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Racial profiling provision of immigration bill scrutinized
A coalition of civil liberties and immigrant-rights advocates led by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland wants to strengthen a provision in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from racial profiling. The 867-page,...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Human Rights, Immigration, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Proposed press shield has holes
In response to the acknowledged abuses of his own Justice Department, President Barack Obama has urged Sen. Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, to reintroduce legislation for a "journalist shield law." And in typical Washington fashion, the proposed...
Tags: Radio, George W. Bush, Dick Durbin, Fox News Channel (tv network), Freedom of the Press
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Progress on immigration
Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...
Tags: Orrin Hatch, Lindsey O. Graham, John Boehner, Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell
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IRS follows Obama's lead
Of course the president deserves some of the blame. Yes, it's extremely unlikely he ordered the IRS to discriminate against tea party, pro-life or Jewish groups opposed to his agenda (though why anyone should take his word for it is beyond me). And...
Tags: George W. Bush, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Congress, Carl Levin, State of the Union Address
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Two cheers for rebranding
Ever since Mitt Romney lost the presidential election, there's been a lot of talk about how the Republican Party needs to "rebrand" itself. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal wants, among other things, for the GOP to stop being "the stupid party." Rep. Paul...
Tags: Sociology, Elections, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, American Enterprise Institute
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Cardin meets with Hagel over comments
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ben Cardin met with Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel on Wednesday in an effort to smooth concerns the Maryland Democrat has raised about the controversial appointment. Usually a reliable supporter of the Obama administration,...
Tags: Republican Party, Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC, Benjamin L. Cardin
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What does the NRA say now?
The rifle Adam Lanza used to kill 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School is a descendant of the military's M-16 rifle. The bullets it fires are not as large as those used in some other rifles, but the gun's high muzzle velocity makes...
Tags: Elections, National Rifle Association of America, MSNBC (tv network), Talk Shows (genre), Firearms
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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: Benjamin L. Cardin, Barbara A. Mikulski, Human Rights, United Nations, International Criminal Court
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Tags: Joe Lieberman, Elections, Washington, DC, Barbara A. Mikulski, Justice System
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No, Sen. Schumer, compromise is not a dirty word
As this page has devoted much ink to criticizing Republicans in Congress for hardening their positions on matters of federal tax and budget policy to the point where compromise is impossible, it is beyond disappointing to see a leading Senate Democrat...
Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, Elections, U.S. Senate
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Independent puts money behind Senate run
Arguing that the two-party system is corrupt, a Montgomery County businessman is pouring his own money into an independent bid for the U.S. Senate from Maryland. Rob Sobhani, 52, who announced his candidacy this month, is the first candidate to buy...
Tags: Libertarian Party, Joe Lieberman, Bernard Sanders, Daniel Bongino, Burlington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Marylanders head elsewhere to drum up votes
With primary battles settled, the conventions over and the general election less than two months away, Democrats and Republicans now turn to the end game: reaching out to persuade the few remaining undecided voters that their nominee is the one to solve...
Tags: Roscoe G Bartlett, Elections, John McCain, Executive Branch, Steny Hoyer
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