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State lawmakers show interest in military vets
PIERRE — The 2013 session of the Legislature might become known as the year of the veterans. State lawmakers introduced at least 14 different measures dealing with military veterans and their families. The Senate also confirmed the governor&...Tags: Government, Veterans Day, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Daugaard
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Md. congressional leadership demands answers from VA
Calling the failures at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore "inexcusable," Maryland's congressional leadership on Monday demanded the beleaguered agency develop an immediate plan to fix the local problems in processing disability claims....
Tags: U.S. Army, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Congress, Benjamin L. Cardin, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971)
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Obama begins new term with calls for unity, equality
President Barack Obama began his second term Monday by calling for an end to the rigid ideologies of modern politics but laying out a broad policy agenda more likely to stoke partisan confrontation than avoid it.
Looking out over hundreds of thousands of...Tags: Ecosystems, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Government Health Care, Same-Sex Marriage
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Still recovering from Sandy, Crisfield braces for next storm
— Hazel Cropper, for years the fastest crab picker in this city built on its seafood industry, worries about the storm drain a few feet from her living room. As volunteers assessed the damage Superstorm Sandy caused to her home, the 74-year-old...
Tags: Seafood, Somerset County (Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice
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And the legislative budget games begin: Senate wants bigger reserves
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Just when you thought Florida was out of the financial ditch, state lawmakers want to pull it back in — at least rhetorically. The Senate Appropriations Committee opened its first post-2012 elections hearing Wednesday with... -
AmeriCorps branch to set up home base in East Baltimore
As many as 240 AmeriCorps members will relocate to East Baltimore's Graceland Park neighborhood in the coming months, as the domestic version of the Peace Corps establishes an urban campus, the first of its kind.
The classrooms at the former Sacred...Tags: Charter Schools, Archdiocese of Baltimore, Peace Corps, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Barbara A. Mikulski
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Mikulski and her ilk spend, not 'invest'
Politicians routinely use false language to conceal the frauds they're committing and the harm they're doing. Journalists shouldn't echo the politicians' falsifications. Yet The Sun's John Fritze, in writing about U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski's taking...Tags: Parkville, U.S. Congress, Barbara A. Mikulski
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Mikulski poised to become Senate committee chair
Behind-the-scenes jostling for committee chairmanships in the U.S. Senate has left Maryland Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski poised to take over the Senate Intelligence Committee — a move experts said Tuesday could bolster the role cybersecurity plays in...Tags: Patrick Leahy, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Department of Defense, Parties and Movements
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Hawaii's nine-term senator, Daniel Inouye, dies at 88
WASHINGTON – Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, the second-longest-serving senator in U.S. history and winner of the Medal of Honor for combat heroics in World War II, has died, his office announced in a statement. He was 88. "His last words were,...
Tags: U.S. Army, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Daniel Inouye, Awards and Prizes, First Aid
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Underage drinkers beware: Increased fines coming
The Allentown Morning CallWhen college students head out for a night of underage drinking, a potential run-in with police may be the last thing on their minds. "You're not thinking about, 'Am I going to get caught tonight?' " said Peter Wertz, a 20-year-old junior at DeSales...Tags: Kutztown, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Lehigh County, Punishment
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Mikulski to lead Senate Appropriations Committee
In an unexpected move that could have significant implications for Maryland, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski will be named the first female chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The Baltimore native and Maryland Democrat, who had...
Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), Patrick Leahy, Daniel Inouye, Crime, Law and Justice, Richard Shelby
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday
WEATHER: Mostly cloudy, with a chance of rain after 4 p.m. and a high near 48. Showers are predicted for tonight, with a low around 42. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Accused cannibal guilty but not...
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Cannibalism, Crime, Law and Justice, Miss USA Pageant, Barack Obama
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