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O'Malley to visit France, Ireland
The Baltimore SunGov. Martin O'Malley will leave the country Saturday to visit France and Ireland during a week-long trip billed as trade mission, his office said. The governor's third international journey of 2013 will include visits to the Paris Air Show, meetings...Tags: Republic of Ireland, France, Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Baltimore Pride in a blender
Anyone who's been to Baltimore Pride -- or any Pride, really -- knows there is a lot to see. It takes a lot to make me raise my eyebrows, but I did on several occassions during the parade and block party in Mount Vernon on Saturday -- mostly with a...
Tags: Mount Vernon, Douglas F. Gansler, Same-Sex Marriage, Executive Branch, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Do you trust this government to wield virtually unchecked power?
Letter writer David Liddle apparently wishes to persuade us to abandon the Constitution's Fourth Amendment in our quest for an elusive guarantee of security ("Don't worry: The NSA isn't interested in you," June 12). In doing so, however, he rejects a...
Tags: National Security Agency, National Government
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'House of Cards' to take over State House
The marble hallway trod for centuries by Maryland politicians will host perhaps its most sinister character when actor Kevin Spacey arrives for work next week. Television crews from the political thriller "House of Cards" began transforming Maryland's...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Martin O'Malley, Annapolis, Chris Rock, Rentals
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Rats an ongoing problem in Riverview
Baltimore County Code Enforcement Officer Phillip Mills visited the Riverview-Ryerson Circle Communities Association meeting Thursday to discuss a nasty problem that continues to plague the area: rats. "Rats aren't the issue, it's the people," Mills...
Tags: Judges, Justice System, Safety of Citizens, Ryerson Incorporated
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The mayor and the lobbyist
Based on what we know so far, there does not appear to be anything illegal about the way Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has carried on her friendship with City Hall's top lobbyist, Lisa Harris Jones. Strictly speaking, there may not be anything...
Tags: Marriage, Martin O'Malley, Family, Annapolis, Lobbying
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Caribbean Islands, United Nations, Royal Caribbean International, Cruise Ship Jobs, Lobbying
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Security vs. privacy
The latest open debate over security and privacy is a welcome pivot from the irksome father-knows-best attitude that has prevailed too long regarding the government's contention of superior judgment in the realm of national security. As with most...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Law Enforcement, Barack Obama, Terrorism, FBI
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Snowden leak shows the weakness of oversight
The 29-year-old former CIA employee who admitted over the weekend to leaking documents about the National Security Agency's targeting of phone records, email accounts and Internet use of millions of Americans exemplified the ethical dilemma facing those...Tags: National Security Agency, U.S. Congress, Central Intelligence Agency, WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning
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Ulman and Brown: the power of two
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman shook up Maryland's 2014 gubernatorial race by announcing they will run as a ticket for the Democratic nomination in 2014. Politically and electorally, it's a shrewd and gutsy move. Picking...
Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, Martin O'Malley, Prince George's County, Primaries, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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State agency move hits Crownsville businesses
When the state Department of Housing and Community Development's 380 employees pack up and move from Crownsville to New Carrollton in 2015, fewer women will work out on their lunch break at Curves. It also may mean fewer people getting their cars...
Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Martin O'Malley, Space Programs, Annapolis, Laura Neuman
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Baltimore's fire chief stepping down
Baltimore Fire Chief James S. Clack announced Friday that he will step down, ending a five-year tenure in which he oversaw historic lows in fire deaths but implemented budget cuts that critics said compromised safety. Clack, 52, the first chief hired...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Sheila Dixon, Safety of Citizens, Unions, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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