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Debt vote tough call for Md. lawmakers
— Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin rarely embraces drama, but as the denouement of the debt ceiling debate played out Tuesday, the Maryland Democrat became something of a mystery — undecided up until the very last minute on how he would vote. Cardin,...Tags: Justice System, Medicare, Elijah E. Cummings, Laws, Democratic Party
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Hoping for reprieve: Md. immigrants await new policy
Oscar Alfaro holds a steady job, pays taxes, is active in his church and is raising two young daughters in Maryland. Yet he spends much of his time worrying about deportation. The 36-year-old Honduran native lives in the United States illegally. "You're...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Justice System, Labor Legislation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Migration
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Senate gives initial approval to O'Malley map
Gov. Martin O'Malley's political redistricting plan earned a quick first stamp of approval from the Maryland Senate on Monday night despite a day full of objections from top Republicans — and a sitting Democratic congresswoman — who slammed...Tags: Delores G. Kelley, Laws, African Americans, Democratic Party, Annapolis
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Sarbanes, Harris lead in 2012 race for cash
Rep. John P. Sarbanes, a third-term Democrat who faces little opposition for re-election in 2012, raised more campaign cash than any other Baltimore-area member of Congress in the past three months, campaign finance reports made public over the weekend...Tags: Steny Hoyer, Federal Election Commission, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Justice System, Maryland
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Redistricting moves Laurel to new congressional district
Gov. Martin O'Malley's congressional redistricting plan sailed through the House of Delegates Wednesday on a 91 to 46 vote, with only five Democrats voting against the governor. The measure requires another vote in the Senate because of technical changes...Tags: Steny Hoyer, Prince George's County, Rushern Baker, U.S. Senate, C. Anthony Muse
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Leopold: Redistricting should bring disparate groups together
While I regret the continued partition of Anne Arundel County into four separate congressional districts, I concur with Dan Rodricks' view that congressional redistricting across the country has helped create legislative gridlock and political segregation...Tags: Elections
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Md. transportation officials brace for latest federal standoff
— First came the budget debate. Next, it was the debt ceiling. Then, the FAA shutdown. Now Maryland officials are keeping a wary eye on the latest congressional stalemate over federal spending, an impasse that has the potential to put dozens of...Tags: Justice System, Maryland, Road Transportation, Prince George's County, Baltimore County
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Congress' vote on the debt ceiling was a cheap political ploy
The debt limit vote in Congress that came up last week was a cheap political ploy with potentially catastrophic results. I applaud the three Maryland House Democrats — Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Donna Edwards — who had the good...Tags: Maryland, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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The Root: What's at stake for Obama in 2014
The RootIt is no surprise that President Barack Obama, who already has faced improbable odds and still managed to do the impossible, will soon face one of his greatest challenges yet. The 2014 midterms are perhaps the most important election of Obama's...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, CBS Corp., Media Industry, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Karl Rove
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Top Md. Dems expected at summit in Hagerstown
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comTop Democrats from the state will converge in Hagerstown on Saturday for an annual summit of Western Maryland Democrats. And although Western Maryland hasn’t been a Democrat stronghold in recent years, party leaders said they were buoyed by...Tags: Douglas F. Gansler, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Maryland General Assembly, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), John P Donoghue
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Do-nothing House Republicans
WASHINGTON -- A meat cleaver hangs over the federal government, but the unflappable men and women of the House majority remain cool and poised. With just a few days to stop automatic spending cuts from affecting everything from air travel to food...
Tags: Steny Hoyer, Virginia Foxx, Harry Reid, U.S. Congress, NASA
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‘Meet the Press’ exclusive: Barack Obama is the guest
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelABC's "This Week" inteviews Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. The program starts at 11 a.m. on WFTV-Channel 9. Other guests are Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho. ABC's Jonathan Karl will lead a roundtable...
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