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We need better fiscal management, not higher taxes
This past week Sen. John Kerry explained that tax increases are necessary due the current federal government's revenue shortfall (less citizen income, less income tax revenues). This all-too-common view assumes the moral right of government to a...Tags: Finance, Business
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Political impact of 9/11 fades
At a town hall meeting in Catonsville last week, Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin spent a half-hour answering questions, including whether Congress would cut Medicare, address immigration or impeach President Barack Obama. Despite the breadth of the discussion,...Tags: Government, Laws, Armed Conflicts, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Elections
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Intellectual dishonesty and politicking led to debt downgrade
When Sen. John Kerry called Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating "The tea party downgrade," he illustrated perfectly the intellectual dishonesty and absurd politicking that has given Congress its stellar 14 percent approval rating. If...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Elections, George W. Bush
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Walking to deliver a message to Obama
Imagine de Tocqueville with a Twitter account. Or maybe Jack Kerouac without a car. B.J. Hill started walking across the country in March 2008, carrying a then-empty journal and asking people he met if they wanted to write a message to the president they...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Havre de Grace, Jack Kerouac, The Washington Post, Barack Obama
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U.S. risks wasting billions more in Afghanistan aid, report says
Baltimore Sun reporterReviewing the multibillion-dollar U.S. aid program in Afghanistan two years ago, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pronounced it a "heartbreaking" failure and promised to make a successful aid program the centerpiece of a revamped strategy to...Tags: Barack Obama, Fraud, World Bank Group, Terrorism, U.S. Department of State
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GMAC dropping 250 Maryland foreclosure cases
GMAC Mortgage said Tuesday it is dropping about 250 Maryland foreclosure cases that were apparently "robo-signed," giving homeowners a second chance to save their properties — and raising the possibility that other lenders might follow suit. The...Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Homes, Financial and Business Services, Litigation
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Martin O'Malley forged his leadership style through trial, error of political office
Occasionally on the campaign trail, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley gets the rare chance to talk about something other than politics - such as in a restaurant during a recent Sunday swing through the Eastern Shore. "How's the band doing?" asked Jesse...
Tags: Lawyers, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Regional Authority, Music, Mary Pat Clarke
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Democrats spin conspiracy theory around Rove
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - A spy outed. A reporter jailed. And now, a White House operative fingered. Democrats couldn't have spun a more intriguing conspiracy theory around Karl Rove, President Bush's political guru and top adviser, if they'd tried. As Rove...Tags: The Washington Post, Heads of State, News Media, Central Intelligence Agency, Government
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Mikulski to oppose Roberts
Sun reporterWASHINGTON // Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland announced her opposition to chief justice nominee John G. Roberts Jr. yesterday, saying she had "too many nagging doubts" about what a Roberts court would mean for the cause of equal rights. Senate...Tags: Democratic Party, Local Government, Justice System, Abortion, Hillary Clinton
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Aides' woes could badly harm Bush
Sun reporterWashington // It's not often that President Bush, who casts himself as decisive and bold, is cut off from decisions of grave importance to his presidency. But as he and his team brace for the results of a lengthy CIA leak investigation that has reached...Tags: Hurricanes, Trials, Meteorological Disasters, Heads of State, Lawyers
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Obama selects Emanuel as top aide
Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration yesterday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff, while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been...Tags: Lobbying, Heads of State, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett
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Obama's challenge changes
In running a successful national campaign, Barack Obama laid down guidelines that came to be seen as hallmarks of his leadership style. He prizes loyalty, discretion, teamwork and selflessness, say those who have worked with him.
But as he shapes a new...Tags: Heads of State, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain, Justice System
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