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President Obama seems content to settle for half measures on gun control legislation. - A day after firing up conservatives and hinting at his own political aspirations at a conference in Prince George's County, John Hopkins neurosurgeon Ben Carson kept his distance from the Republican Party during a television appearance Sunday, arguing his message should appeal to Democrats as well.
- Dr. Ben Carson, who became a rising star among conservatives after a speech at the National Prayer breakfast last month, announced his retirement from medicine during an appearance at CPAC Saturday, fueling speculation about a future in politics.
- Some federal workers are fighting the STOCK Act, saying it invades their privacy and will leave them vulnerable to identity thieves, blackmailers and kidnappers.
- Though it doesn't have universal pre-k, Maryland is one of the leaders in early childhood education. Still, more could be done.
- Raise Maryland, a campaign supporting the increase in minimum wage, said companies such as Walmart, Yum! Brands, McDonald's and Target are earning at the expense of their workers.
- Protecting the victims of gun violence requires mental health background checks for firearms sales and keeping violent offenders behind bars
- Sensible restrictions on gun purchases like background checks are necessary and welcome
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- President Obama's inaugural and State of the Union addresses suggest a muscular second term agenda.
- President Obama's State of the Union address put the issue of nuclear arms control back on the nation's agenda
- Jonah Goldberg says President Obama mistakenly thinks the public agrees with his liberal priorities.
- State of the Union plea for Congress to act on gun control strikes a chord with most Americans
- Obama speech was about strengthening the middle class
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- Leonard Pitts says the Obama administration is abusing the English language to justify an unreasonable policy.
- Cal Thomas says President Obama's State of the Union speech trumpeted worn-out liberal ideology.
- During a ceremony Friday at the White House, Janice Jackson of Northwest Baltimore was among a dozen Americans who received the award for civic service. The president also issued posthumous honors to the six Sandy Hook Elementary School educators who died in the Dec. 14 shooting.
- Jules Witcover says Sen. Marco Rubio's response to President Obama's speech was a weak recycling of familiar talking points.
- In the face of Pyongyang's provocations, we must clearly say what we will not tolerate and how we will respond
- President Barack Obama used the first State of the Union address of his second term to try to breathe new life into his economic agenda, reviving modest measures to spur growth and trying to create fresh momentum in the all-but-stagnant talks over deficit reduction.
- North County High School student Jack Andraka was slated to be a guest of First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday night at the State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.
- President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman. But neither development is likely to push Maryland's governor off the national stage.
- We talk to show hosts and executive producers about O'Malley's TV image and what he brings to the network and cable news talk show table
