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The 43rd President of the United States, George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946. The Republican is a two-term president, narrowly defeating Sen. Al Gore in the 2000 election and winning again in 2004 over Sen. John Kerry. His parents are Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush. He's only the second President in history to be the son of a former President. Bush received his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from Harvard. Bush was elected governor of Texas twice--in 1994 and 1998. Significant events during his presidency have included the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, the capture of Saddam Hussein, Hurricane Katrina, the No Child...
The 43rd President of the United States, George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946. The Republican is a two-term president, narrowly defeating Sen. Al Gore in the 2000 election and winning again in 2004 over Sen. John Kerry. His parents are Barbara Bush and former President George H.W. Bush. He's only the second President in history to be the son of a former President. Bush received his undergraduate degree from Yale and his MBA from Harvard. Bush was elected governor of Texas twice--in 1994 and 1998. Significant events during his presidency have included the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq War, the capture of Saddam Hussein, Hurricane Katrina, the No Child Left Behind Act and a $1.3 trillion tax-cut program in 2001.
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Obama budget cuts would hit Maryland
Labor unions that represent government workers — and some Maryland Democrats — criticized the budget President Barack Obama unveiled Monday for cutting $27 billion in federal employee pensions while offering what they called a modest, half-...Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Health and Medical Professionals, U.S. House Committee on the Budget, White House, Hospitals and Clinics
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The GOP race gets messy
OK, I give up.
About a week ago, I wrote a column making a case for Mitt Romney as the GOP nominee. My argument was aimed at fellow conservatives who just can't get their minds -- or at least their hearts -- around a Romney candidacy. The details aren'...Tags: Mitt Romney, Elections, Republican Party, Firearms, Rick Santorum
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The downward mobility of the American middle class
January's increase in hiring is good news, but it masks a bigger and more disturbing story -- the continuing downward mobility of the American middle class.
Most of the new jobs being created are in the lower-wage sectors of the economy -- hospital...Tags: Mitt Romney, Unemployment, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Unemployment, Barack Obama
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Another overlooked legacy of Reagan: Gun control
Michael Collins, in his Feb. 7 op-ed "The overlooked Reagan legacy: decency," overlooked the fact that the late president was a supporter of gun control laws. As governor of California, Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford Act, which prohibited the...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, George Washington, Executive Branch, Firearms
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Opinion: Carroll County delegate says O'Malley using 'fuzzy math' in budget debate
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, Gov.Martin O'Malleycame before a joint session of the General Assembly to give the annual State of the State address. Much like the State of the Union address by the president, this is an opportunity for the governor to present an...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Maryland General Assembly, Carroll County (Maryland), Executive Branch, Annapolis
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Palin trailer
xxxABC anchorman Charles Gibson came across as a stern, no-nonsense senior professor putting a graduate student through a tough exam in the first part of his interview with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. It was round one of a three-part interview that will...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Palin, Charles Gibson, Elections, ABC (tv network)
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The danger in Gingrich's promises
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that if Mitt Romney won the South Carolina primary, the Republican presidential race would be over and he would be the nominee. But Mr. Romney didn't win, and that means it's time to consider the unthinkable: What would life...Tags: Mitt Romney, Michael Mukasey, Healthcare Laws, Richard Nixon, Elections
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The case for Romney
Years ago, a friend told me a story from her days living in South America. The movie "Wayne's World" had come out, and she went to see it. She spoke English, but it was interesting to read the Spanish subtitles.
For instance, early in the film, Wayne...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Bain Capital, LLC, Tea Party Movement, Elections
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Is the GOP handing the election to Obama?
The last time a Republican candidate for president defeated an incumbent Democrat running for reelection, the primary returns were a lopsided affair. Ronald Reagan won convincingly in New Hampshire and South Carolina (after George H.W. Bush took Iowa) and...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Elections, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Democratic Party
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It's a big load of garbage to me
A friend of mine, who knows more about these things than I do, corrects me when the subject of global warming enters the conversation. The correct term, she reminds me, "is climate change." The bottom line is scientists who study the weather are pretty...Tags: Global Warming, Air Pollution, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Global Change, Vehicles
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Inviting war through weakness?
One of the memorable slogans from the Reagan administration was "peace through strength." President Ronald Reagan believed a strong defense was a safeguard against enemy attacks and the best hope of victory should America go to war.
President Barack...Tags: NATO, Todd Akin , Barack Obama, Taliban, China
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HBO's 'Game Change' trailer: Gibson vs. Palin brings back memories of 2008
The Baltimore SunSeeing HBO's latest trailer for "Game Change," the made-for-TV version of the 2008 GOP presidential campaign with John McCain and Sarah Palin, brought back memories of the early days of Z on TV when I was doing media-and-politics 24/7 -- and loving it....Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Palin, Charles Gibson, HBO (tv network), Julianne Moore
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