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So much for messianic leadership
Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Barack Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...
Tags: Interior Policy, Woodrow Wilson, September 11, 2001 Attacks, White House, CBS Corp.
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Once a fan of the Indy 500, Ryan Hunter-Reay hopes to win it Sunday
For as long as Ryan Hunter-Reay can remember, the Indianapolis 500 was a huge deal. As a small child growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Hunter-Reay used to plop down a plastic race track and line up his miniature race cars in front of the television set...
Tags: Tiger Woods, Grand Prix of Baltimore, Andretti Autosport, Open-Wheel Racing, Fort Lauderdale
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Great service, half-hearted food at Christopher Daniel
"Come casual … dine fine." That's the motto sprinkled across Christopher Daniel's menu and signage. The concept — good food served in a low-key setting — is a worthy one. But while the service is top-notch, the food portion of "fine"...
Tags: Salads, Sandwiches, Caesar Salads, Wines, Peanut Butter
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Obama returns to arms control -- just in time
President Barack Obama's call during the State of the Union address to reduce the threat of nuclear war could not have been more timely. The day before the president spoke, North Korea tested a primitive nuclear device, and the following day reports...
Tags: Vladimir Putin, Nobel Prize Awards, Treaties, Weaponry, State of the Union Address
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Police trainee shooting a public relations disaster
The accidental shooting of a University of Maryland police officer trainee in a an exercise is a public relations disaster that Baltimore's mayor and police commissioner wish were just a bad dream ("Campus officer shot in training," Feb. 13). Everyone...
Tags: Shootings, Nottingham, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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On speed cameras, two steps forward, one step back
The replacement of all of Baltimore's speed cameras and the police department's decision to beef up the review process for the tickets they generate are welcome signs that Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's administration is taking seriously the need to...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Photography Supplies and Services, Car Guides and Reviews
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Darkrooms are re-developing in Baltimore
Once upon a time, people interested in taking a picture used a device known as a camera. Taking pictures was all that this device did. It could never make phone calls. Or play music and video. The pictures were captured on something called film, which...
Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Artists, Photography, Netflix Inc., Arts
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Shut off Baltimore's speed cameras
It's time for Baltimore to shut its speed cameras down. On Friday, the vendor that runs the city's program reported that several cameras have error rates as high as 5 percent, and it doesn't know exactly why. Those cameras are no longer issuing tickets....
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore Police Department, Safety of Citizens, Anthony W. Batts, Public Officials
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City's lucrative speed camera program dogged by problems
The Baltimore SunThe tractor-trailer hit 70 mph as it passed the Poly-Western high school campus on Cold Spring Lane, barreling down a turn lane at twice the legal speed limit. Or so the $40 citation claimed. Just before Falls Road, a pole-mounted speed camera clocked the...Tags: Judges, Xerox Corporation, Justice System, Executive Branch, Parkville
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Supreme Court will review Md. DNA law
Maryland's DNA law, which allows police to take samples of suspects' genetic material for possible matches to other crimes, will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court next year, the justices announced Friday. The law, a signature crime-fighting...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Criminals, U.S. Supreme Court, Law Enforcement
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Conaway notifies city of plans to sue over water bills
Just days after Comptroller Joan M. Pratt filed suit against the city, another prominent Baltimore official has filed notice of his intention to take City Hall to court. Baltimore Circuit Court Clerk Frank M. Conaway has formally notified the city of his...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Finance, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Public Officials
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City schools overcharged on water bills
City public works officials say they are adjusting water bills for Baltimore public schools after several were overbilled this year by thousands of dollars — including one school whose bill rose nearly $200,000. The school system, meanwhile, has...
Tags: Finance, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Highlandtown, Teaching and Learning, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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