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Kittleman launches run for Howard executive
The race to lead Maryland's most affluent county began Tuesday as state Sen. Allan H. Kittleman launched his bid to become just the second Republican to be elected Howard County executive. In an afternoon appearance at the Columbia Lakefront, Kittleman,...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Baltimore County, Republican Party, Ellicott City, Politics
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Immigration bill clears early test vote; Obama calls for action
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to begin consideration of a White House-backed bill to overhaul the U.S. immigration system, burying a procedural roadblock that opponents regularly use to delay or kill legislation....Tags: International Law, Illegal Immigrants, U.S. Congress, Timothy M. Kaine, Extradition
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. reviews security damage from NSA disclosures
Reuters* Booz Allen Hamilton says has fired Snowden * Top Republican calls Snowden "a traitor" * Google and others seek loosening of secrecy on requests * Privacy groups want surveillance programs investigated * Civil liberties group files court challenge...Tags: Mike Lee, International Law, Political Dissent, U.S. Congress, Vladimir Putin
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Democrats make major push to hold Massachusetts Senate seat
WASHINGTON — With two weeks before Massachusetts votes in another special election for U.S. Senate, national Democrats are making a major play to retain the seat as a new poll shows a competitive race. As part of the closing push, President...
Tags: Rudy Giuliani, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Gabriel Gomez, Politics
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Republicans search for secret to winning support from black voters
Still reeling from losses they didn't expect, Republicans strategists are hoping black voters, who are the Democrats' most stalwart supporters, will help bring them future victories. "[We] must in some way, some form, recruit blacks and other...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, U.S. Congress, Alcee Hastings, Demographics, Republican Party
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Did State Democrats Just Ruin Connecticut's Campaign-Financing System?
Once upon a time (like just a few years ago), Connecticut's public campaign finance system had the look of a bright knight on a white horse guarding a goddess of political purity who held aloft a torch to light the way for other states. We'd done away...
Tags: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Parties and Movements, Regional Elections, U.S. Supreme Court, Dannel P. Malloy
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Is it too much to ask for 5 minutes?
Let's just say I wouldn't go out of my way to attend a social gathering of politicians and activists making speeches. Trust me, I'd rather be forced to watch a "Say Yes to the Dress" marathon than sit through a couple of hours of political types glad-...Tags: Medicaid, Charlie Crist, Gays and Lesbians, Alex Sink, Politics
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Democrats vie for Lt. Gov., A.G. nominations in Tuesday's primary
Voters head to the polls Tuesday to chose the Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general. In the lieutenant governor's primary, state Sen. Ralph Northam of Norfolk will face off against Aneesh Chopra, who is President Barack Obama'...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Duke University, Politics, Mark D. Obenshain, Local Government
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4 Democrats in Washington's congressional delegation oppose NSA-style surveillance
The Seattle TimesWASHINGTON Four Democratic members of Washington state's congressional delegation have repeatedly voted against authorizing the kind of vast surveillance of electronic communications the National Security Agency conducted with cooperation from Microsoft,...Tags: Business Enterprises, U.S. Congress, Metal and Mineral, Jim McDermott, PRISM (surveillance program)
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker to run for U.S. Senate
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a rising star in the Democratic party, said he'll run for the seat left open by the death of New Jersey's five-term U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg. Booker, 44, made his bid official in Newark, New Jersey's most-populous city,...Tags: Audible Incorporated, Frank Pallone, Jr., Facebook, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Federal Election Commission
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New Republican senator could be key vote on guns
WASHINGTON – Even before New Jersey’s new U.S. senator took the oath of office, Democrats seemed to be lobbying the Republican for his vote on a key legislative priority: expanded background checks on gun buyers. Jeffrey Chiesa, appointed...Tags: Gun Control, Frank Pallone, Jr., Lobbying, Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party
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