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Maryland Legislature votes to end capital punishment
Maryland is poised to become the 18th state to abolish capital punishment after the General Assembly gave final approval to a bill ending the death penalty. In an 82-56 vote on Friday, the House of Delegates approved the measure that would end...
Tags: Politics, Roman Catholicism, Regional Authority, Maryland General Assembly, Prisons
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Storytelling event planned Sunday at Women's Club
The fourth annual League of Women Voters storytelling event will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Women’s Club, 31 S. Prospect St. in Hagerstown. Advanced registration costs $10 or pay $12 at the door. The agenda: “Jane Addams Made...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...
Tags: Peanut Butter, Local Government, England, Belief and Faith, Politics
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House rejects changes to death penalty repeal
The House of Delegates moved closer to abolishing Maryland's death penalty Wednesday night as it rejected changes that attempted to turn Gov. Martin O'Malley's bill into something less than full repeal. In the first of several key tests, delegates...
Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice
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Minorities often face pressure to fit in
Every Sunday morning, the Rev. Paula White stands in front of her congregation at New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka and looks out on thousands of brown faces. "When people say things like, 'She is a white girl that preaches black' is when I...
Tags: Rollins College, Pine Hills, U.S. Supreme Court, 2010 Census, Orange County (Florida)
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Obamacare's other benefit
If it is done right, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) may well promise uninsured Americans a lot more than cheap, reliable medical care. It can also open the door to the democratic empowerment of millions of poor people, who are often...
Tags: Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mayo: Nothing wrong with Allen West school appearance
Sun SentinelIn the past week, I've taken up for Marco Rubio and Allen West in print columns. What the heck is wrong with me? Or as one SunSentinel.com message board wag put it, "OK, who kidnapped the real Mike Mayo." All I can say is, even if I might not agree with...Tags: Philosophy, African-American History Month, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Black History, Religion and Belief
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Senate votes to repeal death penalty
The Maryland Senate voted Wednesday to make Maryland the 18th state to abolish the death penalty, putting Gov. Martin O'Malley one step closer to a significant legislative victory. The 27-20 vote sent the bill to the House of Delegates, where repeal...
Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, E.J. Pipkin, Chemical Industry, Brian E Frosh
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Minorities doing better in District 87
Officials at Glenbard High School District 87 in Glen Ellyn expect it will take another three to five years before significant gains are made in reducing minority achievement gaps. By then, students will have been on a steady diet of the Illinois...
Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Family, Social Issues
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Ben Cardin: Nickens, others stood against racism, hatred
African-Americans have been part of the American story from the founding of our nation. Men and women of African ancestry have been instrumental in forging the great nation we have today. For too long, racism and prejudice obscured the rich history of...Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, U.S. Senate, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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NAACP catches heat for opposing New York large-soda ban
There's new fireworks exploding around the plan by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg — a.k.a. “Nanny Bloomberg” — to ban the sale of sugar-sweetened soft drinks larger than 16 ounces from a broad array of eateries in the...Tags: Coca-Cola, Local Government, New York City, Trials, New York University
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Death penalty saves on prison costs
I would like to talk about the death penalty issue being discussed in Annapolis ("Senators wrestle with death penalty vote," Jan. 28). The problem I have with the death penalty is that when a person kills someone, the killer will not die for his actions....Tags: Annapolis, Punishment, Ottawa Senators, American Civil Liberties Union, Death Penalty
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