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A double standard for cruise ships?
Regarding your article about Gov. Martin O'Malley's efforts to pressure the Environmental Protection Agency to relax its "clean fuel" requirements for large cruise ships, it seems that both the Royal Caribbean and the Carnival lines have hinted they might...
Tags: Shipbuilding, Cruise Ship Jobs, Standards, Royal Caribbean International, Regional Authority
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Why give Carnival Cruise Lines an unfair advantage over its competitors?
It is bad enough that Carnival Cruise Lines would ask for an exception to the EPA requirement that its ships use cleaner fuel, but to threaten to take its business away from Baltimore is blackmail: The governor should have shown stronger character and not...
Tags: Cruises, Glen Burnie, Cruise Ship Jobs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tour Operations Industry
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Why is O'Malley silent on NSA spying?
As it turns out, we are "one" Maryland, as Gov. Martin O'Malley likes to say — one Maryland under surveillance by thousands of people who live and work in this state. The fact that Maryland is the spy capital of the United States is the story...
Tags: National Government, National Security, Personal Weapon Control, The Washington Post, Barack Obama
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Countdown to Obamacare
The countdown has started. In about 100 days, starting Oct. 1, millions of families across the nation will have an opportunity to enroll in health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The full benefits of the law will...
Tags: Government Health Care, Judges, Justice System, John Kasich, Chris Christie
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David Craig assembles gubernatorial campaign team
Harford County Executive David Craig's bid for Maryland governor is gaining added momentum as a campaign manager with proven experience and strong ties to the state will oversee strategic and operational details. The new campaign manager, Paul Ellington,...Tags: Michael Steele, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Public Officials, Prince George's County, Harford County
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New members appointed to city school board
The Baltimore SunThree new members were appointed to the Baltimore City school board, Gov. Martin O'Malley and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Tuesday. In a release, the officials announced that Cheryl A. Casciani will begin July 1, and Anthony A. Hamilton...Tags: Energy Saving, Martin O'Malley, Andres Alonso, Government, Hamilton
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One Republican calls it quits, another jumps in
A generational shift within the Maryland Republican Party picked up steam Tuesday as a veteran GOP senator called an end to her legislative career and a conservative favorite launched an audacious challenge to an incumbent Democratic congressman. State...
Tags: Barry Glassman, Calvert County, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Parties and Movements, Harford County
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The two tortured political marriages of Richard Nixon
Just as they say that the poor are always with is, so it is with Richard Nixon, arguably the most tormented American president, who comes back to us in the new book "Ike and Dick" (appropriately subtitled "Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage"). The...
Tags: Political Dissent, Joe Biden, Parties and Movements, Henry Kissinger, Republican Party
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O'Malley and Maynard are doing a good job cleaning up corruption at the city jail
Since 1993, I have had the opportunity to visit hundreds of prisons, jails, juvenile facilities and community corrections facilities as the executive director of the American Correctional Association. Having served more than 19 years in the Arlington...
Tags: Prisons, Maryland General Assembly, Martin O'Malley, Government, Safety of Citizens
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'True Blood' recap: 'Who Are You, Really?'
For The Baltimore Sun"True Blood" is back, and Season 6 picks up right where Season 5 left off. We’re watching bloody Billith rise, but this time from his red-tinged perspective. I’ll be honest — I’m approaching Season 6 a little nervously. What will a...Tags: Alan Ball, Business, Government, Regional Authority, True Blood (tv program)
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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: Montgomery County (Maryland), Douglas F. Gansler, Government, Mount Vernon, Same-Sex Marriage
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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: Rentals, Michael E. Busch, Netflix Inc., House of Cards (tv program), Martin O'Malley
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