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Mortgage settlement has shortcomings, critics say
As the federal government and 49 states signed a landmark mortgage relief settlement Thursday, housing advocates and others pointed to shortcomings and raised questions about how the $25 billion plan would be able to provide relief to nearly 2 million...Tags: Elijah E. Cummings, Federal Housing Administration, Realty, Annapolis, Douglas F. Gansler
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Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department nets grant to aid water rescues
The Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department was recently awarded $47,610 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant. According to a release from the offices of U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Defense, National Security, Sykesville, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Obama authorizes federal funds for Md. disaster relief
Federal disaster relief funds were allocated Wednesday to Maryland by President Obama, according to a statement from the White House. The money will be put toward state and local efforts to clean up from the damage caused by the heavy rains from Tropical...Tags: Tropical Storms, Barack Obama, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), White House
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The wrong time to play politics with FEMA
Whether it's a hurricane, a flood, a tornado or an earthquake, Americans count on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be among the first responders. As the recent example of Hurricane Irene shows, only government can marshal the vast resources...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Hurricane Irene (2011), Nature, Disasters, Budgets and Budgeting
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Chasing security with dollars
Sun ReporterFor three days in Howard County last year, 29 veterinarians from Maryland and around the nation honed their homeland-security skills by practicing the rescue of a tame llama named Dexter and his sidekick, Karma, a Tennessee walking horse. Clad in...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Reisterstown, Christopher Cox, Emergency Planning, Disasters
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Accusations of politics in struggle on city schools
Sun StaffThe sparring over who will control Baltimore's struggling school system intensified yesterday as the mayor charged that the governor and state officials are trying to undercut the city's educational and financial progress for political purposes....Tags: Nathaniel J McFadden, Local Elections, Executive Branch, Johns Hopkins University, Teaching and Learning
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U.S. urged to head off famine in East Africa
Sun StaffAcknowledging their timing couldn't be worse, leaders of two of the largest religious international relief organizations are pressing the U.S. government for an additional $350 million in emergency food aid to head off famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The...Tags: Disasters, Iraq, Famines, Africa, Heads of State
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Bush urges new tax cuts
Sun National StaffIn the midst of dealing with military action abroad and an anthrax crisis at home, President Bush paid a brief visit to suburban Baltimore yesterday, telling employees at a small packaging company that he wants Congress to act fast to cure the nation's...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Internal Revenue Service, New York City
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Spend less, cut taxes, Bush says
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Brushing aside Democratic demands for more spending, President Bush urged Congress yesterday to approve at least $60 billion in additional tax relief to revive an economy that seems headed toward recession. Bush asserted that Congress has...Tags: Democratic Party, Tom Daschle, White House, Economic Stimulus Plan, State Budgets
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United we shop
Sun StaffIn the weeks since Sept. 11, Americans have donated nearly a billion dollars to relief efforts - a spirit of giving now further amplified by the arrival of the holiday season. Aware of the public's desire to lend a hand while hoping to draw customers,...Tags: Brooklyn Bridge, Julia Roberts, Emergency Planning, Disasters, Trips and Vacations
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City and state at an impasse over schools
Sun StaffAfter hours of brainstorming and bickering, city and state leaders could not agree yesterday on a plan that would clear the way for the beleaguered Baltimore school system to receive millions of dollars in state assistance. State lawmakers began work...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Retirement, Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning, Annapolis
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State pledges $3.1 million for tornado victims
Sun StaffLA PLATA - Gov. Parris N. Glendening returned to this devastated Southern Maryland town yesterday to pledge $3.1 million in aid for communities that were struck by tornadoes last week. The governor, who last visited the county seat of Charles County a...Tags: Executive Branch, Disasters, Regional Authority, Employees, Local Government
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