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Can Obama sell 'chained CPI'?
President Barack Obama didn't release his proposed budget for 2014 until Wednesday, but liberals and the AARP have been howling all week about something they expected to be in it. What has our president done to provoke such outrage among his supporters?...
Tags: Steaks, Government Health Care, Budgets and Budgeting, Foods and Beverages, Medicare
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Obama's budget: A put up or shut up moment for the GOP
It's facile to say that if the extreme right and left of American politics dislike something, it must be a good idea, but in the case of President Barack Obama's budget proposal, it may be true. The president is taking one more stab at a "grand bargain"...
Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance Cost, Elections, U.S. Senate, Budgets and Budgeting
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Md. congressional leadership demands answers from VA
Calling the failures at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore "inexcusable," Maryland's congressional leadership on Monday demanded the beleaguered agency develop an immediate plan to fix the local problems in processing disability claims....
Tags: Leukemia, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Jeff Miller, Heart Attack, Eric Shinseki
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A house divided: America's political opponents begin to act like enemies
Sunday morning, I was having breakfast at a funky cafe that prides itself on organic food and the languid preparation thereof. With time to observe the locals passing by, I came to an epiphany about why this green wedge of America feels so unique: Vermont...
Tags: Immigration, Environmental Politics, Elections, Festive Events, Jim DeMint
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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: Gary Johnson, George Washington University, Newspaper and Magazine, Research, Laws
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Independent puts money behind Senate run
Arguing that the two-party system is corrupt, a Montgomery County businessman is pouring his own money into an independent bid for the U.S. Senate from Maryland. Rob Sobhani, 52, who announced his candidacy this month, is the first candidate to buy...
Tags: Iran, Elections, Ruhollah Khomeini, Libertarian Party, Republican Party
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Severe weather renews climate-change talks in Washington, Annapolis
Policies to change building codes in flood plains and on shorelines, construct offshore wind turbines and manage suburban sprawl could gain political traction, officials hope, as recent extreme weather renews a conversation on climate change in Maryland...Tags: Weather Statistics, Global Warming, Wind Power, Jeff Sessions, Oceans
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U.S. dental care system is in crisis
Dan Rodricks is right to call attention to our nation's dental care crisis, as are Rep. Elijah Cummings and Sen. Bernie Sanders for trying to make dental care more accessible ("Wall Street pays, the nation smiles," June 17). According to the Institute...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health
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State biotech firms hope Congress will act
A proposal to speed the approval of new prescription drugs has patient advocates and biotech firms — including many based in Maryland — hoping that Congress will deliver a rare dose of bipartisanship this year.
Lawmakers are proposing a 6...Tags: Instrument Engineering, Prescription Drugs, Companies and Corporations, Justice System, Chemical Industry
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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Herb Kohl, Al-Qaeda, NATO
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Michele Bachmann: Queen of the flip-flop
I see that Republican candidate Michele Bachmann is now "guaranteeing" gas will be $2 a gallon if she becomes president. Wow! As anyone familiar with the free market knows, there is only one way to guarantee that gas is going to be at the price set by...Tags: Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Elections, Michele Bachmann
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