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Carroll should follow Frederick's lead and move to Charter government
Some years back, Carroll County Republicans, lacking serious competition from the county's Democratic Party, divided into what I consider two factions — a pro-growth group and the slow-growth group. The pro-growth faction dominated the...Tags: Republican Party, Local Government, Frederick County (Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Carroll County (Maryland)
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Republicans would be crazy to give Mr. Obama a blank check on the debt ceiling
The U.S. Senate hasn't passed a budget in four years, during which time our budget deficits have averaged $1.1 trillion a year. The national debt is $16 trillion and rising, and it is now more than 70 percent of GDP. Meanwhile, unfunded mandates for...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Public Finance, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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Will it be Clinton? Cuomo? Warren?
Shortly after the 1988 presidential election, pollsters asked Democrats whom they favored to be their party's nominee in 1992. The strongest candidates were Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York. The governor of...
Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Government, Mark R. Warner
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GOP challenge: drawing in more non-Christians
In the scramble to make the GOP more diverse, a lot of people are looking at Asian-Americans, whom many believe are a natural constituency for the party. I would love it if Asian-Americans converted en masse to the Republican Party, but the challenge...
Tags: The New York Times, Jesus Christ, Judaism, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Harford Sheriff to consider speed cameras
Harford County could get speed cameras, but if it does, Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane hopes to avoid the kind of controversy that recently hit Baltimore's camera system, with an investigation by The Baltimore Sun uncovering malfunctioning equipment...Tags: Republican Party, Chicago Housing Authority, Rentals, Harford County, Barry Glassman
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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, Government Debt, Unemployment Benefits, Labor Legislation
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For former members, life after Congress
Connie Morella served as an ambassador in Paris. Helen Bentley became a consultant to the port of Baltimore. Wayne Gilchrest opened an environmental education center on the Eastern Shore. Former members of Congress from Maryland, they rebounded from...
Tags: Kweisi Mfume, Bill Clinton, Montgomery County (Maryland), Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Port of Baltimore
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Election 2014: Senator Rosapepe follows Comptroller Franchot in staying put
Comptroller Peter Franchot, considered one of the leading prospective Democratic candidates for governor in 2014, said Dec. 11 that he will not run that race and will instead seek a third term in his current office. A few hours after Franchot's...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Montgomery County (Maryland), Regional Authority, Ken Ulman
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Delaney, state's newest congressman, starts term
Maryland's newest member of the House of Representatives, Democrat John Delaney, was sworn into office Thursday amid a flurry of symbolism and celebration but also apprehension over issues left unresolved by the last Congress. The Potomac banker, who...
Tags: Roscoe G Bartlett, Annapolis, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Fiscal Cliff, Christopher Dodd
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Mikulski poised to become Senate committee chair
Behind-the-scenes jostling for committee chairmanships in the U.S. Senate has left Maryland Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski poised to take over the Senate Intelligence Committee — a move experts said Tuesday could bolster the role cybersecurity plays in...Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Ron Wyden, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Meningitis, Security
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Franchot will not run for governor in 2014
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, who had considered running for governor in 2014, told supporters Tuesday he will bow out of that contest to seek another term as comptroller instead. Franchot, a Democrat, has frequently been at odds with Gov....
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley, Elections
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Franchot says he won't run for governor
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot, considered one of the leading prospective Democratic candidates for governor in 2014, said Tuesday that he will instead seek a third term in his current post. In an interview, Franchot, 65, said he made his decision...
Tags: Northeastern University, James C. Rosapepe, Anthony G. Brown, Polls, Government
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