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Female vs. male senators
As the son of a woman, the husband of a woman and the father of daughters and granddaughters, I celebrate the record number of females who are now United States senators. However, I do see some differences in the way these and other women are treated,...
Tags: Tim Scott, ABC (tv network), Feminism, Susana Martinez, Harriet Tubman
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U.S. Senate Democrats to meet in Annapolis
U.S. Senate Democrats will hold their annual retreat beginning Tuesday in Annapolis, giving lawmakers a chance to strategize about gun control, immigration and the latest fiscal crisis. The meeting, which will end with a closed-door address Wednesday by...Tags: Annapolis, Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Martin O'Malley, Baltimore County
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Hattie Harrison, longest-serving Md. delegate
Hattie Harrison, the matriarch of East Baltimore politics who often greeted colleagues as "Baby" and was known for her signature curled hair and Southern cooking, will be remembered at a funeral at noon Feb. 9. Mrs. Harrison died of heart disease...
Tags: Annapolis, Washington, DC, Bernard C. Young, Marvin Mandel, Heart Disease
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Mikulski seeks executive order on pay equality
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski is calling on the Obama administration to prohibit federal contractors from retaliating against employees who discuss salaries -- a new twist on a key provision of the pay equality legislation the Maryland Democrat...
Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, White House, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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Md. congressional leadership demands answers from VA
Calling the failures at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore "inexcusable," Maryland's congressional leadership on Monday demanded the beleaguered agency develop an immediate plan to fix the local problems in processing disability claims....
Tags: Steny Hoyer, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Eric Shinseki, Leukemia
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Don't punish Palestinians for seeking justice
Very few things unite Democratic and Republican senators in Washington. But unfortunately, one thing that does is attacking the human rights of Palestinians. And now they're are at it again. This time in the form of an anti-Palestinian amendment sponsored...Tags: International Criminal Court, Human Rights, Council on American-Islamic Relations, John Barrasso, Chuck Schumer
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Obama begins new term with calls for unity, equality
President Barack Obama began his second term Monday by calling for an end to the rigid ideologies of modern politics but laying out a broad policy agenda more likely to stoke partisan confrontation than avoid it.
Looking out over hundreds of thousands of...Tags: Culture, Kelly Clarkson, Martin O'Malley, Jimmy Carter, National Government
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Still recovering from Sandy, Crisfield braces for next storm
— Hazel Cropper, for years the fastest crab picker in this city built on its seafood industry, worries about the storm drain a few feet from her living room. As volunteers assessed the damage Superstorm Sandy caused to her home, the 74-year-old...
Tags: Justice System, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, FEMA, Water, Natural Disasters
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Use offshore oil and gas revenue for conservation
We wish to recognize the leadership of U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin on behalf of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. LWCF is the program that ensures Maryland has the resources our parks, forests, and wildlife areas need to provide...Tags: Natural Resources, Benjamin L. Cardin, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Wildlife
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Feds deny aid to Maryland residents hit by Sandy
The Obama administration has denied Maryland's request for federal aid for hundreds of Eastern Shore residents affected by superstorm Sandy, prompting an outcry from state officials, who vowed to appeal the decision. Though the federal government issued...
Tags: Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), FEMA, Government Aid, Craig Fugate, Martin O'Malley
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Governor predicts assault weapons ban will pass
Gov. Martin O'Malley predicted that Maryland will ban assault weapons during the General Assembly session that began Wednesday. "Their sole purpose is not for sport; it is to kill human beings — as quickly and as many as possible, as effectively...
Tags: Verna L. Jones-Rodwell, Annapolis, Justice System, Michael E. Busch, Martin O'Malley
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Push to ban more assault weapons expected in Annapolis
Legislation to ban assault weapons like the Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle used in the Newtown school massacre will be revived in Annapolis when the General Assembly convenes next month, according to leading lawmakers pushing to make the change. The...
Tags: Kevin Kamenetz, Justice System, Annapolis, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Michael E. Busch
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