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Europe's lesson for the GOP
The economic and political tumult in Europe has continued this week with anti-incumbent votes in France and Greece as well as signs of disaffection in Italy, Great Britain and Germany. The electorate is angry, and the election results have raised...
Tags: Public Finance, France, Greece, Protest, Nicolas Sarkozy
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Primary Election: Turnout light at Laurel precincts
Chonya Johnson, a Laurel resident that ran for the District 1 school board in 2010, was in Laurel campaigning for another school board candidate today: Zabrina Epps. "I was originally working with (school board candidate) Mike McLaughlin," Johnson said...
Tags: Primaries, Judges, Democratic Party, Community College of Baltimore County, Facebook
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Retailers: Turn bottle tax from a bane into a boon
Sometimes less is more, more or less. Sometimes, less is all you have and all you have will do just fine. Sometimes, the small things, the short things, the bits and pieces are worth keeping because they might be one day useful; my father felt that way...Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Wildlife, Executive Branch, Immigration, Facebook
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Local Kenyans celebrate Obama's victory
Halfway through his meal of grilled goat meat and lemon-scented tomato chunks, Dishon Kimani, 31, leaped out of his seat and pumped his fists in the air. "Oh my God! He took Ohio!" he announced as CNN declared the state for Barack Obama. "This thing is...Tags: Kenya, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Africa, CNN (tv network), Barack Obama, Sr.
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Black voters saw ballots as a part of history
For hours, the Obama faithful sat in the pews of Baltimore's Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, watching a large-screen television and waiting for the election results. When CNN announced that he had won, people ran down the sanctuary's aisles,...Tags: History, Christianity, Baltimore County, Referenda, Sheila Dixon
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Celebration, tears greet Obama's victory across U.S.
The Associated PressCrowds danced in the streets, wept, lifted their voices in prayer and brought traffic to a standstill. From the nation's capital to Atlanta to Los Angeles, Americans celebrated Barack Obama's victory and marveled that they lived to see the day that a...Tags: Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, History, Grant Park, Christianity, John McCain
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Obama victory sparks cheers around the globe
The Associated PressAcross the globe, people in city squares and living rooms, ballrooms and villages cheered the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president, raising hopes that America's first black commander in chief would herald a less confrontational America. People...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Local Elections, France, Diplomacy, Executive Branch
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91 Percent Oppose Gay Marriage?
Blogging with Bill WhiteI was shocked to see that 91 percent of the 11,484 respondents to a Morning Call Question of the Day last week said they did not favor President Obama’s stance supporting gay marriage. I know we shouldn’t put much stock...... -
Obama's same-sex marriage announcement hasn't moved the polls
WASHINGTON -- Almost two weeks after President Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage, polls provide some measure of the impact – zero. Gallup’s tracking poll average for May 1-7 – the period that ended with Vice President...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Family, Marriage, Joe Biden, Same-Sex Marriage
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News briefs for Monday, May 7
House GOP plan cuts social programs to stave off Pentagon cuts WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans who control the House are using cuts to food aid, health care and social services like Meals on Wheels to protect the Pentagon from a wave of budget...
Tags: Comcast Corp., France, Greece, Television Industry, George Lindsey
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Gas price likely won't set record this summer
NEW YORK (AP) — Gasoline prices likely won't set any records this summer, thanks to a recent drop in the price of oil. The government on Tuesday slashed its forecast for average gas prices to $3.79 per gallon for the summer driving season. That's...
Tags: Energy Saving, AAA, Petroleum Industry, Wright Express Corporation, Market and Exchange
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Lugar loses Indiana GOP primary to tea party rival
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose...
Tags: The Associated Press, Jim Webb, Primaries, Mitch Daniels, Olympia J. Snowe
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