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O'Malley to tackle veteran unemployment
Gov. Martin O'Malley plans to tackle the high unemployment rate among Maryland veterans, his office said Tuesday. By the end of 2015, O'Malley aims to reduce veteran unemployment from 5.3 percent to below 3 percent, which economists would consider...
Tags: Labor Markets, Martin O'Malley, Unemployment Rate, Executive Branch, Employment
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Another victim of Boston Marathon bombings: public spaces
Less than 24 hours ago, an apparent act of terrorism marred this year's Boston Marathon. It's too early to know many of the details about this tragic event. Late last night, officials were reporting three deaths and well over 100 injuries; soon we...
Tags: Terrorism, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Bombings, Statue of Liberty, Bars and Clubs
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'VEEP' goes deep in Season 2, and there's more Julia Louis-Dreyfus to love
"Deep" and "sitcom" are not words often used in the same sentence. But a visit to the "VEEP" soundstage in Columbia gave a glimpse of the larger cultural power of this savvy satire from HBO, returning for its second season Sunday night. I also came away...
Tags: Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Matt Walsh, Baltimore Museum of Art, Television
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Who were the children killed in Afghanistan?
I watched 60 Minutes on Sunday and saw the anguish still being experienced by the Sandy Hook parents. Their grief has caused them to turn to action, and they are in Washington to lobby Congress to pass legislation that might prevent other gun tragedies....Tags: Lobbying, U.S. Congress, NATO, Pakistan, Wars and Interventions
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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: Defense, Wars and Interventions, Republican Party, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), U.S. Military
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'The Civil War and American Art' is one of the first in a wave of regional creative projects on the conflict
The lone Union sentry stands atop Federal Hill, outlined against an ominous orange/red sky. In the distance, the tops of the Washington Monument and several spires rise above the city, as straight and determined as the rifle held in the soldier's left...
Tags: Museums, Culture, Stephen Crane, George Washington University, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia)
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State Senate approves driver's licenses for illegal immigrants
Maryland could become one of a handful of states that grant special driver's licenses to illegal immigrants under legislation garnering strong support in Annapolis. The bill, passed by the Senate on Monday, would expand and make permanent an existing...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Howard County, Illegal Immigrants, American Civil Liberties Union, Immigration
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Howard students prove they know their history
More than 260 Howard County middle and high school students participated in the county’s ninth annual History Day Competition on Saturday, March 16, presenting their historical research that related to the theme “Turning Points in History:...Tags: History (tv network), Schools, Howard County, Limes, World War II (1939-1945)
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Gilman, St. Frances to take part in inaugural Brothers In Arms Football Classic
The Baltimore SunTwo defending champions from the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association will participate in the inaugural Under Armour Brothers In Arms Classic high school football event this fall. Gilman, which has won the past two MIAA A Conference...Tags: U.S. Navy, Weaponry, USA Today, Washington, DC, Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
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A controversial speaker's right to speak
Maybe it was too nice out to protest. Or maybe no one cared what a few hundred conservatives were talking about in this one-party state. But only about 10 people convened Saturday with signs outside the DoubleTree Hotel in Annapolis to oppose Pamela...Tags: Terrorism, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Michael Bloomberg, Hamas, Annapolis
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60 Minutes serves the president some softballs
In the days of the late Mike Wallace, "60 Minutes" was known for hard-hitting, aggressive journalism that asked the questions viewers wanted answered and held the powerful accountable. The Jan. 27 program on which Steve Kroft interviewed President Obama...
Tags: Journalism, Central Intelligence Agency, Terrorism, CBS Corp., Russia
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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: 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: Church and State Relations, Terrorism, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Congress
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