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RESULTS: Md. votes for gay marriage, gambling and Dream Act
[ President and Vice President of the United States (Maryland) ] 1842 of 1846 precincts reporting Barack Obama And Joe Biden (i) 61.4% 1,523,788 Mitt Romney And Paul Ryan 36.5% 904,488 Gary Johnson And James P. Gray 1.1% 27,714 Jill Stein And Cheri...
Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Judges, Career and Workplace, Paul Ryan, Roscoe G Bartlett
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Maryland ballot referendums offer a GOP reality check
This was the year of the referendum in Maryland, and given how things went at the polls, we're not likely to see a repeat any time soon. The success of all the three laws that were petitioned to referendum exposes the fallacy of Maryland Republicans'...
Tags: Judges, Voting, Annapolis, Rick Perry, Politics
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After Romney defeat, GOP must face the numbers
It would be tempting to call the 2012 election the year of the woman — if only for the record number headed for the U.S. Senate and their instrumental role in re-electing President Barack Obama — but it was also the year of the Latino, the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Immigration, John McCain, Democratic Party, Government
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Advocacy group’s poll shows Obama, Nelson with double-digit leads among Florida Hispanics
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelUnited We Dream, a Hispanic activist group pressing for passage of the DREAM Act, is out with swing-state polling that says President Barack Obama has double-digit leads over challenger Mitt Romney among Hispanic voters in the five states polled. In... -
Foster headed back to Congress
Clout StreetVeteran Republican Rep. Judy Biggert conceded defeat tonight to former Democratic Rep. Bill Foster in a west and southwest suburban congressional contest. “It has been a long and hard-fought race, but tonight the voters have spoken. I have called...Tags: Bill Foster, Paul Ryan, Barack Obama, Politics, New Products
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Sen. Cardin celebrates re-election with diner breakfast
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin celebrated his election to a second term with a traditional breakfast at Fells Point diner Jimmy's Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. "I'm kind of a boring guy: Egg white omelet. So that's what I got this morning with my grits," he said. "It was...
Tags: Fells Point, Politics, Barbara A. Mikulski, Washington, DC, Benjamin L. Cardin
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'Voters of tomorrow' weigh in on 2012 election
If 2,500 Baltimore middle school students have their way Tuesday, President Barack Obama will be re-elected, children of some illegal immigrants will pay in-state tuition rates, same-sex couples can marry and gambling in Maryland will not expand. The...
Tags: Voting, Migration, Barack Obama, Students, Social Sciences
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Students celebrate approval of Maryland Dream Act
The mood was celebratory Tuesday night at Arcos Restaurant in Fells Point, where the Dreamers — students brought to the United States illegally as children, who now want to pursue higher education here — won their battle for in-state tuition...Tags: Annapolis, Judges, Maryland Dream Act, Roscoe G Bartlett, Immigration
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Gambling, gay marriage and presidential race draw long lines to polls
Voters across Maryland reported record lines and waits of up to two hours Tuesday as a close presidential contest and several controversial state ballot questions drew people to the polls. "In all the elections I've been to, I've never seen a line this...
Tags: Barack Obama, Howard County, American Civil Liberties Union, Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Gays and Lesbians
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Say no to the Md. Dream Act
The burden on the citizen taxpayer will never stop if the so-called Dream Act is allowed to become law. Let us put aside emotional misinformation and whip out our calculators. One illegal alien student completing a four-year college program will cost...Tags: Barack Obama, Students, University of Maryland, College Park, Human Interest, Education
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Sun editorial board endorsements
// Obama for president // Four years ago, President Barack Obama took office as the economy was in steep decline with millions in the process of losing their jobs, the nation was locked in seemingly endless military conflicts, Wall Street firms were...Tags: Annapolis, Judges, Maryland Dream Act, Barack Obama, White House
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Campaign's over, time to vote
Having just observed dozens of my fellow citizens standing in line for more than an hour to vote, I started to feel good about the country again. Some 430,000 Marylanders took advantage of five days of early voting this year, so many that Sandy Rosenberg,...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, White House, Politics
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