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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Obama urges new officers to 'carry forth' academy's values

    President Barack Obama told Naval Academy graduates Friday that declining faith in government and other institutions makes it more important than ever that they retain their moral center as they embark on military careers. As a cold rain fell on the 1,...

    Tags: Orlando, Assault, U.S. Department of Defense, Martin O'Malley, White House

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. UM says it alerted AG's office about swim coach's abuse of girl

    The University of Maryland says it alerted the state attorney general nearly 25 years ago that the school's head swimming coach had acknowledged sexually abusing a girl at his private club, but he was not charged until last year.
    The University of Maryland says it alerted the state attorney general nearly 25 years ago that the school's head swimming coach had acknowledged sexually abusing a girl at his private club, but he was not charged until last year. Rick Curl, founder of...

    Tags: Punishment, Abusive Behavior, Corporate Crime, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Lawyers

    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Boxing Obama in

    Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track.
    Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track. The liberal Illinois senator who entered the...

    Tags: Darrell E Issa, Mitch McConnell, Internal Revenue Service, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate

    4. May 24, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  4. Lost jobs, higher costs: Obamacare hits home

    <em>On this Memorial Day weekend, as we remember with deepest gratitude the sacrifice of America's military heroes, we also offer our thoughts and prayers for the victims of the Oklahoma tragedy.</em>
    On this Memorial Day weekend, as we remember with deepest gratitude the sacrifice of America's military heroes, we also offer our thoughts and prayers for the victims of the Oklahoma tragedy. I've dedicated a half-dozen columns to the single most...

    Tags: Judges, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., CKE Restaurants Incorporated, Employment

    5. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Where are the STEM jobs?

    Republicans and Democrats appear to agree on at least one thing: that the United States is facing a STEM (science, technology engineering and math) crisis. In his most recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that he wants to "reward schools" that focus on STEM classes, for they are "the skills today's employers are looking for to fill jobs right now and in the future." And as far to the other end of the political spectrum as you can get, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas deemed May 6-12 to be the first ever "Celebration of STEM Education Week in Texas."
    Republicans and Democrats appear to agree on at least one thing: that the United States is facing a STEM (science, technology engineering and math) crisis. In his most recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that he wants to...

    Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, Rick Perry, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

    6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Transcript of Obama's remarks to U.S. Naval Academy graduates

    Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of our extraordinary Navy and Marine Corps teams.
    Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of...

    Tags: Philosophy, Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan, United States Naval Academy, Wars and Interventions

    7. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. To keep corporations here, fix the tax code

    The report of Apple avoiding corporate income taxes the past four years signals it's time to overhaul the U.S. corporate tax code.
    The report of Apple avoiding corporate income taxes the past four years signals it's time to overhaul the U.S. corporate tax code. Like many multinationals with strong intellectual property, Apple legally earns nearly all of its income offshore. The U....

    Tags: Taxation, Warren Buffett, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Earnings, Companies and Corporations

    8. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Delaney looks to infrastructure funding in first bill

    Maryland's newest member of the House of Representatives introduced his first bill on Wednesday, a new infrastructure funding proposal that has won bipartisan support in an otherwise divided Congress. Rep. John Delaney, the Potomac Democrat who has...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Annapolis, Tim Cook, Elections, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

    9. May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Setting limits on drones

    It's about time.
    It's about time. President Barack Obama's announcement today of new limits on drone strikes and his renewed call to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay were badly overdue. The United States has lost much credibility overseas with...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Al-Qaeda, Prisons, Anwar al-Awlaki, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    10. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog

    A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process.
    A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Parties and Movements, Memorial Day, Mark Kirk, Chuck Hagel

    11. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Progress on immigration

    Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They agreed on something. The vote Tuesday night in the Senate Judiciary Committee to forward to the floor a massive overhaul of the nation's immigration system was, to be sure, a small step and doesn't guarantee success in the full Senate, much less the House of Representatives. But it is, at least, a hopeful sign that gridlock in this divided government is not inevitable.
    Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraordinary): They...

    Tags: Mitch McConnell, Parties and Movements, John Boehner, Population and Census, Lindsey O. Graham

    12. May 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online

    Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates &mdash; a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center.
    Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center. In a program being used at...

    Tags: Rod J. Rosenstein, Media Industry, Gang Activity, FBI, Lawyers

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