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Baltimore welcomes a new archbishop
Today's installation of William E. Lori as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore is a noteworthy event, not only for the half-million Catholics in an archdiocese that stretches from Middle River to the mountains of Western Maryland, but for non-Catholics, too....
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Health Treatments, Labor Legislation, Government Health Care, Birth Control
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Grade level of congressional speech falls
A study suggesting that the sophistication of congressional floor speeches has declined by a full grade level since 2005 ranks Reps. Chris Van Hollen and John Sarbanes as the most eloquent -- or verbose, depending on perspective -- members of Maryland&...Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Elijah E. Cummings, Energy Saving, HIV, Democratic Party
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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: Lawyers, John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Trials, Colleges and Universities
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To Romney's chagrin, Obama is no Jimmy Carter
As Mitt Romney continues his quest for the silver bullet that will wipe out all the deep reservations about his qualifications to be president, the man who still owns the job is demonstrating every day why incumbency gives him a major advantage in...
Tags: Labor Markets, Mitt Romney, Armed Forces, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Joe Biden
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State biotech firms hope Congress will act
A proposal to speed the approval of new prescription drugs has patient advocates and biotech firms — including many based in Maryland — hoping that Congress will deliver a rare dose of bipartisanship this year.
Lawmakers are proposing a 6...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), MedImmune Inc., U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Lobbying
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Political Notebook: Congressman Frank rallies local Obama group
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is not running for re-election this year, but he has an idea for a bumper sticker his fellow Democrats can use in their campaigns: "We're not perfect, but they're nuts." The joke, one of several jabs the Massachusetts Democrat took...
Tags: Barney Frank, Howard County, Christopher Dodd, Citigroup Incorporated, Parties and Movements
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Harford ranks among best counties for employment gains
Harford County is one of top 25 counties in the nation in employment and wage gains, according to a new federal Bureau of Labor Statistics report. During Wednesday's Economic Development Advisory Board meeting in Aberdeen, county Economic Development...Tags: Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Aberdeen, Road Transportation, Commuting
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Mikulski honored as longest-serving woman in Congress
Call her Maryland's Iron Lady.
U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski was lauded Wednesday on the floor of the Senate for setting the record as the longest-serving woman in Congress, a streak that her colleague, Sen. Ben Cardin, likened to that of another...Tags: Cal Ripken, Barbara Boxer, Labor Legislation, Highlandtown, Paul Sarbanes
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Early voting starts Saturday
Early voting for this year's April 3 federal primary election in Maryland begins Saturday and continues through Thursday. Forty-six early voting centers will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day except for Sunday, when the centers will be open from...Tags: Primaries, Voting, Elections
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U.S. should not be dragged into another war
Robert O. Freedman's arrogance is beyond belief ("Election politics and Iran," March 7). If Israel wants to bomb Iran, so be it — but leave America out of that mess. It might occur to Professor Freedman that an attack on Iran would kill lots...Tags: Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, Israel, Iran, Elections
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Leopold hopes his record can help him overcome scandal
Sitting at a table in a school cafeteria in Severna Park, Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold didn't look like a politician under siege as he spoke to residents for hours on a recent evening.
Leopold nodded agreeably when a pair of longtime...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Colleges and Universities, Philip C Jimeno, Gerald Ford, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Delaney wins in 6th District primary
A wealthy Potomac businessman whose very candidacy challenged state Democratic leaders won a hotly contested congressional primary in Western Maryland on Tuesday, setting up a battle for the seat in November that will help decide control of the House of...Tags: Radio, Prince George's County, Federal Election Commission, Television Industry, The Washington Post
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