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Immigration deformed
There's the story of a woman with five kids who was asked: If she had to do it all over again, would she have five children? "Yes," she said, "just not these five." That's the way I feel about the immigration "reform" bill introduced by the Senate's...
Tags: Immigration, Marco Rubio, Labor Legislation, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Jeff Flake
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Shame on the Senate; send 'em all home
Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...
Tags: Susan Collins, Mark Begich, Mitch McConnell, Heidi Heitkamp, Mark Pryor
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The flimsy case against Thomas Perez
Just as they did when Thomas E. Perez was nominated to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Republicans are seeking to hold up his confirmation to head the U.S. Department of Labor, using any excuse they can think up, no matter how flimsy....
Tags: David Vitter, Immigration, Voting, U.S. Department of Labor, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Obama picks Perez to lead U.S. Labor Department
Senate Republicans criticized the nomination Monday of former state labor secretary Thomas E. Perez to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, signaling the longtime civil rights lawyer will face a contentious confirmation over his approach to the law and...
Tags: Immigration, David Vitter, U.S. Department of Labor, Al Sharpton, Labor Legislation
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Baltimore Co. chief joins fight in Congress for gun control
Speaking at an emotional hearing on federal gun control proposals, Baltimore County Police Chief James W. Johnson urged lawmakers Wednesday to close loopholes and ban assault weapon sales or risk more tragedies like the recent elementary school shooting...
Tags: Mark Kelly, Shootings, Kevin Kamenetz, Prosecution, Republican Party
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Obama ignores Medicare's plight
With all the political drama going on concerning Medicare from both parties, it baffles me that President Barack Obama has ignored his legal responsibilities regarding the "Medicare trigger." That trigger (covered under Section 1105 of Title 31 of the U....Tags: Government Health Care, George W. Bush, Medicare, Justice System, Catonsville
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Severe weather renews climate-change talks in Washington, Annapolis
Policies to change building codes in flood plains and on shorelines, construct offshore wind turbines and manage suburban sprawl could gain political traction, officials hope, as recent extreme weather renews a conversation on climate change in Maryland...Tags: Renewable Energy, Annapolis, Global Warming, Conservation, Oceans
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Obama proposes 'modest' federal pay raise
The White House has proposed a modest half-percent pay raise for civilian federal employees beginning next year — a move that would affect thousands of Maryland workers. If the across-the-board raise is approved by Congress, it would end a 2-year-...Tags: Public Finance, Steny Hoyer, Roscoe G Bartlett, Inflation and Deflation, U.S. Postal Service
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A president under siege throws down the gauntlet
Sun reporterWASHINGTON // At a crucial moment for his leadership, President Bush has picked a fight he was trying to avoid. Last month, Bush was deemed too weak politically to risk a pitched battle with Democrats as he fills the seat of retiring Justice Sandra Day...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Abraham Lincoln, Bill Frist, Howard Dean, Abortion
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Nomination must go before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Sun StaffREPUBLICANS Chairman: Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Elected to a fifth term in November, Specter, 75, had to fight to win the committee gavel after conservatives blasted him for his remarks that President Bush might have a hard time getting anti-...Tags: Abortion, Gang Activity, George W. Bush, Republican Party, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Work-visa limit snags Shore employers
Sun StaffFor the first time in more than a decade, many Maryland businesses are warning that there won't be anyone to pick the crabs, shuck the oysters or trim the hedges. Thousands of temporary workers essential to keeping many summer industries humming will not...Tags: Family, Business, Immigration, Annapolis, Employers
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Obama budget cuts deficit $1.1 trillion over decade: CBO
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but $1.1 trillion lower than what it estimates over the coming decade, CBO said...Tags: Public Finance, Gross Domestic Product, Budget Control Act of 2011, U.S. House of Representatives, Government Debt
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