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Hopkins gun research is not biased
In reference to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15), the article quotes a Harford County councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York City Mayor...
Tags: Research, Johns Hopkins University, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Laws
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Harford County Council condemns state gun law
The Harford County Council passed a resolution Tuesday, by a 6-1 vote, criticizing the state's new gun safety bill. The resolution says the Firearms Safety Act, which bans the sale of 45 kinds of rifles and magazines and requires "law-abiding citizens"...
Tags: Research, Johns Hopkins University, Laws, Interior Policy, Daniel Webster
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Benefactor doesn't dictate direction of research
Editor: In response to "Harford County Council passes resolution condemning state gun law" (May 15th, 2013): The article quotes a Harford County Councilman who questioned the objectivity of gun policy research at Johns Hopkins University because New York...Tags: Research, Johns Hopkins University, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Laws
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Hopkins announces $4.5 billion fundraising goal
Johns Hopkins announced Saturday a $4.5 billion fundraising goal — among the largest in the country — to help the university and health system address some of the world's most challenging issues, including water scarcity, education quality and...
Tags: Research, Johns Hopkins University, Political Fundraising, Health Insurance, Finance
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NRA takes political aim at state gun laws
National Rifle Association President David Keene said Wednesday the organization will pursue lawsuits in two states where Democratic governors are believed to have presidential aspirations, but it might not challenge new state gun laws elsewhere. "We're...
Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, White House, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Government
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Malaria, a scourge that we can defeat
Malaria is an enormous and tragic problem — that can be beat. It takes the life of a child every minute in Sub-Saharan Africa, and a million people die from malaria each year. It also stifles economic development, as malaria prevents children from...
Tags: Symptoms, Christianity, Africa, Malaria, Diseases and Illnesses
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'Right wing' doesn't equal 'terrorist'
"If history were to repeat itself," warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1944 State of the Union address, "and we were to return to the so-called normalcy of the 1920s, then it is certain that even though we shall have conquered our enemies on...
Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Timothy McVeigh, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Parties and Movements, Barack Obama
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In Senate gun control vote, tyranny of the minority
"We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere for anyone." — National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, in testimony before the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Lobbying, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, The New York Times
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NRA plans to challenge Maryland gun law
The Baltimore SunNational Rifle Association President David Keene said Tuesday that the organization intends to challenge the constitutionality of Maryland's newly passed gun law, as a conservative group readied plans to try to overturn the law through voter referendum....Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Laws, Interior Policy, Judges
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Bloomberg's soda battle draws parallel to our nation's public health activism
Melissa Healey's article, "NYC's failed cap on sugary drinks prompts soul searching" on April 4 draws an interesting parallel between New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's improbable public health battle against obesity and our nation's long history...
Tags: New York City
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A thirst-quenching blow for freedom
Perhaps you remember when Dr. Doom conquered the world. Or perhaps you don't. Sadly enough, even in this day and age, not everyone is comic book literate. Suffice it to say, then, that back in the 1980s, Marvel Comics published a graphic novel in...
Tags: Culture, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Social Sciences, Obesity, The Miami Herald
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Bloomberg loses the soda battle, not the war
The beverage industry is claiming victory after a New York City judge on Monday overturned a ban on super-size sodas and sugary drinks Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had championed as a way to combat obesity among residents. But the battle is hardly over. Mr....
Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Weight, Food Industry, Obesity
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