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Selective memory on judicial nominations
The Sun has developed a bad case of selective memory when it comes to judicial nominations ("Judicial profiling," June 5). When President George W. Bush nominated candidates for judgeships during the years that Republicans controlled the Senate, the...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Elections
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Editorial: Surveillance in the war on terror
The disclosure of the federal government's hugely expansive monitoring of phone calls and online communications as part of its fight against terror came as a surprise even to people who pay attention to these things. It's amazing, in fact, that any...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, National Government, Government, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Hyatt Regency Chesapeake dips into reserves to pay debt
The state-owned Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay resort in Cambridge continues to deplete a reserve fund to cover its semiannual debt payments because it is not making enough money. The state withdrew $2 million from the reserve June 1, cutting the fund's...
Tags: Hobbies, Dorchester County, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Travel, Casino and Gambling
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Bill Daley to explore run for Illinois governor
Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley plans to announce Tuesday that he's forming an exploratory committee as he weighs a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn. The move allows Daley to start raising money and not let the summer slip...
Tags: Primaries, Rod Blagojevich, Government, Gun Control, Pension and Welfare
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National security: Partisan flip-flopping on surveillance
Government surveillance might be able to ignite the common ire of principled foes (e.g. Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul), but when it comes to the rest of the party, political preference seems to matter a great deal. Look no further than the new Washington...Tags: The New York Times, Politics, National Government, Government, National Security
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Stay calm and let the NSA carry on
After 9/11, there was a widespread expectation of many more terrorist attacks on the United States. So far that hasn't happened. We haven't escaped entirely unscathed (see Boston Marathon, bombing of), but on the whole we have been a lot safer than most...Tags: U.S. Congress, Google Inc., Politics, Computer Networking and Internet, Times Square
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Is Obama willing to fight for right terror policy?
In his recent speech on terrorism and national security, President Barack Obama performed superbly as explainer in chief, a role in which he often hasn't succeeded. It may not matter much. However belatedly, Obama offered a cogent policy rationale for...Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, National Security, Terrorism, Rand Paul
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To break D.C. logjam, Sen. Reid should revive the 'nuclear option'
As President Obama prepares to nominate three new judges for what is probably the nation's most important federal appeals court, Republicans in the Senate are escalating their attempts to stand in his way. Last month the Senate unanimously confirmed...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, U.S. Congress, Politics, Trials, Barack Obama
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How the death penalty will end: first Maryland, then the nation
The death penalty debate in Maryland is finally over. This spring's decision by the General Assembly to replace the death penalty with life without parole was cemented last week, when right-wing activists failed to muster enough signatures to force the...
Tags: Death Penalty, Murder, NAACP, Environmental Issues, U.S. Supreme Court
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The Sun Remembers: June 2-8
June 7, 2001: At the White House, President George W. Bush greets the NFL champion Ravens, who present him with an autographed football and a personalized jersey. "It was cool, man," defensive tackle Tony Siragusa says. "[But] I was depressed that they...
Tags: Memorial Stadium, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, National Football League, Football
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House Speaker Busch visits Annapolis elementary school's Career Day
House Speaker Michael Busch began his Career Day visit at Tyler Heights Elementary School by venturing to the front of the media center with a state flag. He explained the meaning behind its colors and patterns, then gave the assembled fourth-graders...
Tags: Annapolis, Michael E. Busch, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Students
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What is motivation for Benghazi probe?
The Republican politicians and pundits are having a field day with the investigation of the Benghazi attack where four Americans were killed. The politicians and pundits say they want to get to the bottom of this because American lives were lost and...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Benghazi, Macungie
Jun 9, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 9, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 11, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 11, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 11, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 9, 2013
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Jun 3, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jun 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 2, 2013
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Jun 1, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
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