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Presidential campaign on cruise control
In the wake of the furor over the Supreme Court's salvation of President Barack Obama's health care act, the presidential campaign seems now to have settled down to the old partisan argument: The Republicans like to call it class warfare, while the...
Tags: Republican Party, Philosophy, Occupy Wall Street, Health Care Reform (2009), Olympic Games
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Another Tilghman involved in a historic moment
Several readers wrote me about last week's column that told the story of federal Judge Sarah Tilghman Hughes, a Baltimorean who swore in Lyndon B. Johnson as president aboard Air Force One after the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.
They...Tags: Justice System, Chestertown, John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963), Oxford (Talbot, Maryland), Paul Revere
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President to president
"You will be our president when you read this note," George Herbert Walker Bush wrote to Bill Clinton, the man who defeated him in the 1992 campaign, denying Mr. Bush the provisional vindication that reelection provides until history has its chance to...
Tags: George H.W. Bush, Republican Party, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Camp David
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Do we want a true city or an oasis on the water?
It was an intimidating experience indeed. Downtown on Pratt Street, late at night, surrounded by looming shadows. The sound of approaching footsteps spawned immediate unease. We prayed that our expected ride would appear soon. It was 1964. The Inner...
Tags: Regional Authority, Pratt Street, Executive Branch, Culture, Conservation
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Can Romney win the Latino vote?
The courtship of the Hispanic vote has reached new intensity in the presidential campaign, with both President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney dutifully addressing the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed...Tags: Republican Party, DREAM Act, Marco Rubio, Tea Party Movement, Elections
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Analysts weigh in on Maryland's 2012 football recruiting class
The Baltimore SunStart with a 2-10 season, add an exodus of players, and then subtract two coordinators. What you would typically get from those undeniably negative ingredients is a football recruiting class ranked among the lowest of any BCS-level program in the country....Tags: College Football, Miami Hurricanes, Football, Atlantic Coast Conference, Virginia Tech Hokies
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Pair tried to steal historical documents worth millions, police say
Barry H. Landau has rubbed elbows with presidents, helped plan inaugurations, and claims one of the largest collections of Oval Office memorabilia outside museums and presidential libraries. His Manhattan apartment includes a collection of china from...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Justice System, William Baldwin, Barbara Bush, Somerville
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From Sun Magazine: First look -- 'VEEP' set visit
It's a cold, gray Friday afternoon in a dark and drafty concrete warehouse at an industrial park in Columbia. Not exactly the setting in which anyone would expect to find glamour, wit or the next big thing in pop culture.
But through a series of doors...Tags: Jon Stewart, George Clooney, Culture, The New York Times, Satire (genre)
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Afghanistan: what 'victory' looks like
Where is Afghanistan policy headed at this crucial moment? As the nation's excellent if unsung war commander, Gen. John Allen, testifies on Capitol Hill this week, and as Republican presidential aspirants continue to attack President Barack Obama from...Tags: West Point, International Organizations, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Iraq, Hamid Karzai
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Baltimore native played key role in Johnson's swearing-in
Kenneth O'Donnell, aide to President John F. Kennedy, stepped into a small cubicle at Parkland Hospital, where Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson nervously waited with his wife and several aides to learn the condition of the president. Kennedy had...Tags: Justice System, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Colleges and Universities, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy
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News and notes from Randy Edsall's Signing Day presser
The Baltimore SunMaryland coach Randy Edsall unveiled his second Terps recruiting class today at the Gossett Team House in College Park. The 24-man group is ranked 42nd in the country by 247Sports.com, 44th by Scout.com, and 49th by Rivals.com. Here are news and notes...Tags: Under Armour Inc., Randy Edsall, Virginia Cavaliers, Football, High Schools
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Romney: The ideal foil for Democrats' class warfare campaign
It was going to happen anyway, but Mitt Romney's wealth and history as a healer of troubled corporations doubly assures that this year's presidential campaign will see a return in spades to good old "class warfare." David Axelrod, President Obama's chief...
Tags: Republican Party, Occupy Wall Street, Labor Legislation, Elections, Parties and Movements
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