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15 years later, CIA acknowledges fallen Marylander worked for agency
The report from the State Department was brief: Thomas M. Jennings Jr., a federal worker from Burtonsville on a temporary assignment with NATO peacekeepers, had died in a car crash in Southern Bosnia.
Fifteen years later, it turns out that was only...Tags: Vienna (Austria), Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Ceremonies, College Sports, U.S. Embassy
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Another Tilghman involved in a historic moment
Several readers wrote me about last week's column that told the story of federal Judge Sarah Tilghman Hughes, a Baltimorean who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as president aboard Air Force One after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
They...Tags: Kent County, Lyndon B. Johnson, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963), Annapolis
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Banned Md. vanity plates include HEROIN; SUX2BU allowed
Want to express yourself on a license plate? Go ahead. The state will gladly take your $50 per year. You can't say any old thing, though. The Motor Vehicle Administration has cataloged more than 4,000 words, phrases and letter-number combinations it won't...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, FBI
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Al-Qaida after bin Laden
One year after Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs at his safe house in Pakistan, a substantially weakened al-Qaida and its affiliates continue to pose a threat to the West. The Pakistan-based group's leadership has been decimated by drone...
Tags: Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, George Bush, Somalia
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Bush deserves some credit for bringing justice to bin Laden
Just for the record, President Obama is a bit hypocritical too regarding the killing of Osama bin Laden in that it was the CIA under President Bush that, by using enhanced interrogation techniques, first got the information leading to the discovery of his...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
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Al-Qaida meets Victoria's Secret
Those sultans of style at al-Qaidahave released their line of lingerie for spring, and it's a blast. Tucked away in their secret atelier in Yemen, the fanatics of fashion have come up with an updated version of the exploding underwear that caused such a...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Suicide, Emergency Incidents
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Pentagon creating new spy service
The Pentagon is creating a new intelligence service aimed at gathering information on terrorist networks, weapons of mass destruction and other emerging concerns, a senior defense official said Monday. The new Defense Clandestine Service will draw...Tags: Baltimore County, Fort Meade (military base), U.S. Department of Defense, Defense, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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60 Minutes: Hopkins doctor operated on al Qaeda suspect
It’s well known that world-renowned doctors from Johns Hopkins Hospital regularly treat royalty, other dignitaries and U.S. service members. According to the CBS news show 60 Minutes, they also have been called upon to patch up those who don’t...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Hospitals and Clinics, The New York Times, 60 Minutes (tv program), Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Review: 'VEEP' shines a hilarious light on often dim-witted world of politics
"VEEP" is the kind of series that separates HBO from almost every other channel or network making television these days. It takes great risks, dares to break new ground, includes some of the most imaginative artists working in the arts and aims for...
Tags: In the Loop (movie), Tony Hale, Arrested Development (tv program) , HBO (tv network), Television
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Judge in Manning case seeks WikiLeaks damage assessments
A military judge says she wants to see several federal agencies' assessments of the damage caused by WikiLeaks' publication of government secrets. Army Col. Denise Lind ordered prosecutors during a pretrial hearing Tuesday to provide the documents so she...Tags: Lawyers, Prosecution, Fort Meade (military base), Bradley Manning, Justice System
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Orioles smart to tout Camden Yards anniversary over current team
I come today to praise the Orioles, not bury them.
No, really.
And here's why: this big hoo-ha about the 20th anniversary of Camden Yards is a stroke of marketing genius.
I'm dead serious about that, too.
If you're an Orioles fan, you know the club is...Tags: Adam Jones (baseball), Marketing, Ceremonies, Boston Red Sox, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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3 districts search for new superintendents, but have different processes
Searching for a new school superintendent in Maryland sometimes takes the skills of a CIA agent, including clandestine meetings and flights to faraway places. Three Maryland school boards are nearing the end of searches for new superintendents, and...Tags: Baltimore County, Joe A. Hairston, Bowie, Orange County (Florida), Howard County
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