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Bin Laden realized the truth: Terrorism doesn't work
Five weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden publicly commanded his foot-soldiers to ramp up the violence against American civilians. But five weeks before his death, he privately instructed his lieutenants to refrain from killing any civilians....
Tags: West Point, Abbottabad (Pakistan), Social Sciences, Culture, World War I (1914-1918)
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Md. should follow Connecticut's example on death penalty
Connecticut Gov.Dannel P. Malloyhas signed a bill outlawing the death penalty, which passed both the House and the Senate with bi-partisan support. Connecticut is the 5th state in five years and the 17th state in the nation to have abandoned the death...Tags: Punishment, Death Penalty
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More domestic production won't lower gas prices
The argument for increasing oil production in the U.S. to decrease gas prices at the pump has sparked passionate debate, but it undervalues the influence of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In recent years, OPEC has shown an...Tags: Commodity Markets, Energy Saving, Globalization, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Hybrid Vehicles
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U.S. oil production can destroy OPEC
University of Maryland business professor Rafael Corredoira's claim that higher domestic oil production won't affect prices is flat wrong ("More domestic production won't lower gas prices," April 20). The only way that a cartel, such as OPEC, can exist...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, International Organizations, Petroleum Industry
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Annual conference showcases UMBC's focus on undergraduate research
Macy Bokhari felt anonymous at the University of Maryland, College Park, and disconnected from the professors to whom she looked for inspiration.
So before her first semester was up, she adjusted her sights to another state university, up the...Tags: Arab Spring, Teachers, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, India
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Former Islamic jihadist teaches Middle Eastern politics at Washington College
Shiraz Maher went to the mosque in search of answers.
Why, he wanted to know, had 15 young men from Saudi Arabia, the country where he spent most of his childhood, just crashed jetliners into prominent U.S. buildings?
The men who gave him clarity wore...Tags: England, Skype, College Sports, Bombings, London (England)
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Dismayed by Washington, Pooran runs for Congress
Milad Pooran was honeymooning in the South Pacific last summer as politicians in Washington were turning a deadline to raise the U.S. debt limit into another opportunity for partisan brinkmanship. A critical care physician from Frederick County, Pooran...
Tags: Raul Grijalva, Hospitals and Clinics, Keith Ellison, Iraq, Annapolis
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Arundel photographers' book describes life of shared adventure
Stroll with Lynn Abercrombie through her clapboard house on the West River and check out the alabaster mask from Yemen, the head-to-toe woman's cloak from Afghanistan, the smoking implements from Egypt and the shrunken head from Ecuador. You'll see...Tags: Photography, Arts, Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals, Heart Surgery
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When the pump runs dry
Under international pressure over its nuclear ambitions, Iran is now threatening to take pre-emptive action, which could include disrupting oil supplies to the West. It will come as a shock to most Americans, but no presidential candidate — nor,...Tags: Iran, Anthrax, Natural Disasters, The New York Times, Meteorological Disasters
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Eileen S. Tarcay, writer and professor
Eileen S. Tarcay, who had taught English and journalism at what is now Coppin State University and was a prolific contributor of freelance articles to The Baltimore Sun, died Feb. 18 from complications of a stroke at a Salt Lake City nursing home. The...Tags: Ankara (Turkey), College Sports, Colleges and Universities, University of Maryland, College Park, Towson University
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Mark Midei fights for medical license, exoneration
It took 25 years for Dr. Mark Midei to build his reputation and less than two for it to come crashing down.
In the spring of 2009, he was a superstar cardiologist with a seven-figure salary and a staff that adored him. By late April 2011, he was...Tags: Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Concerts, Political Corruption, York (York, Pennsylvania)
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The language of empire
"Mr. Obama and his senior national security advisers have sought to reassure allies and answer critics, including many Republicans, that the United States will not abandon its commitments in the Persian Gulf even as it winds down the war in Iraq and looks...Tags: Halloween, Iraq, U.S. Military, Iran, The New York Times
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