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Obama budget would have big impact in Md.
Labor unions representing federal employees reacted angrily to the $3.8 trillion budget unveiled Wednesday by President Barack Obama, who proposed trimming $20 billion from federal retirement benefits — reopening a debate many Democrats felt had...
Tags: Barack Obama, NASA, Budgets and Budgeting, Democratic Party, U.S. Congress
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As DGA run ends, O'Malley likely to stay on national stage
President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman on Monday when the group meets in Los Angeles. But neither development is...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network), Meet the Press (tv program), Regional Authority, CNN (tv network)
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'Fiscal cliff' deal approved, avoiding tax increases, spending cuts
A bipartisan plan to avoid federal spending reductions and tax increases that would hit Maryland especially hard won final approval Tuesday night in the House of Representatives even as outside groups warned that the bill would simply delay difficult...
Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Government Debt, U.S. Congress, Government, Personal Income
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Congress readies for next fight over federal pay
Congressional Republicans are stepping up their rhetoric on federal employee pay, positioning the issue as a central bargaining chip in negotiations next month over raising the debt ceiling and keeping the government open. House GOP leaders will hold...
Tags: Unemployment, Public Finance, U.S. Congress, Government, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Van Hollen formally seeks to retain Budget role
WASHINGTON -- Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, locked out of pursuing a higher leadership role in this Congress, formally requested another term as the top-ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee in a letter to his colleagues Tuesday. Van Hollen,...Tags: Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Budgets and Budgeting, James E Clyburn
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Tea party down but not out
Reports of the death of the tea party are greatly exaggerated. For about two years now, certain observers have been declaring the demise of this insurgent tendency within the Republican Party. However, despite recent headlines, we should expect to...
Tags: Social Movements, Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement, Richard Lugar, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Catonsville, City University of New York, Pakistan, Public Finance, U.S. Electoral College
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Romney and Ryan build a bridge to the 20th century
The Republican team of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan is less about the future than it is about nostalgia for a past that many Americans imagine was better -- a time when businessmen were free of government meddling and all citizens, even the poor, old or...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, U.S. House of Representatives, Sociology, Mitt Romney
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There's more than one candidate in Florida
They are here to support Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but a handful of Marylanders considering a run for higher office are also hoping to benefit politically from his convention. The concentration of news media — both from...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Anthony J O'Donnell, Regional Authority, Tampa, Government
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Convention focus shifts to Ryan, budget
TAMPA, Fla. -- Departing from an economic message that has dominated the Republican National Convention, Maryland Rep. Andy Harris used an address to state party leaders here today to focus instead on how to deal with federal budget deficits and...
Tags: Government Debt, Democratic Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Tampa, Health Organizations
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Van Hollen to speak at Democratic convention
Montgomery County Rep. Chris Van Hollen is the latest Democrat from Maryland to land a speaking role in Charlotte next week, Democratic National Convention organizers announced Friday. The addition of Van Hollen's name to the lineup is not a surprise. As...Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, Joe Biden, Tampa, Martin O'Malley, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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County politicos of both parties excited by Romney's VP pick
When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, as his running mate last week, members of both political parties around the country and in Howard County welcomed the news. "I think Paul Ryan is an excellent...
Tags: Democratic Party, National Government, Government, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan
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