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Mayors outspoken on U.S. nuclear buildup, too
In a recent editorial ("Mayors for peace," June 22), The Sun addresses the resolution recently by the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) calling for an end to U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and redirection of funds to meet domestic needs....Tags: U.S. Military, Weaponry, Nuclear Weapons, Regional Authority, Defense
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Let's put the focus on living
So it looks like we're doomed. Again. Having found the world intact on May 21, the day he'd said the world would end, Harold Camping, an 89-year-old radio preacher from Oakland, Calif., has revised his estimate. Oct. 21, he says now. That's the last day...Tags: Robert Frost, Martin Luther King Jr., Bible, Demographics, Maryland
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'The Sing-Off' is back, bigger and better
Reality CheckAll right, folks ... you know that on these shows where people vote (at least eventually), I tend to stay pretty neutral. I mean, I always give my opinions on performances, but I wouldn't say I exactly root for people.......Tags: Lady Gaga, Maroon 5 (music group), Huntsville, Colleges and Universities, Beyonce
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'American Idol' auditions hit San Francisco
Reality CheckOn tonight's Idol, it's all about San Francisco auditions.The first auditioner is is Tatiana del Toro, who is 'a full-time singer, a musician, a songwriter, a writer, an assistant director, model, film actor, and I live for what I do.'......Tags: American Idol (tv program), Paula Abdul, Music, Music Industry, Beauty and the Geek (tv program)
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Once-hot stock option programs losing some luster
Sun StaffIt wasn't so long ago that stock options were the equivalent of corporate America's lottery. That still may the case be for a handful of Maryland executives. Among those who got mega-grants last year, Coventry Health Care Inc. CEO Dale B. Wolf...Tags: Employees, Telecommunication Equipment, Linthicum, Aon PLC, Provident Bank
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Loans brought community jobs, hope
Baltimoresun.com StaffLast of two parts. Development Credit Fund Inc. closed in June after 21 years of providing loans and other assistance to small businesses in the Baltimore region. Established by the Greater Baltimore Committee in 1983, the DCF was financed with $7.5...Tags: Charles Village, Michael Jordan, Prince George's County, Cherry Hill, Nike, Inc.
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Advocate 'was always on a mission' for poor
Sun Staff WritersBea Gaddy, who climbed from poverty to advocate for Baltimore's needy and late in life won a City Council seat, died yesterday from complications of breast cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was 68. "She was always on a mission," said Mayor Martin O'...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Regional Authority, Breast Cancer, Sheila Dixon
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2 gay couples want marriages recognized
Sun StaffFour gay Marylanders wed this week in San Francisco say they want their marriages recognized in this state and have been contacted by the American Civil Liberties Union about becoming test cases in a judicial showdown, though none plan to file a lawsuit...Tags: Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Annapolis, San Francisco, Baltimore County
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U.S. merchant fleet sails toward oblivion
Sun StaffLast of two parts The LNG Aquarius was built in the United States because it is one of the most technically sophisticated cargo ships afloat. And American shipyards are the best in the world. The 936-foot tanker was registered, or "flagged," in the...Tags: Sailing, Natural Resources, Foreign Aid, Labor Legislation, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry
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Are you making enough money?
The Wall Street JournalWhen Carol Gardner was negotiating a raise for a job as systems engineer at a Boston telecommunications company, she did some research on Salary.com, a popular salary site on the Web. "I had been taking on more and more responsibilities, and I knew...Tags: Employees, Business Enterprises, Companies and Corporations, Newport Beach, University of Michigan
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Radical fixes pondered for city system
Sun StaffWith the city school system heading toward insolvency, the unthinkable becomes thinkable. Radical fixes are tossed about with deadly seriousness - such as state takeovers and replacing the school board. Here's what authorities said yesterday about the...Tags: Lawyers, Prince George's County, Labor Legislation, Regional Authority, Stanford University
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