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McCullagh selected for national public works fellowship program
With thousands of seasoned public works engineers retiring annually, the American Public Works Association has initiated a fellowship program to give veteran engineers an opportunity to share their expertise with their younger colleagues before they leave...Tags: Technology, U.S. Navy, Engineering, Communications Systems Incorporated, House Building
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Afghanistan, Pakistan and the U.S.: Repairing relations
After a year of calamitous turns in the relationship between Washington and Islamabad, many Americans are wondering how this troubled alliance can possibly be repaired. Even more may be wondering whether we can simply extricate ourselves from it,...Tags: Rebellions, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Hamid Karzai, Joe Biden
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Congress accepts own irrelevancy on Libya
The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.
Thankfully, Congress yesterday ended its collective denial and admitted it is completely irrelevant.
Senate leaders on Tuesday abandoned plans to force a vote on authorizing the U.S. war in...Tags: White House, Elections, Libya, Bob Corker, Libyan Civil War (2011)
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Proposal for statewide development controls gets mixed review in Carroll
Maryland Secretary of Planning Richard Hall and fellow officials from the Maryland Department of Planning anticipated some skepticism when they came to Carroll Community College on July 28 to roll out Plan Maryland, a proposed state-wide development plan....Tags: Maryland, United Nations, Local Government, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Make Israel a member of NATO
I read with interest Robert O. Freedman's op-ed column discussing the possibility of Israel bombing Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons ("Is reelection driving Obama's Israel policy?, March 6). Critics of that policy have advocated...Tags: Israel, Iran
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Baltimorean taking up the Libyan rebel cause
As described by those who know him, Matthew VanDyke comes off as footloose and maybe a little feckless. He has worked sporadically, sometimes getting freelance writing or teaching gigs but more often traveling to the Middle East for months at a time...Tags: Prisons, Human Rights, Muammar Gaddafi, Journalism, Foreign Aid
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Afghanistan's innocent victims
I used to think of Vice President Joseph Biden as a nice guy. Good old Joe. Down-to-earth, nice sense of humor, great family man. But last year I read the Bob Woodward book on "Obama's Wars." His account of Mr. Biden's meeting with Afghanistan president...Tags: Marriage, Hamid Karzai, The New York Times, Elections, National Security
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Last week, debt; this week sharks … what else is new?
The beginning of August is a strange time in America. Children become sick of the activities that their helicopter parents have forced them into, the attention span for Major League Baseball drops off — especially in Baltimore — before playoff...Tags: Major League Baseball, Mark Martin, Money and Monetary Policy, National Football Conference, Discovery Communications, Inc.
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Rebels in Tripoli no cause for joy
How appropriate the front page photo shows a joyous Libyan rebel in American battle dress uniform ("Rebels in Tripoli" Aug. 22). Glad he's so happy. As a taxpayer I'm sickened to realize once again our dollars (billions of them) have been squandered in...Tags: Tripoli (Libya), Wars and Interventions, Muammar Gaddafi
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The U.S. war in Libya is illegal
I fail to understand how the Obama administration can legitimately continue the war in Libya. Even though Predator drones are the new weapons of choice and some military gurus feel they are not actual combatants, it's wrong to keep this conflict going...Tags: Elections, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan Civil War (2011), 2011 NFL Lockout
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The battle of Tripoli
Col. Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year misrule of the oil-rich African nation of Libya appears finally to be nearing an end. The rebels' surprisingly swift advance into the capital, Tripoli, over the weekend brought large parts of the government's last...Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Wars and Interventions, Muammar Gaddafi, Government
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Cardin, Mikulski urge Obama to speed withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Baltimore SunSens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The Maryland Democrats joined a group of 24 senators in declaring the mission in Afghanistan...Tags: Tom Udall, Frank Lautenberg, Democratic Party, Tom Harkin, Taliban
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