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Richard Ben Cramer dies at 62; Pulitzer-winning journalist
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Richard Ben Cramer, whose narrative nonfiction spanned presidential politics and the game of baseball, has died. He was 62. Cramer died Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore of complications from lung cancer,...
Tags: Leukemia, Sports, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baseball, Johns Hopkins University
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Fiscal cliff compromise signals trouble
When push came to shove, Republicans and Democrats came together for a last-minute bi-partisan compromise on the so-called fiscal cliff, a combination of automatic spending cuts and tax increases that would have plunged the nation back into recession. The...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Fiscal Cliff, White House, Joe Biden
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Climate change won't wait
Societal change usually happens slowly, even once it's clear there's a problem. That's because, in a country as big as the United States, public opinion moves in leisurely currents. Change often requires going up against powerful, established interests,...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of State, Mining, Global Warming
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Watson: Paranoia, fear-mongering still in play
Anyone looking for a sign the Republican Party may have learned a lesson from the election, or that, in the wake of defeat, the influence of tea party extremists may have diminished, or that Republicans might finally be ready to work together with the...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Bob Dole, Treaties, Republican Party, John McCain
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Goldberg: A petty decision by Obama
It's official. President Obama has named former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as his nominee for secretary of Defense. Hence, we may be in store for the worst Defense secretary nomination fight since George H.W. Bush's failed appointment of Sen. John Tower...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Republican Party, Chuck Hagel, POLITICO LLC, Israel
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obama stem cell policy
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has turned away a challenge to President Obama’s policy of expanding government-funded research using embryonic stem cells that scientists say may offer hope for new treatments for spinal injuries and Parkinson’...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Medical Research, Research
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A petty decision by Obama
It's official. President Obama has named former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as his nominee for secretary of defense. Hence, we may be in store for the worst defense secretary nomination fight since George H.W. Bush's failed appointment of Sen. John Tower...
Tags: Lindsey O. Graham, Republican Party, Chuck Hagel, POLITICO LLC, Israel
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Senate approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, sends it to House
Hours before a midnight deadline Monday, the White House reached a tentative deal with Congress to stop an enormous tax hike for all but the wealthiest households and to postpone for two months tough decisions on how to cut federal spending. After a rare...
Tags: Government, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Credit and Debt, Labor Markets
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Gun control: Surge in support, new poll shows
Public support for stricter gun laws has leaped to its highest point in eight years with 58% now in favor, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released Thursday. That's a 14-point jump from last year. Of those surveyed, 92% of Americans want background...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Politics
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Former President George H.W. Bush in intensive care
Former President George H.W. Bush has been moved to the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital in Houston, hospital officials confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday. Bush, 88, has been struggling with fever, weakness and a bronchitis-like...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Los Angeles Times, Religious Festivals, Holidays
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Spokesman: George H.W. Bush in intensive care
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital "following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever," but he is alert and talking to medical staff, his spokesman said...
Tags: Coughing, Government, World War II (1939-1945), Hospitals and Clinics, Executive Branch
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER: Windy, with gusts up to 50 mph and wind chills in the 20s. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS More wintry weather in forecast amid bout of slush: Winter waited until the busy holiday season to arrive, and...
Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Jacoby Jones, Kevin Clash, Cincinnati Bengals
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