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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES Â When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Federal Reserve, Immigration, Local Government, Money and Monetary Policy, Defense Equipment
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No good options for Iran
Speculation in Israel about the possibility of a strike on Iran's nuclear program in the coming weeks has intensified, and not just because of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's tough talk in Jerusalem. Mr. Romney called for the U.S. and Israel...
Tags: Nuclear Policy, Iran, Bashar Assad, United Nations, Defense
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What will the U.S. response be to Syria's crimes against humanity?
The Syrian government's increasingly brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters is putting the Obama administration's revamped Middle East policy to its first real test. It's one thing to say U.S. policy toward the region should spring from America's core...Tags: Bashar Assad, Heads of State, Syria, Human Rights Watch, Libya
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A despot lashes out
Syria's bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrators reached new levels of brutality this week with the killing of hundreds of civilians in the city of Hama, a hotbed of resistance to the regime of President Bashar Assad. For months, Mr. Assad...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Bashar Assad, Elections, Europe, Syria
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We probably shouldn't attack Iran, but we shouldn't tell them that
Should we bomb Iran for plotting to blow up a Washington, D.C., restaurant in order to assassinate the Saudi ambassador?
Probably not.
Should Iran be worried that we might?
Absolutely.
And yet, within hours of the Justice Department charging...Tags: Iran, Washington, DC, Al-Qaeda, Justice System, Explosions
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U.S. is wrong on Palestine
This week, the Palestinians will petition the U.N. Security Council for admission as a full member state. Admitting Palestine would be a nightmare for Israel and a serious problem for the United States. Nonetheless, President Barack Obama made the wrong...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Defense, Palestine, Religious Conflicts
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Baltimore housing authority racking up legal bills for lead cases
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City often cites a lack of funds to explain its refusal to pay nearly $12 million in court-ordered judgments to former public housing residents who suffered permanent lead-paint poisoning as children. But the city's...Tags: Lawyers, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Public Housing, Mary Pat Clarke, Justice System
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Your turn: Should Reed boycott ESPN like he says he might?
As we see the dozen or so times Ed Reed gets his hands on the football each fall, the Ravens safety is a tough guy to track down. But my Baltimore Sun colleague Jamison Hensley was able to do it Wednesday at Reed's youth football camp at Franklin High...Tags: ESPN (tv network), John Harbaugh, New York Jets, Athletes, High School Sports
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Alleged Iran bomb plot: An intolerable provocation
The bizarre plot federal law enforcement officials described Tuesday in which elements of the Iranian government are accused of trying to blow up Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S. with explosives planted in a Washington restaurant sounds like...Tags: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Defense, Hillary Clinton, Justice System
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U.S. should encourage regime change in Syria
As the wave of revolution continues to sweep through the Arab world, the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad could be its next victim. While many in the United States and Israel appear hesitant to support Syria's anti-regime forces — basing their thinking...Tags: Iran, Golda Meir, Colleges and Universities, European Union, Government
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Obama's Mideast speech: Israel and the Arab Spring
The most surprising aspect of President Barack Obama's speech Thursday on U.S. policy in the Middle East may have been his strongly worded call for a two-state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on Israel's boundaries before 1967....Tags: Iran, Defense, Al-Qaeda, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Guerrilla Activity
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