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Ruppersberger, Mikulski vow to fight to keep hospital ship Comfort in Baltimore
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski vowed Thursday to continue the fight to keep the USNS Comfort in Baltimore. The Navy this week announced plans to move the white-hulled icon of the Baltimore waterfront next year from its...Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010), Baltimore County, United States Naval Academy, Port of Baltimore, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Defense cuts: 1.5 million jobs at stake
Republicans and Democrats disagree about whether the economy is adding jobs today. But no one is publicly disputing that up to 1.5 million Americans will lose their jobs if Congress doesn't stop the $500 billion in automatic defense cuts triggered by...Tags: Parties and Movements, The Pentagon, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Another BRAC in 2013? Where Harford stands
There's potential for more growth at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County officials say. Whether that growth could come from another round of BRAC in 2013 or 2015 is still to be determined, however.
During Wednesday's Economic Development Advisory...Tags: Leon Panetta, Road Transportation, Local Government, Harford County, Electronics
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Man convicted in retaliation shooting that struck 10-year-old
A Baltimore jury convicted a man of attempted first degree murder and eight other charges for a retaliation shooting that missed the intended target but struck a 10-year-old boy, prosecutors said Friday. The state's attorney's office announced that Dafon...Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Justice System, Firearms, Prisons
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In our supposed democracy, guns continue to rule
In a democracy, nothing is supposed to matter more than the will of the people.
So it was painful to watch last week as the will of the people was overturned and one of Arizona's duly elected representatives was forced from office. It wasn't a recall...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Massacres, Firearms, Elections, Malcolm X
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West Friendship: Happy wishes for Carol and Don Miles on celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary
Golden wishes to Carol and Don Miles who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in October 2011. The Miles were married in Baltimore in October of 1961. Last fall, the couple renewed their vows during a Mass at St. Michael's Catholic Church in...Tags: Groundhog Day, Winter Solstice, Customs and Tradition, Firearms, Customs and Tradition
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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: Graduation, David Petraeus, Armed Forces, Iraq War (2003-2011), College Sports
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Grown daughter has rock-solid reasons for joining the Army
Natasha is joining the Army and my wife and I couldn't be more proud. Indeed, our 24-year-old has been through her share of fits and starts these past few years. She earned her two-year degree in general studies and built and nurtured a tight circle of...Tags: National Security Agency, Facebook, Fort Meade (military base), Office Depot Inc., National Security
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Inviting war through weakness?
One of the memorable slogans from the Reagan administration was "peace through strength." President Ronald Reagan believed a strong defense was a safeguard against enemy attacks and the best hope of victory should America go to war.
President Barack...Tags: Leon Panetta, Nicolas Sarkozy, Osama bin Laden, George Bush, Iran
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Baltimore suburbs rank third lowest in suburban office vacancy rates
Thanks to demand from the defense sector, the vacancy rate for office space in Baltimore's suburbs is lower than anywhere else in the United States except for two suburban markets in California, a new commercial real estate report shows.
Suburban...Tags: Labor Markets, Office and Retail Spaces, Rentals, Fort Meade (military base), Aberdeen Proving Ground
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The Grey movie reviews
This week's featured adaptation is "The Grey," a man-versus-nature thriller starring Liam Neeson. Inspired by the short story "Ghost Walker" by Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, who also helped with the screenplay, it's based on a simple, but terrifying, premise: An...Tags: Movies, Los Angeles Times, The Grey (movie), Roger Ebert, Unknown (movie)
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'American Idol' recap: Houston auditions
Tonight's episode kicked off with a special greeting from Commander Burbank at the space station, "currently flying 250 miles above the earth." The video quality's so crisp and sharp for something so far away. Ain't technology grand?
THIS! Is "American...Tags: Scott McCreery, Adele (music artist), Alicia Keys, Firearms, Hell on Heels (music group)
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