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Rand Paul gets schooled at Howard
Rand Paul did just fine at Howard University, thank you very much. Or at least, that's how he remembers it. Mr. Paul, GOP senator from Kentucky, told the Christian Science Monitor on Wednesday that his recent visit to Howard didn't go so bad at all....
Tags: Students, Voting, MSNBC (tv network), Howard University, Rachel Maddow
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Terry Branstad, Business, Bob Goodlatte, Lobbying
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Shame on the Senate; send 'em all home
Let me begin this column with an apology. Once a week, I pick an important issue and offer my reasoned analysis, based on the facts, of what it all means and how we should react. But there are times when the intellect fails and the heart and gut take...
Tags: Radio, National Rifle Association of America, Government, Mitch McConnell, John McCain
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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: Voting, Tim Scott, David Vitter, Countrywide Financial Corp., Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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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. Congress, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Democratic Party, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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House GOP deposes O'Donnell, chooses Kipke as leader
Vastly outnumbered and constantly thwarted by Democrats, Republicans in the House of Delegates ousted longtime Minority Leader Anthony J. O'Donnell Tuesday and replaced him with Anne Arundel County Del. Nicholaus R. Kipke. After a meeting that dragged...Tags: Parties and Movements, Harford County, Calvert County, Americans for Prosperity
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Getting to yes on immigration reform
The sweeping immigration bill outlined by a bipartisan group of eight senators this week represents the most comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. immigration system in more than a quarter-century. It's also probably Congress' best chance this year to...
Tags: Harry Reid, Tea Party Movement, John McCain, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Lindsey O. Graham
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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: Government, Anthony G. Brown, Annapolis, Lisa A Gladden, Parties and Movements
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Who says the Republicans are doomed?
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...
Tags: Joe Biden, U.S. House of Representatives, Rick Santorum, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Harford GOP legislators, gun rights backers, candidates turn out for Bel Air rally Saturday
Dozens of people came to downtown Bel Air Saturday afternoon to take part in the Harford County Republican Central Committee's Second Amendment Rally and to meet many of the local legislators who tried unsuccessfully to defeat the state's latest gun...
Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Voting, Government, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), J.B. Jennings
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Why I quit the Maryland GOP
Breakups are awkward, uncomfortable, difficult experiences. Just recently, I experienced a breakup of sorts, as I initiated the end of a relationship dating back 25 years. The relationship in question: myself and the Maryland Republican Party. People...
Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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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: Allan H. Kittleman, Parties and Movements, Ellicott City, Democratic Party, Memorial Day
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