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'Maldonado for governor' off to a bad start
SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. He wasn't going to win. But neither would he be a Republican embarrassment. There was no Republican in sight with even a faint...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Racism, Politics, Abel Maldonado, Democratic Party
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Group: Big dreams for local mass transit achievable
The Virginian-PilotIt was unanimous. All 30 tables of participants in last year's Reality Check conference on the region's future said transportation was a key issue to tackle. Twenty-seven, or 90 percent, supported expanding mass transit. On Thursday, about 150 people...Tags: Bill Clinton, Public Transportation, Oceans, Amtrak, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization
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Washington Notebook: Snowe recalls offer to play Joan of Arc
Portland Press Herald, MaineFormer Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress." Snowe's suggestions on congressional reforms (among them open primaries and an...Tags: Clothing, Politics, Angus King, Barack Obama, Chellie Pingree
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House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups
WASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Taxation, U.S. Congress
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The most famous umbrella since Neville Chamberlain went to Munich
The Baltimore SunThe public appetite for trivial distraction has always extended to our chief executives. I remember the minor uproar when Lyndon Johnson lifted a beagle by the ears. There was extensive commentary on Richard Nixon's taste for cottage cheese and ketchup....Tags: Bill Clinton, Politics, Barack Obama, Elections, Sandra Day O'Connor
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President Biden? History says no
I read with interest Jules Witcover's recent column regarding Vice President Joe Biden ("Could Biden benefit from Clinton's handling of Benghazi?" May 14). He infers that the Benghzai scandal could cost Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential...Tags: Jules Witcover, Politics, Elections, Martin van Buren
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McManus: Mother knows best
There are two things you can do for your mother on Mother's Day. One is to say "thank you." (Over lunch, with flowers.) The other is to ask her for advice — even if she's not convinced you really want it. "I don't think kids take any advice from...
Tags: Politics, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage, Arthritis
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Family's new Bryan home dedicated to George H.W. Bush, wife
The Eagle, Bryan, TexasOn a hidden street off Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Bryan, some 70 people escaped the downpour Thursday in a newly built maroon and white house. Stephanie Ybarra had spent the morning cleaning her new living room floor, but was all smiles as...Tags: Habitat for Humanity International, Human Interest, Education, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...
Tags: Mining, Metal and Mineral, Barack Obama, Weather, Environmental Issues
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Region's fallen law enforcement officers remembered in Grand Forks ceremony
Grand Forks HeraldBonnie Andrys placed a red rose Tuesday in honor of her first husband, Kenneth Olson, during a ceremony at the Grand Forks County court house memorializing law enforcement officers from across the region who died in the line of duty. Olson was an East...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Law Enforcement, U.S. Border Patrol, Laws
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Navy launches unmanned warplane off carrier Bush
The Virginian-PilotABOARD THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER GEORGE H.W. BUSH In November 1910, Eugene Ely made history when he flew his biplane off the cruiser Birmingham, along the Norfolk coastline. His plane touched the water before he recovered and climbed high enough to aim for...Tags: New Products, Aircraft Carriers, Air Transportation, Manufacturing and Engineering, Travel
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U.S. Navy makes aviation history with carrier drone launch
Reuters* Unmanned plane launched from aircraft carrier * X-47B drone is long-range, "stealthy" aircraft * Drones could be answer to Chinese, Iranian "anti-access" weapons By David Alexander ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy...Tags: Pakistan, Politics, Aircraft Carriers, Human Rights, Manufacturing and Engineering
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