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Transcript of Obama's remarks to U.S. Naval Academy graduates
Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Budget Control Act of 2011, Ethics
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Frances M. Finney, educator
Frances M. Finney, who overcame poverty, earned a college degree and became a city school teacher, died April 19 from heart failure at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Guilford resident was 82. Frances Mae Hopkins was born in Baltimore and was...
Tags: Heart Failure, St. Michaels, Teaching and Learning, Morgan State University, The Women (movie, 2008)
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Vietnam-era anti-war act in Catonsville still resonates
Mary Murphy looked up from the paperwork on her desk one day in May 1968. A man stood in the doorway of her office — a Catholic priest. He was staring at her. "Can I help you, sir?" said Mary Murphy. The man in the doorway didn't hesitate....
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Wars and Interventions, Guatemala, Activism, Catonsville
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Keep Md. Guard safe — and home
I wish to express how delighted I am that the Maryland National Guard is seeing its final deployment to Afghanistan ("Md. Guard preparing for Afghanistan, and after," May 10). Now, let's bring all of them home from the all the other hellholes. (Kosovo,...
Tags: Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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After war, a joyful reunion recalled on Memorial Day
As the hospital ship USNS Comfort motored up the Chesapeake Bay, Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Cackowski was eager to see his son — and anxious about how the 18-month-old might react to him. Cackowski had celebrated Jakob's first birthday...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), USS Constellation, Wars and Interventions, Hospitals and Clinics, Calvert County
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Harford observes Memorial Day
Based on his research and calculations, the Rev. Lewis Geigan estimates that more than 1.7 million Americans have given their lives to protect their country. "Men and women that paid the ultimate price for the freedom that we've had," Geigan, the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Havre de Grace, Washington, DC, Holidays, France
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In memory of Maryland's war dead
Marine Staff Sgt. Walter F. Cohee III, 26, of Wicomico, was killed in a helicopter crash on January 20, 2002 in Afghanistan. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas J. Gibbons, 31, of Calvert County, was killed in a helicopter accident on January 30, 2003...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Afghanistan, Robin Williams, Wars and Interventions
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It's time to stop blaming Bush
I am not a fan of former President George W. Bush, but I must comment on the hatchet job that was The Sun's editorial about the opening of the Bush library in Dallas ("Misoverestimating Bush," April 28). During the last two years of Mr. Bush's...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Christopher Dodd, George W. Bush, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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Six veterans plead guilty to Agent Orange benefits fraud
Six military veterans from Maryland pleaded guilty to fraud charges this week in a scheme to obtain federal military benefits and state tax breaks with faked documentation claiming they were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, according to the...
Tags: Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Diseases and Illnesses, Wars and Interventions, Justice System, Trials
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Obama must find the best bad option in Syria
Having vowed that any use of chemical weapons by Syria would cross a U.S. "red line" and provoke a strong American response "with enormous consequences," President Barack Obama now finds himself under increasing pressure to act, following reports by U.S....
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Wars and Interventions, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), United Nations, Barack Obama
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Back Story: Presidents say the darnedest things
Paul Dickson, a Garrett Park resident, loves the origins of words and is a compiler of word books and dictionaries. So imagine my delight and pleasure when my friend, Mary Garson, who is also fascinated with etymology, gave me a copy of Dickson's...
Tags: Elections, Abraham Lincoln, Wars and Interventions, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, State of the Union Address
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Thankful for contributions of Korea veterans [editorial]
This year marks the observance of landmark anniversaries of several military milestones in U.S. history. The 150th anniversary of the third year of the Civil War, among the bloodiest in American military history, is commemorated throughout 2013. This...Tags: Harford County, Wars and Interventions, War of 1812, Havre de Grace, Korean War (1950-1953)
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