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Obama to address Naval Academy commencement
President Barack Obama will travel to Annapolis to speak at the Naval Academy commencement today, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit. It is the second time...
Tags: Barack Obama, Annapolis, White House, U.S. Military, United States Naval Academy
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Why is the Pentagon exempted from scrutiny?
The most common complaint from people who email me about my columns is that the federal government is horrible: Too big and growing too fast, too corrupt and wasteful, and providing too many benefits to too many Americans. If we just shrink the...
Tags: Corruption, Money and Monetary Policy, Political Corruption, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Corporate Crime
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EdgeWoodstock pushed back to August
The day-long EdgeWoodstock cultural and music festival, originally scheduled for June 22, has been pushed back to Aug. 31 as more members of the Edgewood community have stepped forward to take part in organizing the event. Angela Peaker, a member of...Tags: Woodstock Festival (1969), U.S. Military, Music, Business, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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Maryland seeks historic status for Fort Carroll
When she thinks of Fort Carroll, the abandoned 19th-century military installation in the Patapsco River, Beverly Eisenberg thinks of her grandfather — and of duckpin bowling balls. She visited the six-sided artificial island as a little girl, just...
Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Judges, Justice System, Francis Scott Key, War of 1812
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Md. veterans official accused in benefits kickback scheme
A former high-ranking official at the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs has been accused of running a kickback scheme from his state office, allegedly fabricating military achievements and disability claims in exchange for a cut of the resulting...
Tags: Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Trials, Justice System, Lawyers, Vietnam
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Korean powder keg
North Korea's recent threats to target South Korean and American cities with atomic destruction have the shrill belligerence of a 6-year-old's temper tantrum. But while few analysts believe North Korea has the means to carry out its threats, U.S. and...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), South Korea, North Korea, China, Weaponry
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Can Hagel reshape the Pentagon?
Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator from Nebraska who survived a stormy confirmation hearing to become the new secretary of defense, had a coming-out party of sorts last week before the National Defense University, the government's graduate...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Afghanistan, Parties and Movements, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military
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Bring on the 'Indepatriots'
Are we capable of restoring American values and ending the governmental logjam created by Democrats and Republicans alike? Do we have the moxie and patriotism necessary to address the increasing challenges facing America today? The sequester struggle...Tags: Science, World War II (1939-1945), Social Security, John F. Kennedy, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Marylander who died of rabies contracted disease from kidney transplant
The first Marylander to succumb to rabies since 1976 developed the virus through a kidney transplant that took place more than a year before the Army veteran died of the disease in February, national health and defense officials said Friday. Tests...
Tags: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Disease Prevention, Vaccines, Healthcare Policies, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Lamenting the state of Aberdeen Proving Ground [letter]
Editor: I'm retired from the Military now after 22 years of service and three tours of combat. I worked on APG as a civilian employee for nine years now at this BRAC process is a joke. I'm writing this because the poor news and newspapers are so blind...Tags: Employees, Aberdeen Proving Ground, U.S. Army
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Obama taps O'Malley to co-chair national homeland security panel
President Barack Obama has named Gov. Martin O'Malley one of two co-chairmen of a panel of state and federal officials focused on defense and homeland security, the governor's office said Monday. The Maryland Democrat will co-chair the Council of...Tags: Barack Obama, Regional Authority, Terry Branstad, Executive Branch, Christine Gregoire
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Social Security braces for budget cuts, frustrated public
Checks will arrive on time, but nearly every other task the Social Security Administration performs — from answering phones to determining eligibility for claims — will be delayed if Congress fails to stop steep federal budget cuts from taking...
Tags: Barack Obama, Social Security, Elections, Layoffs and Downsizing, Budgets and Budgeting
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