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Next 90 days could be crucial for O'Malley
For Martin O'Malley, the next 90 days will likely be the most important that remain in his tenure as Maryland's governor. As the General Assembly opens its 2013 session Wednesday, O'Malley will be looking to cap a record that many people believe he...
Tags: Assault, Tom Harkin, Elections, Parties and Movements, Health and Safety at School
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Don't rush out of Afghanistan
With Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his top advisers visiting Washington this week, huge questions about the future of the NATO mission there consume Afghan and American minds. How fast can we draw down our current total of 68,000 U.S. troops (and...
Tags: Afghanistan, Elections, Wars and Interventions, NATO, Brookings Institution
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U.S. stocks end higher despite negative news much of year
Despite all the cliff drama in the past week that sent stocks spiraling downward, all three major U.S. stock indices ended the year higher — which might come as a surprise to many investors
U.S. stocks rallied Monday in the last hours of trading...Tags: Elections, Europe, Stock Market, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., Germany
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Editorial: Failing to vote is asking to be ignored
Speaking last week at a regular meeting of the Edgewood Community Council, Jansen Robinson touched upon one of the greatest disgraces of American civic life, namely that too many people just can't be bothered to vote. Robinson, who has been an...
Tags: Elections, Public Officials, Government, Personal Income, Voting
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The Electoral College is immoral
Regardless of Election Day's results, it's time to call the Electoral College what it truly is — immoral. Obtaining equal voting rights has been a struggle in the United States since our inception. We immorally excluded women and entire ethnicities....Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, U.S. Electoral College, Voting
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Harford's large turnout Tuesday astounds elections officials, as vote count begins
Long lines were found at polling places throughout Harford County Tuesday, as many residents said they had become energized by the presidential race and the opportunity to have their say on several controversial state ballot questions. Elections...
Tags: Libertarian Party, Elections, Referenda, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Voting
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How to fix the Electoral College
Ohio, Virginia, Florida: If you don't live in one of these or a few other "battleground" states, you may feel disenfranchised in U.S. presidential elections. As a Marylander, no major party candidate competes for your vote — even if the nationwide...Tags: Technology, Political Candidates, Elections, Parties and Movements, Engineering
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Long lines of voters in Laurel on Election Day
Polls opened in Laurel at 7 a.m. today, with parking lots full and voters greeting a cool morning, with temperatures below freezing. At Laurel Woods Elementary, the lines were long and things were a "little tense" in the first hour after election...
Tags: Libertarian Party, Elections, Howard County, Ken Ulman, Bowie
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Now, the voters decide key races, ballot questions
After months of being bombarded by slick advertising, celebrity endorsements and candidate pleas, Maryland voters will go to the polls today — in large numbers, according to one estimate — to have the final word. At stake is the outcome of...
Tags: Elections, Lady Gaga, Regional Elections, Immigration, John Denver
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Crowds expected at polls on Election Day Tuesday
If early voting numbers are any indication, the polls will be packed Tuesday on Election Day. By late Thursday afternoon, an estimated 6 percent of Harford's eligible voters had cast their ballot, leaving plenty of others left to vote on Election Day....
Tags: Libertarian Party, Elections, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Referenda
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In Little Italy, fresh eyes on American democracy
So intent was Riccardo Migliori on his mission — observing the U.S. election and asking questions about the voting process in Baltimore — that he missed the statues of saints and the oil painting of Pope Leo XIII. So foreign was the idea...
Tags: Elections, Europe, Roman Catholicism, Voting, Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland)
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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: Civil and Public Service, Nursing Homes, International Atomic Energy Agency, Medicaid, Alzheimer's Disease
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