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Sen. Lisa Murkowski: End Partisan Seating at State of the Union
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is urging a permanent end to the partisan seating arrangement at the State of the Union address.
The Alaska Republican is joining Colorado Democratic Sen. Mark Udall in asking congressional leaders to permanently implement...Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Udall
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President's remarks at Ellicott Dredges
Remarks by President Barack Obama this afternoon at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, from the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Baltimore! (Applause.) Well, it is wonderful to see all of you. Give Duncan a big round of applause for the great...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Productivity, Computer Hardware, Apple iPad, Economic Organization
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More to leadership than money and seniority
The recent article about U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski's campaign fundraising ("Mikulski campaign funds hit bonanza," April 22) by John Fritze is disturbing to say the least because it seems to convey the following concepts. First, the more money a...
Tags: Government, Martin O'Malley, Political Fundraising, Elections, Politics
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Senate OKs online sales tax
The Senate voted Monday to allow states to assess a sales tax on purchases from Amazon.com, eBay and other online retailers in a bipartisan measure that would also reduce the increase planned for Maryland's gas tax. The bill, which passed 69-27, would...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Peter Franchot, Benjamin L. Cardin, Republican Party, Justice System
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NSA plans new computing center for cyber threats
A new computing facility at the National Security Agency will help the country better defend against cyber attacks , agency officials and members of Congress said Monday. The High Performance Computing Center-2 will assist in "front-line defense against...Tags: National Security Agency, Networking, U.S. Senate, Fort Meade (military base), Politics
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U.S. Rep. John Delaney, D-Md. among speakers at Western Maryland Democratic Summit
dona@herald-mail.comThe ninth annual Western Maryland Democratic Summit on Saturday drew the state’s party heavyweights from the U.S. Senate, House and statehouse, but also featured something this part of the state has not had in many years — a Democrat...Tags: U.S. Senate, Benjamin L. Cardin, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Republican Party, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Md. airport towers appear safe from federal cuts
Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI...Tags: Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Layoffs and Downsizing, Ray LaHood
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Bill to require sales tax for online purchases advances in Senate
Online shoppers would have to pay state sales taxes on more purchases under legislation that advanced in the U.S. Senate on Monday — but Marylanders could also wind up paying a smaller increase in gasoline taxes. Bricks-and-mortar stores have long...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Benjamin L. Cardin, Republican Party, eBay Inc., Elections
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AP analysis: Obama's budget tries to bridge political gap
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's first budget of his new term is a political straddle, aimed at enticing Republicans into a new round of deficit negotiations while trying to keep faith with Democrats who favor higher taxes in service of...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Medicare, Republican Party, John Boehner, Budgets and Budgeting
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Mikulski fundraising reveals democracy's subversion in action
In his article on Sen. Barbara Mikulski and how her assignment as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee has helped her campaign fundraising, reporter John Fritze wrote that "For Mikulski ... the windfall underscores her transition from a lawmaker...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Top Md. Dems expected at summit in Hagerstown
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comTop Democrats from the state will converge in Hagerstown on Saturday for an annual summit of Western Maryland Democrats. And although Western Maryland hasn’t been a Democrat stronghold in recent years, party leaders said they were buoyed by...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Benjamin L. Cardin, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Douglas F. Gansler
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Filibuster rules at heart of gun bill 'defeat'
Do the people of the United States know that the U.S. Senate voted favorably on several amendments to the gun control bill? A majority of senators approved amendments requiring background checks for online and gun show purchases, providing special...Tags: Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Benjamin L. Cardin, Gun Control, Republican Party
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