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Too many secrets
Every 6-year-old knows what a secret is. But apparently our nation's national security establishment does not.
Consider this strange case from earlier this year. On June 8, the National Security Agency, a top-secret government spy agency, heralded the...Tags: Defense, Thomas Drake, National Security, National Government, Elections
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Cane distribution in Timonium draws focus on veterans' needs
Dozens of veterans from across Maryland joined Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Congressman C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger to kick off Hugo Salutes Our Veterans' national campaign to distribute free canes to America's former servicemen at the...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Defense, Fort Meade (military base), American Legion, Kevin Kamenetz
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Josephine D. "Josie" Davis, dialysis patient for 36 years, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterJosephine D. "Josie" Davis, a dialysis patient for 36 years who continued to work for the Social Security Administration during her treatment, died Aug. 19 from kidney disease at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She was 63 and lived in...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, University of Maryland Medical Center, National Security, Roman Catholicism, Labor Legislation
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Laurel security upgraded and tightened since 9/11
As the nation commemorates the 10th anniversary of 9/11, several top officials in Laurel not only recall that pivotal day, they also point to security measures that were put in place in response to it.
Martin Flemion, the city's deputy administrator...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Local Government, National Security, Explosions, Public Officials
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Anniversary hits close to home for Howard Countians
For most of the nation, the events of Sept. 11, 2001, shattered a long-held sense of American invulnerability and stirred dormant patriotic feelings. For people of this region and of greater New York, it meant something else as well: a fundamental...Tags: Regional Authority, Defense, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Military, American Airlines, Inc.
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Veterans Day brings back memories for Korean War, Iraq vets
They joined the military for different reasons, served in different wars and grew up in different eras. But Bill Volenick and Sean Keyman have a lot in common.
Volenick is an 80-year-old Korean War veteran who enlisted in the Army to work in...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Defense, American Legion, Korean War (1950-1953), National Security
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Swaying the supercommittee
At 84, Barbara Talbert might seem an unlikely Washington lobbyist. But when she heard senior citizen programs could be cut to reduce federal budget deficits, she quickly got on a bus to Capitol Hill.
"As far as Social Security is concerned, some people...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Unions, Lobbying, Public Finance, National Security
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Military base expansion effort officially ends this week
The restaurants around Fort Monmouth in New Jersey used to be packed. Now that lunchtime crowd gathers 150 miles to the southwest, in Aberdeen.
Javier Rodriguez, who just relocated to Aberdeen Proving Ground last month, was struck by the familiar feeling...Tags: Migration, University of Baltimore, Frederick County (Virginia), Employees, Prince George's County
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Post-9/11 buildup added billions to Maryland's economy
General Physics Corp. had already built a strong business training police and fire departments in the use of emergency equipment.
But after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the doors of opportunity opened even wider.
The attacks focused officials at all...Tags: Thurgood Marshall, Defense, Applied Physics, General Physics Corporation, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Millard F. Kirk, civil engineer
Baltimore Sun reporterMillard Franklin Kirk, a retired civil engineer and World War II veteran, died of respiratory failure Friday at the Fairhaven Continuing Care Retirement Community. The Sykesville resident was 91. A native of Philadelphia, he used his surname Kirk as a...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Defense, Sykesville, Korean War (1950-1953), National Security
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Military experience helped Bill Volenick forge long career in government intelligence
Ellicott City resident William "Bill" Volenick, 80, joined the military right out of college when the United States was engaged in the Korean War. He chose to go into the intelligence field and it sparked a career that spanned 35 years at the National...Tags: Justice System, Cryptologic Incorporated, Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Security, Ken Ulman
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NSA whistle-blowers want seized computers returned
Four former analysts at the National Security Agency who had complained that waste and mismanagement impeded efforts to protect America are trying to force authorities to return personal computers seized from their homes in 2007. Among those joining...Tags: Defense, Thomas Drake, Guerrilla Activity, Misdemeanors, National Security
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