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Give thanks for the good things, large and small
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, let us reflect on the things for which we are grateful. Let us give thanks . . . That Superstorm Sandy didn't do much damage in Maryland — and that we have a federal government to respond to the less fortunate areas...
Tags: Lexington Market, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Politics, Barack Obama, Baltimore Orioles
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A referendum on referendums?
Last week was a very good one for Maryland's governor. He helped President Barack Obama win another term, increased the number of Democrats representing his state in Congress while also getting all his party's incumbents re-elected and went 7-for-7 on...
Tags: Social Issues, Voting, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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Oh, we forgot to tell you ...
Victor Davis HansonThe second-term curse goes like this: A president (e.g., Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, etc.) wins re-election, but then his presidency implodes over the next four years -- mired in scandals or disasters such as Watergate,...Tags: Chris Christie, Bill Clinton, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Iran, Barack Obama
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Real facts catch up with spin docs
Volumes of political spin bump up against hard facts on election night. One particularly amusing moment came that evening when Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly interrupted political consultant Karl Rove's wildly optimistic projections for Mitt Romney's...
Tags: Social Issues, Voting, Talk Shows (genre), Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
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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: Voting, Mitt Romney, Interior Policy, Barack Obama, Personal Data Collection
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With Dream Act approved, students look to the future
Kevin Hernandez was 11 when he left his grandmother's home in El Salvador, traveling by bus and on foot — alone — to Maryland to meet his mother, whom he had not seen since he was 6.
Shortly after the boy waded through chest-high water to...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Back to School, Labor Legislation, Interior Policy
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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: Social Issues, Voting, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama
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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: Social Issues, Voting, Allen West, Barack Obama, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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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: Bill Clinton, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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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: Social Issues, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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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: Social Issues, Chris Christie, Civil Rights, Maryland General Assembly, Executive Branch
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Md. voters pass ballot items in line with legislation approved by the state
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comLocal Republicans said Wednesday that although the statewide vote on ballot questions didn’t go their way, they were glad that voters had been given a chance to weigh in on controversial legislation they said they believed had been “pushed...Tags: Social Issues, Voting, Civil Rights, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation
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Nov 8, 2012
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Nov 7, 2012
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