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A lifeline for the poor
Critics of a federal program that provides free cellphones to thousands of Maryland residents who can't afford regular commercial service are right that some recipients who don't qualify for the benefit are taking advantage of the system. But there's no...Tags: Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Republican Party, Political Corruption, U.S. Congress
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Where have all of Baltimore's colorful figures gone?
Baltimore used to be a town of colorful public characters. One of them, my father, passed away 40 years ago today. Sam Shapiro was often described as a "perennial" candidate — for mayor in 1967 and 1971 and House of Representatives in 1968 and...
Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Elections, Annapolis
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Maryland enrollment soars in federal phone program
Enrollment in a controversial program that provides free cell phone service to low-income families has increased faster in Maryland than any other state in the nation, jumping nearly 90-fold since 2008 — renewing scrutiny on Capitol Hill over its...
Tags: Consumers, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Claire McCaskill, Personal Income, Federal Communications Commission
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Niall Ferguson's blooper
At an investment conference last week, Harvard historian Niall Ferguson created a huge mess for himself. He glibly speculated that maybe because economist John Maynard Keynes was a childless, "effete" homosexual, he embraced a doctrine that favored...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Federal Reserve, Family Planning, Ethics, Milton Friedman
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WWE, Susan G. Komen team up for Mother's Day
The successful relationship between WWE and Susan G. Komen will continue, as a special Mother's Day campaign has been launched. “Make Mom Proud” is an awareness campaign to support the fight against breast cancer. The TV and digital...
Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Washington, DC, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Mother's Day, Breast Cancer
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Sanitized society puts hygiene hypothesis to the test
Is the American body politic suffering from an autoimmune disease? The "hygiene hypothesis" is the scientific theory that the rise in asthma and other autoimmune maladies stems from the fact that babies are born into environments that are too clean. Our...
Tags: Prosecution, Allergies, here! (tv network), Physical Conditions, Social Sciences
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On common ground, Orioles and Nationals have complicated relationship
For decades, the Orioles commanded a sweeping empire of fans — a territory larger than some European countries, stretching from southern Pennsylvania to North Carolina and including Washington, where the team operated a popular retail store. The...
Tags: National League, Marketing, Football, Baseball, American League
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Comcast starts charging monthly fee for digital adapters
Comcast Corp. cable TV subscribers might have noticed a small new charge in their bills recently. After years of giving customers with "standard/expanded" basic cable service up to two digital TV adapters for free as part of the upgrade to all-digital...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Butchers Hill, Verizon Communications, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Television Industry
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Baltimore Spectator pleads guilty to gun charge
Frank James MacArthur, the local Internet personality known as the Baltimore Spectator, pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of a short-barreled shotgun after a December standoff with police that he broadcast live. MacArthur's lawyer said his client...
Tags: Judges, Prosecution, Punishment, Prisons, Justice System
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Obama's revealing reflections
Probing questions at presidential news conferences sometimes have a way of getting their principals to reflect on their state of mind -- and at the same time the state their presidency, particularly when things aren't going well. Back in 1995, when Bill...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Bill Clinton, Interior Policy, Jules Witcover
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For a night, a baby fox finds comfort from firefighters
If you've ever heard a baby fox screaming for its mother on a dark spring night — foxes can sound eerily human — you'll know why a team of volunteer firefighters in Harford County was alerted to the howls of a desperate pup trapped in a...
Tags: Vaccines, Rabies, Fires
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After Boston, looking for solutions to mounting media confusion
The Baltimore SunOne of the driving principles in the live and late-breaking world of TV news is to just keep moving on. Don’t dwell too long on yesterday’s mistakes, or you’ll miss today’s big story. But the mistakes made by social media and...Tags: Police Arrests, The Boston Globe, Journalism, Rupert Murdoch, NPR
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