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Miller proposes local gas tax, leasing ICC
Baltimore and Maryland's counties could impose their own 5-cents-a-gallon tax on gas to pay for local roads and buses under a proposal by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. Miller also proposed Thursday leasing a state toll highway to a private...
Tags: Annapolis, Calvert County, Martin O'Malley, Transportation, Edward G. Rendell
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Time for school choice in Chicago
"There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, any time." -- Calvin Coolidge, responding to the 1919 Boston police strike This oft-quoted line from the then-governor of Massachusetts might be updated to include "the public...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Boston, Chicago Teachers Strike, Robert L. Gibbs, Newspaper and Magazine
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Cal Thomas: The Stossel solution
In order to get the correct answer to anything, one must ask the right question. That is what former ABC News and current Fox News TV host John Stossel does on his weekly program. If ever there was "must-see TV," this is it. Mr. Stossel's show on June 30...
Tags: Amtrak, Fox News Channel (tv network), Cato Corporation, John Stossel, ABC (tv network)
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Should we care if Herman Cain had an affair?
Herman Cain, the business executive who was recently the leading Republican candidate for president, has dropped out of the race after allegations that he carried on a 13-year extramarital affair. Even though Mr. Cain says the accusations are untrue, as...Tags: Barack Obama, YouTube, Elections, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Adultery
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Santorum's exit is no boon for Romney
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's decision today to drop out of the presidential race leaves GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney with a clear path to his party's nomination but a rocky one to an eventual contest with President Barack Obama in the fall. Mr....
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Newt Gingrich, Tea Party Movement, Rick Santorum
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Obama targets economy, taxes in address
With the presidential election in full swing and Congress mired in gridlock, President Barack Obama used his third State of the Union address Tuesday to sound a populist message on the economy, outlining a series of policies he said would give the...Tags: Hollins Market, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Business, Financial and Business Services, Republican Party
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State of the union, and of the GOP
Two major political events shared center stage this week -- the traditional presidential State of the Union address and what could be a showdown in Florida in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination. The contrast between the tones of the...Tags: Barack Obama, Rick Perry, Bain Capital, LLC, Unions, Elections
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Avoid toll increases by shifting priorities
The Maryland Transportation Authority recently announced its intention to increase automobile tolls throughout Maryland, including a per car increase in the Chesapeake Bay Bridge toll from $2.50 to $8 by 2013. According to the MdTA, the justification...Tags: Medical Services, Civil and Public Service, Public Officials, Scott Walker, Natural Resources
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How Indiana solved its toll problem
Regarding Brian Murphy's op-ed "Toll troubles" (July 7), Mr. Murphy fails to inform readers that Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana leased the Indiana Toll Road to a consortium from Australia and Spain for $3.5 billion over 99 years. Moreover, the... -
Best entertainment value: GOP nomination contest
Las Vegas is one of my favorite places, but there's a tinge of sadness on the Strip these days.
It's not a lack of crowds or dearth of attractions. The streets, shows, restaurants and casinos are packed as always. No, what's made the people of Las...Tags: Tim Pawlenty, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Elections, Newt Gingrich
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Sarah Palin gets it right
Just when you thought the Republican presidential field was getting set, up pops the most mischievous force in American politics, Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor — the real deal this time, not actress Julianne Moore channeling her for the...
Tags: Minority Groups, Tim Pawlenty, Jeb Bush, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin
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Indiana governor has right economic approach
Indana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a Republican, did something pretty amazing recently. With bipartisan approval in the legislature and working with state employees, he was able to bring about a surplus in the state's budget. He generated $1.2 billion dollars...Tags: Illinois, Elections, Government, Finance, Ronald Reagan
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