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Harford County anticipates impacts from sequester
Harford County, home to Aberdeen Proving Ground and the massive federal military and civilian workforce that comes with it, is bracing for automatic federal spending cuts – known as sequestration – which could have a ripple effect far beyond...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Aberdeen, Government
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An odd flag to commemorate an odd war [Editorial]
So misunderstood is the historical context of the War of 1812 that Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture has become something of a standard at American concerts of patriotic music. Actually, it was written by the Russian composer in honor of his...Tags: United Kingdom, War of 1812, Havre de Grace, Port of Baltimore, Fort McHenry
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Army says no risks from radioactive material found at APG's Edgewood area
The Army will hold a public information meeting in Edgewood next week to go over its findings in connection with a former salvage site on Aberdeen Proving Ground, where a small amount of radioactive material was found beginning in 2009. The material...
Tags: Water, Environmental Pollution, Aberdeen, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Materials
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North Korea's missile antics
Under its new ruler, Kim Jong Un, North Korea has reverted to its old tactics of provocation and aggression with the launch this week of a long-range missile it claims was intended to put the country's first satellite into orbit. It's unclear whether...Tags: Kim Jong Un, North Korea, South Korea, United Nations, Missile Systems
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Middle East mess was born in the U.S.A.
Titillation over David Petraeus and political posturing over Susan Rice aside, here is the most important unasked question: Why did we foster regime change in Libya and Egypt that gave the Muslim Brotherhood control in the latter and produced a gaggle...
Tags: Ruhollah Khomeini, Bashar Assad, Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Lebanon
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The law of drones
President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, John O. Brennan, was about as cagey as they come last week at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Asked right off the bat by the committee chairwoman,...
Tags: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, Dianne Feinstein, John O. Brennan, Anwar al-Awlaki
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Obama's State of the Union address as prepared for delivery [Text]
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens:Â Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...
Tags: Poverty, Rentals, Labor Legislation, Jill Biden, IBM
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Former Naval Academy instructor faces sexual assault charges
A Marine Corps officer who worked as an instructor at the Naval Academy has been accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman in his Annapolis apartment following the annual croquet match between the academy and St. John's College in 2011. An...
Tags: Defense, Sexual Misconduct, Military Justice, Navy Yard, Trials
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Pages from the Past: Determined soldier twice deterred from coming home
An article in the Feb. 7, 1963, edition of the Herald Argus and Baltimore Countian reported on a local soldier determined to come home, despite not having permission to do so.. Officers Herbert D. King and William Raubach of the Wilkens Avenue police...Tags: Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies, Patapsco, Randallstown, Annapolis, Halethorpe
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The future may hold space porn over free Wi-Fi
Happy Super Bowl Monday, Baltimore. Unsurprisingly, game-related topics are getting a lot of attention online today, along with several news stories that broke as the weekend was commencing. That latter category includes the possibility of large, free Wi-...
Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Federal Communications Commission, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, O.J. Brigance, Boomer Esiason
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Unintended pregnancies higher in military
Just over 10 percent of women in the military said in 2008 that they'd had an unintended pregnancy in the previous year — a figure significantly higher than rates in the general public, according to a U.S. study. The findings, which appeared this...Tags: Abortion, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Medical Specialization, Family Planning, Health and Safety at School
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Former Naval Academy instructor to be court-martialed
A former Naval Academy instructor who is accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman will be court-martialed, an academy spokeswoman said Thursday. Marine Corps Maj. Mark A. Thompson, a former history instructor at the academy, is accused of...Tags: Defense, Courts-Martial, Sexual Misconduct, Military Justice, Trials
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