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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 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: Anwar al-Awlaki, Terrorism, Barack Obama, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Fighting homophobia by tracking down its source

    As a journalist, I'm a big believer in free speech, but also in the idea that bigotry and wrongdoing are fair game for scrutiny.
    As a journalist, I'm a big believer in free speech, but also in the idea that bigotry and wrongdoing are fair game for scrutiny. Regardless of your political leanings, it's fair to say that publicly ridiculing others in a confrontational and...

    Tags: Susan Rice, Google Inc., Discrimination, Social Media, Homophobia

    3. May 9, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  3. Howard Human Rights Commission seeks student member

    The Howard County Human Rights Commission is seeking a student member to serve a one-year term. The student would serve from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 as a non-voting member on the commission. To be eligible, candidates must be a student under the...

    Tags: Ken Ulman, Ellicott City, Minority Groups, Voting, Howard County

    4. May 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. The cost of Guantanamo

    The hunger strike by inmates protesting conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba is forcing the Obama administration to revisit its policy of indefinite detention without trial for terrorist suspects. It's about time. As Mr. Obama noted Tuesday, the current policy is legally and morally unsustainable, and continuing it damages America's standing around the world without making the country any safer. The president needs to finally make good on his 2009 pledge to close Guantanamo, repatriate low-risk detainees to prisons in their home countries and bring the rest to the U.S. for trial.
    The hunger strike by inmates protesting conditions at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba is forcing the Obama administration to revisit its policy of indefinite detention without trial for terrorist suspects. It's about time. As Mr. Obama noted...

    Tags: Punishment, Central Intelligence Agency, Al-Qaeda, Strikes, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

    5. May 2, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  5. Fourth-graders set sail to learn about Chesapeake Bay [Loch Raven]

    Fourth-graders from <strong>Halstead Academy</strong> and <strong>Pleasant Plains Elementary</strong> had the opportunity to study bay life up close when they participated in a Living Classrooms sailing expedition. Funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the program allowed the students to spend the day on the water engaged in hands-on authentic science investigations.
    Fourth-graders from Halstead Academy and Pleasant Plains Elementary had the opportunity to study bay life up close when they participated in a Living Classrooms sailing expedition. Funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the program allowed the students to...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Separation of Church and State, Students, Pleasant Plains, Civil Rights

    6. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Chechens in U.S. feel shame, fear over Boston bombing

    When Albina Digaeva, a Chechen who was granted political asylum in the United States, first learned that the Boston bombing suspects were from Chechnya, she called the California family who initially put her up when she arrived 15 years ago and apologized.
    When Albina Digaeva, a Chechen who was granted political asylum in the United States, first learned that the Boston bombing suspects were from Chechnya, she called the California family who initially put her up when she arrived 15 years ago and...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Belief and Faith, Migration, Immigration, Tamerlan Tsarnaev

    7. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  7. Westminster teen's video on religious freedom wins national award

    Westminster resident Nicholas Bullis has been named the national video winner in the 2012-2013 First Freedom Student Competition. Bullis, a junior at Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore, will receive a $2,500 award for his video of more than...

    Tags: Separation of Church and State, Freedom of Religion, George Washington, Civil Rights, Justice System

    8. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Adoption ban elevates politics over protecting kids

    Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland recently met with the family of Sergei Magnitsky. The reasons for the meeting: In 2009, Mr. Magnitsky was jailed in Russia for exposing governmental corruption. While in prison, he died after allegedly being tortured. In December, with the energetic legislative support of Senator Cardin, Congress passed a statute, the Magnitsky Act, forbidding those accused of human rights abuses in Russia from traveling to the U.S. This month, the Magnitsky family came to Washington to thank Senator Cardin for his efforts.
    Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland recently met with the family of Sergei Magnitsky. The reasons for the meeting: In 2009, Mr. Magnitsky was jailed in Russia for exposing governmental corruption. While in prison, he died after allegedly being tortured. In...

    Tags: John Kerry, Trials, U.S. Congress, Russia, Civil Rights

    9. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Cardin to meet with family of Russian lawyer

    Sen. Ben Cardin is scheduled to meet Thursday with the family of a Russian lawyer whose death sparked an international outcry over human rights in that country, renewing focus on a controversy that has complicated U.S.-Russian relations at a sensitive time.
    Sen. Ben Cardin is scheduled to meet Thursday with the family of a Russian lawyer whose death sparked an international outcry over human rights in that country, renewing focus on a controversy that has complicated U.S.-Russian relations at a sensitive...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Russia, Lawyers, White House, Civil Rights

    10. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Torture is un-American

    It was great to read your editorial "The truth about torture" (April 23). It confirmed what the peace community has argued for years: "Not only did the Bush administration indisputably engage in torturing prisoners to extract information, a practice...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, Civil Rights, Prisons

    11. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Baltimoresun.com

  11. Ravens will cut linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, source says

    Continuing to address the age and flexibility of their roster, the Ravens are planning to release reserve linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, a veteran known primarily for his work on special teams and his advocacy of same-sex marriage.
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    Continuing to address the age and flexibility of their roster, the Ravens are planning to release reserve linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, a veteran known primarily for his work on special teams and his advocacy of same-sex marriage. The move is expected...

    Tags: Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens, Steve Bisciotti, Canadian Football, Chris Kluwe

    12. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Councilman pulls bill that sought to ban protests at Baltimore County schools

    A Baltimore County Council member has withdrawn a controversial bill that sought to bar protests near public and private schools in the county &mdash; a measure that drew wide criticism from organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, the county teachers union and the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, a national anti-abortion organization.
    A Baltimore County Council member has withdrawn a controversial bill that sought to bar protests near public and private schools in the county — a measure that drew wide criticism from organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union,...

    Tags: Todd Huff, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore County, Perry Hall, Values

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