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The most famous umbrella since Neville Chamberlain went to Munich
The Baltimore SunThe public appetite for trivial distraction has always extended to our chief executives. I remember the minor uproar when Lyndon Johnson lifted a beagle by the ears. There was extensive commentary on Richard Nixon's taste for cottage cheese and ketchup....Tags: Barack Obama, Sandra Day O'Connor, Elections, George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon
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Same speculation, different styles for O'Malley, Cuomo
By the time Gov. Martin O'Malley left the Democratic convention last fall, he had schmoozed with party leaders from Iowa, spoken to potential donors and hosted swanky parties that kept delegates entertained into the next morning — efforts that...
Tags: Assault, Edward G. Rendell, Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Executive Branch
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Katherine L. Vaughns
Katherine L. Vaughns, a University of Maryland School of Law professor and secretary of the Center Stage board who immersed herself in the arts community, died of pancreatic cancer May 4 at a Sinai Hospital hospice unit. The Bolton Hill resident was 68....
Tags: Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Migration, Justice System, Movies, University of Maryland, College Park
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Taxing Internet sales
In 1998, when President Bill Clinton signed the bipartisan Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibited state and local taxation of Internet access and Internet-only services, the purpose was to promote the commercial potential of the Internet, especially...
Tags: The Washington Post, Sales, U.S. Congress, Mike Enzi, Local Government
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Should we continue to be the indispensable nation?
In Hillary Clinton's farewell remarks in February on stepping down as President Barack Obama's secretary of state, she echoed one of her predecessors, Madeleine Albright, declaring America to be "the indispensable nation." "We are the force for...
Tags: Elections, Iraq, Jules Witcover, Madeleine Albright, Barack Obama
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Obama's revealing reflections
Probing questions at presidential news conferences sometimes have a way of getting their principals to reflect on their state of mind -- and at the same time the state their presidency, particularly when things aren't going well. Back in 1995, when Bill...
Tags: Mark Twain, Republican Party, Television, Media Industry, Jules Witcover
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The Bush library and the willing suspension of disbelief
To nobody's surprise, all four living former presidents were on their best behavior last week at the dedication of the library and museum named for the latest of them, George W. Bush, at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The honoree's father,...
Tags: Elections, Libraries, Physical Fitness and Exercise, George W. Bush, Barack Obama
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What's so terrible about 'portable' classrooms? [Commentary]
There seems to be a consensus that school trailers are horrible, and there is a constant push to build bigger schools so we can get rid of the need for "portable classrooms." At a recent community meeting, Harford school board member Bob Frisch said...
Tags: Middle Schools, High Schools, Schools, State of the Union Address
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Thatcher made history by standing firm
In 1975, when asked to explain why Margaret Thatcher was poised to take over the Tory Party, the irascible British satirist Malcolm Muggeridge replied that it was all due to television — and the fact that the telegenic Mrs. Thatcher had a "certain...
Tags: Conservative Party (UK), Elections, Sociology, Richard Nixon, Google Inc.
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Bill Clinton still turning on the charm
When Bill Clinton took the podium to address the country in January 1993, I was moved to tears. Here, then, was my first president. My parents had had all the presidents up to that point. Here was a man of my generation. Married to the working mother of...
Tags: George H.W. Bush, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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The Internet – you never know where or when stuff will turn up [Editorial]
It's been more than 25 years since Douglas H. Ginsburg asked that his nomination to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice be withdrawn. The prospective high court justice nominated by Ronald Reagan, it turned out, smoked marijuana and ended up admitting...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Marijuana Use, Recreational Substance Use, George W. Bush
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Time editors discuss new book about presidents at McDaniel College
The four-story brownstone near Washington's Lafayette Park is one of the most exclusive hotels in the world. There's a fireplace in the master bathroom, and the thread counts on the sheets is high enough to rival the Four Seasons. And only four people...
Tags: Presidents of the United States, Habitat for Humanity International, George W. Bush, Executive Branch, Corporate Officers
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