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'Mad Men' recap: 'A Tale of Two Cities'
For The Baltimore SunThe unrest of the ‘60s is still simmering. As the political tensions rise, so escalates the turmoil in Don Draper’s world. ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ focused on fierce rivalries: East versus West Coast, Joan versus Pete and Cutler...Tags: John Slattery, Heart Attack, Syphilis, Miscarriage
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Stolen documents return to the Maryland Historical Society
They left the Maryland Historical Society tucked inside the coat pockets and notebooks of Barry Landau and his assistant, but the historical documents returned in manila envelopes, neatly packed inside a gray cardboard file box. Authorities continue...
Tags: Connecticut Historical Society, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theft, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Museums
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Figaro Project gives admirable premiere of 'Camelot Requiem'
Since "Nixon in China," the 1987 masterwork by John Adams that launched what some wag described as a new genre labeled "CNN Opera," contemporary events have been fairer game than ever for composers and librettists. The list of newsy operas, which...
Tags: Harvey Milk, Music, John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963)
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Isaiah 'Ike' Dixon, state delegate from Baltimore
Isaiah Dixon Jr., a jazz fan, world traveler and four-term state delegate from Baltimore City whose accomplishments included introducing a bill that made cross burnings a felony in Maryland, died of heart failure April 26 at Stella Maris Hospice in...
Tags: NAACP, Martin Luther King Jr., Music Industry, Howard University, Executive Branch
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Bill Clinton still turning on the charm
When Bill Clinton took the podium to address the country in January 1993, I was moved to tears. Here, then, was my first president. My parents had had all the presidents up to that point. Here was a man of my generation. Married to the working mother of...
Tags: Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush
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Orioles keep Sept. 5 home game, Ravens to open 2013 on road
The Ravens and the NFL will open up their 2013 regular season on the road after failing to find compromise in a scheduling conflict with the Orioles and Major League Baseball. Both the Ravens and Orioles released statements Friday saying that...
Tags: Judaism, Kirby Fowler, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago White Sox, Bud Selig
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Orioles aren't at fault for scheduling conflict with Ravens
In the greater context of world affairs, the scheduling problem that has put the Ravens and Orioles at odds this week doesn't really amount to a whole lot, but the public relations dust-up over what normally would be a non-descript Thursday night in early...
Tags: Judaism, Super Bowl, Chicago White Sox, Rosh Hashanah, Baltimore Ravens
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Obama 2.0
In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama laid out clearly and forcefully the philosophy that animates his presidency and placed it in context of America's history and values. He believes in individual initiative and hard work, in the...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, U.S. Senate, Government, Firearms
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Michelle Obama is fashion icon with an affordable, accessible style
Her affinity for sleeveless frocks has caused a buying frenzy and inspired people to turn to workouts for toning their arms. She has become a highly coveted canvas for fashion designers and retailers. She steals the scene in pointed-toe flats, colored...Tags: J. Crew, White House, Fashion Trends, Michelle Obama, Entertainment Events
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Liberal obsession with race is growing old
When will liberals stop living in the past? Specifically, when will they accept that they aren't all that stands between a wonderful, tolerant America and Jim Crow? I was in the room when, during the Democratic National Convention, civil rights hero...
Tags: Civil Rights, Tim Scott, MSNBC (tv network), Executive Branch, Elections
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O'Malley pays a visit to Iowa's core Democrats
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley was in this first-in-the-nation caucus state Sunday to give the keynote address to hundreds at a Democratic barbecue — a role frequently reserved for likely presidential candidates. The invitation, and decision to...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Steaks, Executive Branch, Political Fundraising, Elections
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O'Malley sharply critical of GOP at convention
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley offered pointed criticism of Republicans in an address to the Democratic convention on Tuesday, arguing that President Barack Obama is best suited to right the U.S. economy while GOP nominee Mitt Romney's policies would...Tags: Paul Ryan, Hillary Clinton, Personal Income, Time Warner Cable Arena, Executive Branch
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