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The GOP's spendthrift ways
There's a tendency among some to shorthand the ongoing federal budget debate as between Republicans who want to reduce government spending and Democrats who don't. This isn't really the case, as recent actions in the House have demonstrated. On...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Paul Ryan, Leon Panetta, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, National Security
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Former Mid sues Naval Academy over rapes
A former midshipman who says she was raped twice while at the Naval Academy has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force officials to improve their response to sexual assaults at the service academies. In a complaint filed Friday, the woman, now 22, says...Tags: Litigation, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Leon Panetta, Trials, Assault
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Hotels agree to wounded soldiers program
Three national hotel corporations have agreed to participate in a program that will allow Americans to donate their hotel points to wounded soldiers and their families, Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin said Friday. Bethesda-based...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Benjamin L. Cardin, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Armed Conflicts, Family
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Maryland Air National Guard losing planes, mission
For months, the men and women of the 135th Airlift Group have been training on their new C27J Spartan turboprops for their deployment this spring to Afghanistan.
Their job: carrying soldiers, equipment and supplies around the war zone as the fighting...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Military Equipment, Iraq, Armed Forces
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Defense bill includes Md. projects
A massive, $662 billion defense measure that authorizes hundreds of millions of dollars in spending on Maryland's military facilities cleared a final vote in the Senate Thursday and now heads to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it into law....Tags: Civil Rights, U.S. Senate, National Security, Defense, Barack Obama
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State, local officials preparing for new BRAC
As President Barack Obama proposed a new round of military base closures and reorganization, Maryland's political and business forces already are working to protect installations here and position the state to benefit from any future moves.
Maryland...Tags: Research and Development, Anne Arundel County, Fort Detrick (military base), Baltimore County, Air Transportation Delays
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Outsider Bartlett faces political challenge of career
When Roscoe Bartlett was thrust suddenly into front runner status in a topsy-turvy race for Congress in 1992, Republican leaders in Maryland arranged a meeting so he could get to know them.
Maybe it was his ill-fitting suit, or his folksy demeanor, but...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Physiology, U.S. Senate, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Harford County
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Showcase for Commerce kicks off in Johnstown
Daily American Staff WriterAn opening ceremony for the 22nd annual Showcase for Commerce was punctuated by strong words from U.S. Rep. Mark Critz. He told those at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown that it's time to continue the event's successful legacy, which...Tags: DRS Technologies Incorporated, Mark Critz
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Super PAC forms to fight defense cuts
SAN DIEGO -- A political action committee was started Tuesday in San Diego to fight proposed defense budget cuts. Organizers of the Fight 4 America super PAC unveiled three television commercials that focus on what they believe is deficient defense...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Dmitry Medvedev, Armed Forces, National Security, Duncan Hunter
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UPDATE 1-US defense budget debate touches on Afghanistan, NASCAR
Reuters* Bill would authorize $642.5 billion for defense spending * Lawmakers pressure Pakistan over border closing * Confrontation looms over presidential powers of detention * Move to cut $96 million in Pentagon sports sponsorships By David Alexander...Tags: Auto Racing, U.S. House of Representatives, Jack Kingston, NASCAR, Lindsey O. Graham
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US defense budget debate touches on Afghanistan, NASCAR
Reuters* Bill would authorize $642.5 billion for defense spending * Debate blocked on moderate amendment seeking US troop return * Confrontation looms over presidential powers of detention * Move to cut $96 million in Pentagon sports sponsorships By David...Tags: Auto Racing, Jack Kingston, NASCAR, Leon Panetta, Mac Thornberry
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Confrontation brews in Congress over US detainee law
Reuters* Protections sought for people arrested in U.S. * Some say move would give terror suspects too many rights * 'Myth' that military interrogations are most effective By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Lawmakers moved toward a...Tags: Litigation, Civil Rights, Prisoners and Detainees, Louie Gohmert, Trials
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