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Jeb Bush isn't the GOP's ideal 'change' candidate

Obviously, Jeb Bush has his strengths. He is a smart and capable man who is more than merely his last name. He may have skills and strategies (and certainly the money to augment them) that can compensate for his liabilities. But it seems obvious to me that the GOP needs a plausible "change" candidate, and so far, he's not it.

Jeb Bush isn't the GOP's ideal 'change' candidate




Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 2001

This week 14 years ago, George W. Bush spent his first full week as president-elect after the U.S. Congress certifies his win over Vice President Al Gore, the FCC approved the merger of AOL and Time Warner, Wikipedia appeared online for the first time and the following songs were the most popular in America, according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive.

Throwback Thursday: The top 10 songs this week in 2001

Op-ed

Has Dundalk gone to the GOP for good?

While Larry Hogan triumphed in the Maryland governor's race, his fellow Republicans won legislative and the county council seats in Dundalk for the first time in decades, completing a dramatic partisan shift in one of the state's once reliably Democratic Party strongholds. The realignment culminated after years of disaffection and may create a lasting transformation.

Has Dundalk gone to the GOP for good?




Politics

Rawlings-Blake criticism highlights debate over police strategy under O'Malley

The sharp reduction in violent crime that occurred on Martin O'Malley's watch as mayor of Baltimore is a central theme of the speech he gives as he travels the country and lays the groundwork for a presidential campaign. But ongoing criticism from the city's current mayor could focus attention on an aspect of O'Malley's crime-fighting record he never mentions in New Hampshire or Iowa: A soaring arrest rate during his tenure in Baltimore that angered civil rights groups and locked the city into a

Rawlings-Blake criticism highlights debate over police strategy under O'Malley

Op-ed

A wake-up call for the White House [Commentary]

The latest disclosures of Secret Service breakdowns in the agency's prime mission, the physical protection of the president, are grim reminders of a most disturbing particularly American malady — the assassination of the nation's political leaders.

A wake-up call for the White House [Commentary]




Op-ed

The presentation dilemma [Commentary]

One needs to know how to write well before attempting to speak publicly. Oral presentations are a one-shot deal; public speaking can be unforgiving — unless, of course, you already are famous and accepting an Oscar.

The presentation dilemma [Commentary]








U.S. agencies learning clarity

The Center for Plain Language is part of a movement aimed at purging gobbledygook from government and private-sector communications and replacing it with simple, clear English. Each year it issues a report card on federal government agencies and awards prizes in various categories of communication.

U.S. agencies learning clarity

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St. Pius X parishioners recall role in 1995 visit of Pope John Paul II

Carol and Mark Pacione, parishioners at St. Pius X in Rodgers Forge, are excited about Pope John Paul II's canonization April 27. Carol Pacione served on the team to bring the pontiff to Baltimore in October 1995 and was one of the last Baltimorean's to say goodbye at the end of the pope's 10-hour visit.

St. Pius X parishioners recall role in 1995 visit of Pope John Paul II






Op-ed

As Democratic left revives, will Hillary Clinton join its ranks? [Commentary]

Much is being made of former President Bill Clinton's swearing-in of New York's new mayor, Bill de Blasio, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at their side at City Hall. The cameo apparently sought to declare Democratic harmony in Gotham, that supposed bastion of liberalism.

As Democratic left revives, will Hillary Clinton join its ranks? [Commentary]

Op-ed

On dumping vice presidents

There's a long history of vice presidents being denied a second term, either because the man in the role chose to shed a thankless, end-of-the-road political job or because some strategist imagined that a different nominee might offer a better geographical or other balance to the ticket.

On dumping vice presidents






Corporate boards look to high-profile directors

Corporate governance experts say celebrity directors can be highly beneficial, raising a company's profile and even its stock price. But that doesn't mean all boards should have a celebrity.

Corporate boards look to high-profile directors

NSA chief says programs disrupted 50 terrorist plots

Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers on Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

NSA chief says programs disrupted 50 terrorist plots









Op-ed

Don't count Biden out in 2016

All the attention is on Hillary Clinton as Barack Obama's possible successor, but Vice President Joe Biden is positioning himself well if he chooses to run again.

Don't count Biden out in 2016




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