Abortion Issue
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President Obama has steered the nation wisely through troubled times
I was flabbergasted by Stanley Glinka's recent letter criticizing President Obama's performance in office ("Obama made U.S. weaker, more vulnerable," Oct. 31). He obviously lives in a different country than the rest of us. Let me point out that over...Tags: Mitt Romney, Health Insurance Cost, Healthcare Policies, Democratic Party, Ben Bernanke
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Prices, China, Credit and Debt, Renovation, Unemployment Benefits
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After Hurricane Sandy, can we finally talk about climate change?
Every four years, presidential candidates tell the American people that this election is a turning point for the country. This year they might actually be right. To be sure, there are always differences between candidates. On a range of issues, from...
Tags: Elections, Hurricanes, Global Change, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Yes on Questions 1 and 2
The general public has never been especially fond of lawyers or judges. When Gallup polls Americans asking what professions they view favorably and which they view negatively, the lawyers get a thumbs down every time — although, on the bright side,...Tags: Elections, Justice System, Judges, Lawyers, Charles Dickens
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