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Maryland becomes a liberal paradise
If you're a liberal living in Maryland, there's been plenty of reason to smile lately. The Old Line State continues to beat a steady path toward leading a new vanguard of progressive policy and politics in the United States. Let's start with last...
Tags: White House, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Ruben Barrales, party guy
When President Obama told students in Mexico that without the support of U.S. Latinos he would not be president, he wasn't talking about the GOP's Ruben Barrales. But Barrales gets the message. He is the son of immigrants, and San Mateo County's first...
Tags: Mexico, White House, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage
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O'Malley's thuggish side
Attention national media: You know Martin O'Malley, defender of the underdog. It's time to get to know Martin O'Malley, thug. The Maryland governor, widely rumored to harbor presidential aspirations, canonized himself in the progressive movement for...
Tags: Peter G. Angelos, Television Industry, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party
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Will we be who we say we are?
I devoted most of my columns over the last several weeks to the holidays, the memories they invoke and the way they bring people together. But as the year draws to a close, even I am surprised to see that none of the scenes I drew took place in church...
Tags: Lobbying, Elections, Martin O'Malley, Arts, Same-Sex Marriage
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Another side of illegal immigration
Denise Panaligan, a UCLA sophomore, didn't tell her mother where she was headed Wednesday morning. She knew that if she told the truth, her mother would worry. Â Â Â Â Panaligan, in blue jeans and white T-shirt, boarded a bus and traveled to Pershing...
Tags: South Korea, Interior Policy, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Security
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Facts and opinions in election's aftermath
Fact: The empathy factor was a big winner for President Barack Obama. Opinion: It proved impossible for a wealthy CEO-type to compete in the "he cares about us" category. Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comment most certainly (further) strengthened this...
Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Executive Branch, Interior Policy, Health Treatments, Same-Sex Marriage
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Republicans need to rethink future; Latinos are here to help
Mary SanchezMemo to the GOP: Be nice to Latinos.We come in peace. The fastest growing demographic in the United States handed Mitt Romney the defeat he requested. Gracias, de nada. Exit polls indicate Latino voters were decisive in turning Nevada, Colorado and...Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Illegal Immigrants, Politics
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A national left turn?
Politically, it was a status quo election. Democrats held on to the White House and their majority in the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's voting. Republicans preserved their majority in the House and increased by one their hold on the majority of state...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Crime, Law and Justice, Abortion Issue, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Obama Must Step Up His Political Diplomacy
The Hartford CourantOn Election Day, I almost blew it. Thinking that I was still registered to vote in Windsor, I went to cast my vote at Poquonock Elementary School. There I was told by a volunteer that I had to go to New Britain City Hall and get an application for a...Tags: Democratic Party, Linda McMahon, John Boehner, Business Enterprises, Barack Obama
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Status quo preserved
WASHINGTON -- America's 57th presidential election revealed that a second important national institution is on an unsustainable trajectory. The first, the entitlement state, is endangered by improvident promises to an aging population. It is now joined by...
Tags: James Monroe, Woodrow Wilson, Executive Branch, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bain Capital, LLC
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Noelle Nikpour: Numbers show GOP must change
Of all the results from this past November's elections, two numbers stand out: three, and 71. Three is the number of counties nationwide where, according to Jennifer Duffy of the Cook Political Report, if President Obama had won a smaller percentage of...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Mitt Romney
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Maryland surprises in gay marriage and Dream Act support
Maryland's vote for same-sex marriage and the Dream Act runs counter to history, political science and human nature — a majority of citizens upholding laws that benefit distinct minorities. I think a little more attention must be paid to this. I...
Tags: Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Chris Christie, Same-Sex Marriage, Family
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