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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, Steny Hoyer, Veterans Affairs, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jeff Miller
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Leopold chooses trial by judge in complex misconduct case
Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold has waived his right to a jury in his criminal misconduct trial, clearing the way for attorneys to make opening statements Friday in a case that now will be heard by a single judge. The surprise move came...
Tags: Lawyers, Criminals, Laws, Sheila Dixon, Trials
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Inauguration on King Day an emotional tie for many
She'd never seen a presidential inauguration in her life, or wanted to, but on Jan. 20, 2009, Nathasa Werts braved bone-chilling weather and a crowd of more than a million people for a trip to Washington. The nation had just elected its first black...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Minority Groups, Benjamin L. Cardin, Martin Luther King Day, Ronald Reagan
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Award salutes volunteers who help veterans
World War II veteran John Dicks, 86, has already given his country so much. And yet he finds that he wants to give more. The Baltimore resident volunteers two days a week at the Loch Raven VA Community Living & Rehabilitation Center, a facility within...
Tags: Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Korean War (1950-1953), Timonium, Parkville
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'Fiscal cliff' deal approved, avoiding tax increases, spending cuts
A bipartisan plan to avoid federal spending reductions and tax increases that would hit Maryland especially hard won final approval Tuesday night in the House of Representatives even as outside groups warned that the bill would simply delay difficult...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Labor Legislation, Public Employees, Unemployment Benefits, John Boehner
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Mikulski poised to become Senate committee chair
Behind-the-scenes jostling for committee chairmanships in the U.S. Senate has left Maryland Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski poised to take over the Senate Intelligence Committee — a move experts said Tuesday could bolster the role cybersecurity plays in...Tags: Ron Wyden, U.S. Department of Defense, Patrick Leahy, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Meningitis
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Defense bill includes provision for space contractors
A little-noticed provision in a massive, $633 billion military spending bill approved by Congress last week will end a decade-old battle over whether to ease export restrictions on U.S. satellite technology. If signed by President Barack Obama, the...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, The Pentagon, National Defense Authorization Act, China, U.S. Congress
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State Senator, Judge John C. Coolahan dies at 80
John Carroll Coolahan, a decorated Marine and former member of the Maryland Senate who acquired the reputation as the "Lion of Halethorpe" when he opposed construction of the Baltimore Metro rail system, died Sunday at St. Agnes Hospital. Family members...
Tags: Ellicott City, Bolton Hill, Halethorpe, Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity
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Obama's Susan Rice conundrum
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice has become a willing pawn in Senate Republicans' efforts to force President Barack Obama into a costly and unnecessary fight over who will serve as his secretary of state when Hillary Clinton leaves that post in the new year....
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Susan Collins, Brookings Institution, Parties and Movements, Benghazi
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Maryland's application for Big Ten admission approved
The Baltimore SunSetting aside almost 60 years of athletic tradition in a quest for greater financial stability, the University of Maryland will join the Big Ten Conference, school and league officials announced Monday after a weekend of whirlwind negotiations. In...Tags: Media Industry, Customs and Tradition, Gary Williams, University of Pittsburgh, Teaching and Learning
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Federal executives balk at new financial disclosure rules
Lawmakers of both parties congratulated themselves on the overwhelming bipartisan passage of a law that bars members of Congress from insider trading. But with key provisions of the STOCK Act due to take effect this summer, another group that falls under...Tags: Labor Legislation, Insider Trading, Personal Finance, Benjamin L. Cardin, Government
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Howard health officer praises decision to uphold federal health care law
Ellicott City resident Marci Maisel has spent a lot of time worrying about her mentally disabled sister, Karen Smith. She worries about the thousands of dollars Smith has spent on health care, and the reality that Smith could go bankrupt if she needs to...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Lawyers, Healthcare Policies, Ellicott City, Laws
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