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Key races, little interest as primary nears
Despite high-profile races — including a Republican presidential contest that brought the candidates swinging through the state and a nationally significant House race in Western Maryland — elections officials predict that turnout could fall...Tags: Mitt Romney, Local Elections, Baltimore County, Primaries, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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On illegal immigration, GOP voters smarter than candidates
"I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and lived here, even though some time back they may have entered illegally."
That was Ronald Reagan speaking during his 1984 reelection campaign. After that election, he stuck to his...Tags: Migration, Univision (tv network), Lawyers, Mitt Romney, Minority Groups
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Uncertain year ahead for U.S. stocks
Investors had plenty to keep them jittery in 2011. There were the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, economic woes in Europe, and, here at home, politically tinged fiscal showdowns in Washington over deep government spending cuts.
Still, the stock market...Tags: Stock Activities, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Realty, Investments, Companies and Corporations
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Obama targets economy, taxes in address
With the presidential election in full swing and Congress mired in gridlock, President Barack Obama used his third State of the Union address Tuesday to sound a populist message on the economy, outlining a series of policies he said would give the...Tags: Business, Mitt Romney, Baltimore County, Benjamin L. Cardin, Unemployment Benefits
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Hoping for better in November 2012
I was in a friend's car coming back from Ocean City at the end of August when I first saw it. Maybe I just haven't been paying attention, but I was honestly surprised by the sight. No, it wasn't a stink bug, or a wavering drunk driver. It was an...Tags: Elections
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It's time for a different perspective on this page
So here we are. Peeking around the curtain before tentatively stepping onto the printed stage. To most everyone's surprise, some people's anger and other people's delight, The Sun offered me the opportunity to write a weekly op-ed column. It's unlikely...Tags: Lily Tomlin, World War II (1939-1945), George Bush, Bill Clinton, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Election Day weather looks sunny, mild
Maryland WeatherYou may find other excuses for not voting next Tuesday, but bad weather likely will not be one of them.National Weather Service forecasters out at Sterling are predicting 'mostly sunny' skies for Tuesday, with high temperatures in the mid-60s in......Tags: Weather Reports, Richard Nixon, Public Transportation, Election Day, Research
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Obama begins work of transition
The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration today, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff, while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in...Tags: Grant Park, John McCain, Minority Groups, John Lewis, Polls
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We can't see as votes get counted in a black box
Most computer-savvy people I know would never entrust something as important as picking the next president or governor to gadgets as unreliable as computers. Especially with no paper backup. Still, I was amused when our governor denounced Maryland's...Tags: Local Elections, Baltimore County, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., George Bush, Yale University
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Deadliest day for U.S. in Iraq war
Chicago TribuneBAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. helicopter on a mission supporting Sunday's national election crashed amid sandstorms in western Iraq early yesterday, killing 30 Marines and one Navy sailor, the military said, marking the deadliest day for U.S. forces since the...Tags: Local Elections, France, Executive Branch, U.S. Military, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Rehnquist dies at age 80
Sun National StaffChief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who joined the bench a generation ago as its often lone voice of conservative dissent and then steadily steered its turn to the right, died yesterday evening at his home in suburban Virginia. He was 80 and had been...Tags: Minority Groups, Punishment, Stanford University, John Marshall, Personal Weapon Control
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David Nitkin on state politics issues
O'Malley Bob, Mount Washington: [Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley] proclaims a drop of 40 percent in violent crime and progress in [the] school system, yet the murder rate [is] still quite high and it seems there is a weekly report of some financial or...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Local Elections, Regional Authority, Minority Groups, Voting Machines
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