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CIA torture of terrorist suspects was wrong
Of the three major news stories last week, two of them — the Boston Marathon bombing and the Texas fertilizer explosion — received extensive news coverage. But the third, the release of a report by a politically diverse group concluding...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Boston bombing suspect belongs in civilian court
A 19-year-old naturalized American citizen is accused of committing a crime of violence in the United States, and a gaggle of elected officials are urging for him to be treated as an enemy combatant and placed in the hands of the military. Not just the...
Tags: Bob Graham, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Immigration, Public Officials, Ku Klux Klan
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Ehrlich should clarify his Chávez comments
I teach at Towson University in the College of Liberal Arts, where it is part of our core mission to help students develop their critical thinking abilities — a skills platform essential for career advancement. One key skill is finding the best...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, World Bank Group, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Government
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Bright Minds: Sezin Palmer, research and exploratory development
While catching up recently with an old friend, Sezin Palmer talked about her work as a program manager in APL’s Research and Exploratory Development Department and her previous stint in the Undersea Warfare Department. “I mentioned that I...
Tags: Howard County, Electronics, Ellicott City, Johns Hopkins University, Technology
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Torture is un-American
It was great to read your editorial "The truth about torture" (April 23). It confirmed what the peace community has argued for years: "Not only did the Bush administration indisputably engage in torturing prisoners to extract information, a practice...Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Prisons, Barack Obama
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60 Minutes serves the president some softballs
In the days of the late Mike Wallace, "60 Minutes" was known for hard-hitting, aggressive journalism that asked the questions viewers wanted answered and held the powerful accountable. The Jan. 27 program on which Steve Kroft interviewed President Obama...
Tags: Barbara Walters, CBS Corp., Bob Menendez, Hillary Clinton, Elections
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Maryland's Congressional delegation, John Brennan and executive-branch drones
As Senate Intelligence Committee members file into room 216 of the Hart office building in Washington for a CIA confirmation hearing this afternoon, they will be under a spotlight much brighter than they anticipated last week. That was before a Monday...
Tags: John O. Brennan, Barbara A. Mikulski, John Brennan, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, NBC (tv network)
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What did we learn from Iraq?
Ten years have passed since the United States invaded Iraq, a decision that almost everyone now ranks as one of the worst foreign policy blunders of our time. Why "almost"? Former President George W. Bush and his top aides still maintain that the invasion...
Tags: Police Investigations, Iraq, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Doyle McManus
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What Rand Paul got right
I hope I'm not too late to the fight. Last week, freshman Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, held an old-fashioned filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA. Mr. Paul's stated reason for taking to the floor and talking for...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., The Wall Street Journal, Eric Holder, G.K. Chesterton, World War II (1939-1945)
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Virginia, Maryland lawmakers spar over FBI move
Lawmakers from Virginia pressed a House of Representatives panel Wednesday to forgo a requirement that a potential new FBI headquarters be located close to the Capital Beltway, a provision they said gives Maryland an unfair advantage as the two states...
Tags: National Security Agency, Police Investigations, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Washington, DC, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •AARP Driver Safety Course. March 22, 9 a.m....Tags: Howard County, Wii, Game Playing, Arbitrage (movie), Online Media Industry
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Drone warfare becomes America's face to the world
It is certainly not be what he hoped or intended, but one of President Barack Obama's biggest legacies in foreign affairs may prove to be the proliferation of drones as tools of war, assassination and terror. Mr. Obama is not the first to use drones...
Tags: Statue of Liberty, Ron Wyden, George W. Bush, John O. Brennan, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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