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The case for Romney
Years ago, a friend told me a story from her days living in South America. The movie "Wayne's World" had come out, and she went to see it. She spoke English, but it was interesting to read the Spanish subtitles.
For instance, early in the film, Wayne...Tags: Al Gore, Elections, Movies, Mitt Romney, Allergies
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Is the GOP handing the election to Obama?
The last time a Republican candidate for president defeated an incumbent Democrat running for reelection, the primary returns were a lopsided affair. Ronald Reagan won convincingly in New Hampshire and South Carolina (after George H.W. Bush took Iowa) and...Tags: Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Elections, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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Lessons learned in Iraq, Rwanda
Letter writer Paul R. Schlitz Jr. can't seem to grasp the fact that an acknowledgment of Iraq's potential to harbor weapons of mass destruction doesn't necessarily indicate current agreement with the decision to invade, nor does it require someone to...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Wars and Interventions, Ron Paul, International Military Interventions, Severna Park
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Countdown to Iowa
Although the first voting for presidential delegates is still four days off in Iowa, the political crystal-ball gazers are already speculating which Republican candidates will survive and which will fall off the cliff into oblivion.
It's being said...Tags: Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Elections, Republican Party
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The Ron Smith legacy: How to write, how to live, how to die
For virtually all the time I spent in politics, my main function was to craft words for someone else.
And, for a long time, I was pretty good at it. In fact, I got so good at it that, when I finally decided I wanted to start opining under my own name...Tags: Radio, Elections, Republican Party, Talk Show (genre), Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Drop the 'two-war' plan
As defense strategists at the Pentagon carry out their review of how to make roughly $400 billion in cuts over 10 years, and Congress considers the possibility of reductions twice as large as required by the supercommittee's failure to reach agreement,...Tags: Defense, Pakistan, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military, Armed Forces
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Influential Harford Community College leader O'Connell dies
Considering the influence he had on Harford County's only institution of higher learning, Alfred C. O'Connell's death last month drew little notice in a community where he lived for many years and left a huge imprint, according to a longtime colleague and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Barbara Bush, University of Hartford, Columbia University, Washington, DC
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Anne Arundel officers seek handicapped parking violators
It was just after noon on a recent weekday, the parking lots at the Annapolis Westfield Mall were already full, and a woman in a dark sedan weaved through the swelling traffic, looking for a place to park.
Jessica Lawrence, a Glen Burnie resident, saw...Tags: Physical Disabilities, Lupus, Vehicles, Annapolis, Glen Burnie
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A Republican leader goes his own way
Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander caused a ripple on Capitol Hill last week by announcing he will drop out of his party's Senate leadership to pursue a more independent course, which would seem to be a break from the GOP's my-way-or-the-highway...Tags: Colleges and Universities, U.S. Senate, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Elections, Republican Party
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Soviet fall and Arab Spring
Twenty years ago, tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets of Moscow, just as Egyptians, Tunisians and Syrians have this year — rejecting the old order, demanding freedom and democracy. That August, the Russian democrats prevailed because...Tags: Radio, Elections, Communist Party, Mikhail S Gorbachev, Russia
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City man connects to Czech heritage through Wilson statue
Michael G. Rokos has traveled thousands of miles to pay homage to his American and Czech heritage and to the 28th U.S. president, who befriended his family nearly a century ago.
The lifelong Baltimorean will reconnect with cousins in the Czech Republic...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Human Rights, Anglican, Christianity, Clubs and Associations
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Md. projects seek foreign dollars from would-be immigrants
The private developers of two high-profile state projects are seeking financing through a visa program that lets wealthy foreigners go to the front of the line for green cards and possible U.S. citizenship in return for a $500,000 investment....Tags: Westport, Migration, Interior Policy, New York University, Government
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