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Social Security Disability could be fixed by reexamining the role judges play
The Social Security Disability Insurance system is supposed to provide a financial safety net for workers and their families in the event that a serious medical impairment prevents them from working ("Judges sue Social Security over 'quotas' on disability...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Air and Aviation Sports, Social Security, Laws
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Aberdeen High graduate Baker receives second star
In a ceremony at the Pentagon, hosted by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Jan. 6, Brig. Gen. Ralph O. Baker, an Aberdeen High School graduate, was promoted to major general in the U.S. Army.
The ceremony was attended by...Tags: National Security, High School Sports, Wars and Interventions, Iraq War (2003-2011), Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Upbeat about visit to Land Down Under
While many in the area are planning to get out of town in the coming weeks, one Catonsville resident has just returned from a recent trip to Australia that featured adventure and lessons in environmental conservation.
During her month-long stay in the...Tags: Biology, International Travel, Trips and Vacations, Colleges and Universities, Air and Aviation Sports
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The perfect day in Ocean City
Breathtaking sunsets, sweet salt air, boardwalk confections and fun in the sun — Ocean City has it all.
Long regarded by those in the know as a best bet when it comes to taking the family to the beach, Ocean City, recently received the...Tags: Skydiving, Fox Broadcasting Company, Personal Service, Golf, Atlantic Ocean
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'Last Comic Standing' semifinal round
Reality CheckTonight, the first group of semifinalists take the stage on Last Comic Standing. First up is Myq Kaplan, who riffs on being a book person. The judges agreed that he killed. Me too. But "Myq"? Really?Jamie Lee tells jokes about......Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Paul Simon, Tiger Woods, Transportation Accidents, Skydiving
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Frederick Co. soldier always gave '110 percent'
sun reporterA 24-year-old soldier from Ijamsville who married his West Point college sweetheart was killed in combat Wednesday in Iraq, according to his family. 1st Lt. John Ryan Dennison died after suffering two gunshot wounds during fighting east of Baghdad, his...Tags: Cruises, Assault, Wars and Interventions, John F. Kennedy, Colleges and Universities
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Our three sons
Sun StaffOne day last week, when Bonnie Bonnell was reading The Columbus Dispatch, the newspaper she saves for her three sons in Iraq, she noticed a change. The war dispatches that dominated the front page for almost a month had nearly disappeared. Soon the...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Wars and Interventions, Advanced Training, MSNBC (tv network), Defense
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Daredevil days
Special to baltimoresun.comMany vacationers who head to the beach as soon as the weather warms up find it fulfilling to just sit on the sand and soak up the rays. Others enjoy beach vacations free of sunning and swimming. Not content to slather on the sunscreen in pursuit of the...Tags: Commuting, Vehicles, Trips and Vacations, Skydiving, Air and Aviation Sports
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Experience counts in holiday gift giving
Chicago TribuneSince opening a spa with heated marble floors and buttery leather furniture last month, the 61-room Herrington Inn in Geneva has sold about 1,000 gift certificates to the inn's pampering provider. Of those, Sherie McGowan bought five as Christmas gifts...Tags: Sears, Roebuck and Co., Plastic Surgeons, Chicago Tribune, JC Penney Company Inc., Plastic Surgery
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U.S. calls raids a success
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Scores of U.S. commandos, dropped by parachute and flown in by helicopter under the cover of darkness, attacked an airfield and a Taliban command center in southern Afghanistan, killing an unknown number of forces, destroying a stockpile of...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, National Security, Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Armed Conflicts
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Emmaus High graduate wins gold at U.S. skydiving championships
Emmaus High graduate Curt Bartholomew last week added another skydiving title to resume. Bartholomew, a 27-year-old Zionsville native who lives in Florida, won three medals, including a gold, at the U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, FIFA World Cup, Air and Aviation Sports, Skydiving
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Daredevil went faster than previously thought during 24-mile fall
The results are in from Felix Baumgartner’s record-setting leap from a capsule floating more than 24 miles above a barren New Mexico desert, and it turns out he went faster during his supersonic free fall than originally estimated. With more...
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