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My Predictions for 2013, Audacious and Otherwise
Some things about 2013 are easy to predict. We know that taxes are going to rise, and so will the federal debt. We know that there will be more guns in circulation at the end of the year than at the beginning. We know that Donald Trump will get...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Donald Trump, John Kasich, Justice System
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Congress approves additional Sandy aid
In a move that will help some 800 Maryland families affected by the effects of Hurricane Sandy, Congress approved $10 billion in emergency funding Friday for the federal flood insurance program. The hastily scheduled votes came in response to criticism...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, U.S. Congress, Politics, Federal Bailout Funds, Insurance
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COLUMN: Who's on Democrats' 'short list'?
Soon after the 1988 presidential election, pollsters asked Democrats whom they favored to be their party’s nominee in 1992. The strongest candidates were Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York. The governor of...Tags: Politics, Doyle McManus, Scott P. Brown, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Parties and Movements
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McManus: Will it be Clinton? Cuomo? Warren?
Shortly after the 1988 presidential election, pollsters asked Democrats whom they favored to be their party's nominee in 1992. The strongest candidates were Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo of New York. The governor of...
Tags: Politics, Scott P. Brown, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Parties and Movements, Same-Sex Marriage
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Cliffhanger no more: Obama signs bill to avoid 'fiscal cliff'
HONOLULU -- Passing legislation to avoid the "fiscal cliff" -- and undo income tax increases for most Americans -- was hardly automatic. But signing the bill was. President Obama on Wednesday authorized the use of the "autopen" to enact H.R. 8, the...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Rentals, U.S. Congress, Politics, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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After Sandy, NYC eyes moving power gear higher
NEW YORK (AP) — A major push is on to move New York City's electrical infrastructure to higher ground or upper floors after Superstorm Sandy sent seawater pouring into low-lying substations and skyscraper basements and plunged half of Manhattan into...
Tags: Fishing, U.S. Congress, Manhattan (New York City), New York City, Michael Bloomberg
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Early outbreak has officials bracing for worst flu season in years
An early outbreak threatens to makes this year’s influenza season one of the most difficult in recent years as public health officials brace for the worst. Hospitals in the Northeast, from New Jersey to Massachusetts, are reporting record...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Flu Vaccine, Coughing, Vaccines, Preventative Medicine
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O'Malley grabs 5% in early 2016 poll -- if Hillary stays out
Polling on the 2016 presidential contest has already started, and Gov. Martin O'Malley has jumped out to a better-than 2-to-1 lead -- over last place finisher Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer. That's if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President...Tags: Politics, The Huffington Post, Hillary Clinton, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley
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2 firefighters shot dead, 2 hurt in 'trap' at fire in upstate N.Y.
WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Two firefighters were shot dead and two more were wounded after an apparent ambush at a house fire in this sleepy upstate New York town early Monday morning. Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering told reporters, “It does appear to...Tags: Shootings, Rochester Medical Corporation, Injuries and Wounds, Fires
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On parking tickets, speeding tickets and O'Malley's politics
Nobody asked me but ... if one is urged to support small retailers during the holiday shopping season, one might expect the municipalities in which they are located to take a holiday on parking tickets. Consider what happened to Debbie Bakalich when she...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Politics, Holidays, Small Business Saturday, Death Penalty
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Protein Sciences Will Make Vaccine In NY, Still Talking To Malloy
The Hartford CourantProtein Sciences Corp., the Meriden-based drug research and development firm with a long and colorful history in Connecticut, is investing millions of dollars in a new manufacturing facility for its flu vaccine — in Rockland County, N.Y. The...Tags: Chemical Industry, Politics, Science, Preventative Medicine, Science and Technology
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NY seals 1st state gun laws since Newtown massacre
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation and the first since the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, calling for a tougher assault weapons ban and provisions to keep guns out of the hands of the...Tags: Mental Health, Politics, Shootings, Misdemeanors, Parties and Movements
Jan 1, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jan 4, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 13, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Dec 12, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jan 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 12, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Jan 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 6, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 24, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 3, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Dec 3, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
Jan 15, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
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