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Policy pits candy against sugar
Some of Baltimore's best-known candy makers are pressing Congress to overturn a decades-old sugar policy they say is leaving a bad taste in their mouth. Goetze's Candy Co., Wockenfuss Candies and others want lawmakers to rethink long-standing...
Tags: Justice System, Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jeanne Shaheen
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Top item on Obama's agenda: damage control
As it must come to all American presidents, it seems, Barack Obama's policy agenda is being crowded out of the headlines by the imperative of damage control against administration scandal. The allegations of incompetence or worse in the IRS' targeting...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, John Kerry, Benghazi, Monica Lewinsky, White House
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Perez vote delayed as confirmation fight intensifies
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee vote on Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez was postponed hours before it was set to take place Wednesday, highlighting what appears to be a growing partisan fight over the confirmation of the former Maryland official. ...
Tags: Marco Rubio, Justice System, Mitch McConnell, Republican Party, Labor Legislation
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Guzzone rules out race for Howard executive
Del. Guy Guzzone, who had been considering a run for Howard County executive in 2014, has ruled out such a race and will seek re-election to the General Assembly. Guzzone, who represents the east county 13th District, said Thuesday night that he had...
Tags: Ken Ulman, James N. Robey, Elections
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Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race
Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Republican Party, Regional Authority, Parties and Movements, Martin O'Malley
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O'Malley promises corrections reform as GOP calls for audit
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he would expand the use of technology to block cell phone calls in Maryland corrections facilities, part of a set of reforms designed to "root out corruption" after a federal indictment alleged widespread gang...
Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Annapolis
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Intriguing storylines abound for Howard's 2014 elections
The 2014 elections in Howard County will offer a plethora of intriguing storylines, most notably a possible run for governor by term-limited County Executive Ken Ulman. But the retirement announcements last week of two state delegates and a state...
Tags: Ellicott City, Republican Party, Memorial Day, Parties and Movements, Allan H. Kittleman
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With session over, it's fundraising season
With the season for legislating over in Maryland as of last Monday, the season for raising cash for campaigns has begun. For the next nine months, until the General Assembly convenes in Annapolis Jan. 8, candidates for the legislature, governorship and...
Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Catonsville, Republican Party, Gun Control, Annapolis
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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: Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Republican Party, White House, Budget Control Act of 2011, Parties and Movements
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Mikulski campaign account boosted by chairmanship
In addition to having a hand on the nation's checkbook, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski is reaping a political reward from her new assignment as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee: a significant increase in campaign cash. The Maryland Democrat, who...
Tags: Justice System, Richard Shelby, Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Federal Election Commission
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Labor nominee Perez faces sharp questions from GOP senators
Thomas E. Perez, the former Maryland labor secretary nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Labor, faced pointed questions at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday about whether politics influenced his decisions as the top civil rights attorney in...
Tags: Justice System, Barbara A. Mikulski, Labor Disputes, Labor Legislation, Republican Party
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House passes controversial cybersecurity bill
The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to allow businesses to share information with the federal government that could help thwart cybersecurity threats, despite concerns from privacy advocates and opposition from the White House. The Cyber...
Tags: U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, U.S. Congress, Republican Party
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