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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Peace Corps opens door for same-sex couples to serve together

    The U.S. Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who wish to serve overseas together for the first time next month, the agency announced Tuesday.
    The U.S. Peace Corps will begin accepting applications from same-sex couples who wish to serve overseas together for the first time next month, the agency announced Tuesday. The move follows a broader shift by the Obama administration toward publicly...

    Tags: Peace Corps, John F. Kennedy, Gays and Lesbians

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Obama's 'Katrina moment'

    It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President Barack Obama's future. If the president does not soon regain control of the narrative, he is likely to suffer the same fate as his predecessor — a collapse in public confidence and a vastly diminished second term. To understand President Obama's situation, we need to explore a little presidential theory and some recent presidential history.
    It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...

    Tags: C. Ray Nagin, U.S. Congress, Justice System, John Kerry, Mercedes-Benz Superdome

    3. May 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Breathless over Benghazi: Republicans can't help overplaying their hand

    Republicans could make an easy hit on the Obama administration by highlighting the State Department's apparent bureaucratic blundering during and after the deadly terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last fall, but they refuse to settle for such a small political prize. Instead, they have got themselves all steamed up and snarling about heinous, impeachable offenses that are figments of their imaginations.
    Republicans could make an easy hit on the Obama administration by highlighting the State Department's apparent bureaucratic blundering during and after the deadly terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last fall, but they refuse to...

    Tags: Republican Party, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes, U.S. Congress, Iran

    4. May 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Bad faith and Benghazi

    "Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference -- at this point, what difference does it make?"
    "Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference -- at this point, what difference does it make?" That was how then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously...

    Tags: Christopher Stevens, U.S. Department of Defense, Hillary Clinton, Benghazi, Al-Qaeda

    5. May 12, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  5. Benghazi: The Obama spin continues

    "Bumps in the road." — President Barack Obama on the unrest in Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East that included the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, an information officer, and two Navy SEALS.
    "Bumps in the road." — President Barack Obama on the unrest in Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East that included the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, an information officer, and two Navy SEALS. "Crude and disgusting"… "an...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Al-Qaeda, White House, Jay Carney

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. The job market is bad enough; why add immigration reform?

    Years ago it was unthinkable that smart, ambitious and college-educated young people would have trouble finding entry level work ("Slow start," May 12). Today, this youthful demographic has been simultaneously dumped on a shrinking employment market and also burdened with horrendous student loans.
    Years ago it was unthinkable that smart, ambitious and college-educated young people would have trouble finding entry level work ("Slow start," May 12). Today, this youthful demographic has been simultaneously dumped on a shrinking employment market and...

    Tags: Class Conflict, Immigration

    7. May 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Could Biden benefit from scrutiny of Hillary Clinton's handling of Benghazi?

    If former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hoped she could segue quietly into private life as she pondered a presidential bid in 2016, that fantasy has been abruptly harpooned in the resurrection of the political squabble over the terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi.
    If former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hoped she could segue quietly into private life as she pondered a presidential bid in 2016, that fantasy has been abruptly harpooned in the resurrection of the political squabble over the terrorist attack on...

    Tags: The Washington Post, Joe Biden, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Hillary Clinton, Benghazi

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Cummings a disgrace in Benghazi hearings

    The other day I sat down to watch some of the coverage of the Benghazi hearings and almost spit out my drink in utter dismay at the ignorance and incompetence of Rep. Elijah Cummings ("U.S. diplomat details attack in Benghazi," May 9). Now, mind you this is the big bad congressman who was mad as heck and tried to convict baseball stars of perjury for lying to Congress under oath on an issue many Americans could care less about — steroid doping. In the Benghazi hearings, he could care less about the whistle blowers and suggesting death was a part of life. He viewed this whole incident in which four Americans died, as a witch hunt.
    The other day I sat down to watch some of the coverage of the Benghazi hearings and almost spit out my drink in utter dismay at the ignorance and incompetence of Rep. Elijah Cummings ("U.S. diplomat details attack in Benghazi," May 9). Now, mind you...

    Tags: Elijah E. Cummings, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Congress, Benghazi, September 11, 2001 Attacks

    9. May 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Benghazi deserves real review

    Whether the House investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is a political witch hunt aimed at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her possible run for president in 2016, as Democrats allege, or a principled effort to uncover a shocking scandal on par with Watergate, as Republicans seem to believe, further review of what happened that night in Libya appears to be a worthwhile pursuit.
    Whether the House investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is a political witch hunt aimed at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her possible run for president in 2016, as Democrats allege, or a principled...

    Tags: Republican Party, Terrorism, Fox News Channel (tv network), White House, Christopher Stevens

    10. May 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Cardin should put Maryland ahead of Israel

    I appreciated reading the commentary, "Don't let Israel discriminate," (April 30) This is a concern that has been long documented by the State Department and a new bill in Congress has been written to provide a "look the other way" response to these racial policies and afford Israel visa waiver status.
    I appreciated reading the commentary, "Don't let Israel discriminate," (April 30) This is a concern that has been long documented by the State Department and a new bill in Congress has been written to provide a "look the other way" response to these...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Benjamin L. Cardin, Israel

    11. May 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Book donations honor woman killed in Afghanistan bombing

    The <a href="http://www.BooksForKidsDay.org" target="_blank">Books For Kids Day</a> event has a touching twist this year: It's being dedicated to&nbsp;Anne Smedinghoff, the 25-year-old Johns Hopkins University alum who was killed in a bombing while delivering textbooks to school children in Afghanistan.
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    The Books For Kids Day event has a touching twist this year: It's being dedicated to Anne Smedinghoff, the 25-year-old Johns Hopkins University alum who was killed in a bombing while delivering textbooks to school children in Afghanistan. Smedinghoff,...

    Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Anne Smedinghoff

    12. May 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Federal innovation a matter of perspective

    The federal government has an innovation problem — or does it? The answer depends on whom you ask. Federal employees surveyed over the past three years have had a declining view of government innovation. But that doesn't mean Uncle Sam doesn't...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Government, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics

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