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Claims mount against Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo
Cecil Singleton had settled in to watch an episode of "Parenthood" when he caught a TV news teaser featuring the words "Elmo sex scandal." A man had accused puppeteer Kevin Clash — the man behind the world's most popular Sesame Street puppet —...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, New York City, Sexual Misconduct, Laws, Catonsville
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Sunday rains were record-setting in Md., but didn't match Isaac
Rains across Baltimore and on the Eastern Shore on Sunday were record-setting and the heaviest of the year, but they didn't end up matching Tropical Storm Isaac's moisture, according to observations. At BWI Marshall Airport, 3.36 inches of rain fell...
Tags: BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Weather Reports, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Tropical Storms
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A shameful response to a nonexistent problem
Bill Internicola had to show his papers. He received a letter last month from the Broward County, Fla., supervisor of elections informing him the office had "information from the state of Florida that you are not a United States citizen; however, you are...
Tags: Voting, Eric Holder, Parties and Movements, Government, World War II (1939-1945)
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Howard school board to give Foose up to $25,000 in relocation costs
New Howard County schools Superintendent Renee Foose recently inked a four-year, $250,000 deal that includes a provision that allows her to be reimbursed for up to $25,000 in relocation costs. Foose will be moving from the neighboring Frederick County to...
Tags: Howard County, Towson, Spotsylvania County, Frederick County (Virginia), Baltimore County
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DNA test set for fish caught in Potomac
Sun StaffResearchers at the Smithsonian Institution plan to test the DNA of five snakeheads found in the Potomac River to see if they were spawned by the same fish as the Crofton snakeheads discovered two years ago. The results could help state and federal...Tags: Conservation, Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, Bodies of Water, Energy Resources
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Pitching the quick fix
Sun StaffEarlier this year, two salespeople drove deep into the coal country of southern West Virginia on an improbable mission: selling expensive education software in one of the poorest corners of America. Logan County does not look like promising sales...Tags: Employment, Howard County, Marketing, Academic Progress, Stanford University
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Board asked Russo to leave
Sun StaffA year ago, Baltimore's school board had become so unhappy with Carmen V. Russo's leadership - particularly her inability to monitor what would become a financial catastrophe - that it wrote a critical review of the chief executive officer's job...Tags: Corporate Officers, Teaching and Learning, Occupations, Academic Progress, Stuart
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Disaster becomes topic of homilies
Special To The SunThey mourned the dead, prayed for those left behind and struggled with news that seven astronauts had died in a fiery explosion, their final moments televised to horrified witnesses around the world. South Florida religious leaders of all denominations...Tags: Boca Raton, Davie, Death, Anglicanism, Christianity
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Recount in Miami stops on its own
Sun ReporterFor more than two weeks, Florida's ballot saga has spun out more plot twists than a Tom Clancy thriller. But Day 15 surpassed them all. George W. Bush ended it on an upswing, though not before his prospects - and quite possibly his spirits - hit their...Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Local Elections, Regional Authority, U.S. House of Representatives, Television
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Judge won't halt recount
Sun ReportersIn the battle for the presidency, Florida courts issued a series of rulings yesterday that favored Texas Gov. George W. Bush's bid and gave Vice President Al Gore the chance to prove he won the race. Circuit Judge Terry P. Lewis' ruling, perhaps the most...Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Local Elections, Laws, Palm Beach County, White House
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Bush has slim lead as deadline looms
Sun ReportersSteamy South Florida grew hotter yesterday as ballot counters in Broward and Palm Beach counties sprinted toward today's 5 p.m. deadline for completing manual recounts of contested presidential ballots. As demonstrators faced off in the streets and...Tags: Local Elections, Regional Authority, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach County, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Gore, Bush go to Supreme Court
Sun ReporterWith the U.S. Supreme Court poised to act swiftly on Texas Gov. George W. Bush's plea to let Florida officials declare him the winner of the state's presidential votes, Vice President Al Gore's aides vowed last night to fight rather than concede that...Tags: Al Gore, Voting, Local Elections, Government, Palm Beach County
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