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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup...... -
'House of Cards' to take over State House
The marble hallway trod for centuries by Maryland politicians will host perhaps its most sinister character when actor Kevin Spacey arrives for work next week. Television crews from the political thriller "House of Cards" began transforming Maryland's...
Tags: Mount Vernon, Heads of State, Martin O'Malley, Annapolis, Politics
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Key Republican senator says still backs U.S. immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - Republican Senator Marco Rubio said on Sunday he still supports a bill to overhaul the U.S. immigration, but reiterated that he wants its stipulations on border security to be tightened in order for the legislation to win...Tags: Bob Menendez, Immigration, U.S. Congress, State of the Union Address, ABC (tv network)
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Political Notebook - June 17
Myers to discuss charter home rule at breakfast Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr., R-Washington/Allegany, will be hosting a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hagerstown’s Academy Theater to discuss the possibility of moving Washington County to charter...
Tags: LGBT Pride Month, Gays and Lesbians, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Daniel Bongino
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Our Voice: Thune spies missed opportunities in farm bill
South Dakota Sen. John Thune went out on a limb last week: an elected official from an agriculture state voting against, then criticizing, the farm bill. In a bipartisan vote Monday, the U.S. Senate passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill....Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, John Thune, Insurance
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Farming: June is . . . a mess
Less than a generation ago, June meant the end of school, the beginning of summer and the arrival of Dairy Month. Now, somehow, June has become the Golf Channel’s official Pace of Play Month, LGBT Pride Month (you can look that up) and Farm Bill...Tags: U.S. Congress, LGBT Pride Month, U.S. House of Representatives, Collin Peterson, John Boehner
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Dick, Ike and Ted
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- Just as they say that the poor are always with is, so it is with Richard Nixon, arguably the most tormented American president, who comes back to us in the new book "Ike and Dick" (appropriately subtitled "Portrait of a Strange Political...Tags: Baltimore County, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Richard Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry Kissinger
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RPT-Final Obamacare push will pitch to the low-income young
Reuters(Repeats for wider distribution. No changes to headline or text) By David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - In the final months leading up to the launch of the key piece of President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms, the administration is...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Finance, Health Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Denis R. McDonough
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Bipartisan talk brings mixed reviews
WASHINGTON - Jackie Walorski mentions bipartisanship frequently in an interview in her congressional office. And she's for it. Surprise? It shouldn't be. But it could be for two segments of the electorate back in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District,...
Tags: U.S. Congress, National Defense Authorization Act, Richard Mourdock, Democratic Party, Sex Crimes
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Readers of many minds on immigration reform
Q. The immigration reform package before the U.S. Senate will require all employers, within five years, to verify the legal status of their workers. Is this a reasonable demand on business? Ty Davies: I suppose, but why not secure the border first,...Tags: Laws, Immigration, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Employment
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As public concerns grow, Congress spooked over spying
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The American people are growing increasingly concerned about reports of domestic spying. And Congress isn't sure how to respond. The public's views have been evolving over the past week and a half. When news broke earlier this month that the...Tags: Justice System, Business Enterprises, John Boehner, Dianne Feinstein, Crime, Law and Justice
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Senate rejects move to tie immigration overhaul to border security
WASHINGTON — In the first and only vote Thursday on the immigration bill, senators turned back a Republican measure that would have delayed a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally until after the border with Mexico is fully secure....
Tags: Jeb Bush, Justice System, Mary L. Landrieu, Marco Rubio, Crime, Law and Justice
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