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Duckworth to file for congressional race
Tribune reporterDemocrat Tammy Duckworth, defeated in a high-profile 2006 bid for Congress, will file papers to run in a newly drawn northwest suburban district, her campaign strategist said Wednesday. Strategist Peter Giangreco said Duckworth will seek the...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Peter Roskam, Elections, Tammy Duckworth, Politics
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Sen. John Thune agrees to ending ethanol tax credits
WASHINGTON — Two senators from ethanol-producing states are proposing to immediately end a tax credit for the corn-based fuel and agreeing to support shifting some of that money to debt reduction. Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and John Thune, R-...Tags: Credit and Debt, Tax Credits, Elections, White House, Biofuels
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Two hurt in Valley Mall Road accident
Two people were injured in a wreck on Valley Mall Road Thursday afternoon, Deputy Matheny of the Washington County Sheriff's Department said.
The accident happened in front of the Shoney's on Valley Mall Road.
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Waters family plans reunion Aug. 27
A reunion of the Waters family will be Saturday, Aug. 27, at South County Park, 3106 Chestnut Grove Road, south of Sharpsburg. Pavilion No. 1 has been rented from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The pavilion has electricity. Family members should bring enough food...Tags: North Carolina, South Carolina, John Waters, New Jersey, Breads
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Mail Call - July 8
“The main news stories are about ... a governor who tried to sell a Senate seat, alcohol tax increase, same-sex marriage. ... We seem to have forgotten that we have thousands upon thousands of our youngest and finest in foreign lands for reasons...Tags: Elections, White House, Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Human Interest
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Cardin leads fight over pesticides
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, a longtime advocate of the Chesapeake Bay, is wading into the high-profile debate over the federal regulation of pesticides -- instantly putting him at odds with fellow Democrats while potentially raising his national profile on...Tags: Energy Resources, Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System, Natural Resource Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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B-W Parkway attack: No hammer of freedom
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Like vultures to offal or flies buzzing the garbage pail, the misanthropic among us didn't take long to attach their approvals to Wednesday's bizarre attack on a state vehicle used for speed camera...Tags: Road Transportation, Assault, Travel, Labor Legislation, Crimes
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Generic drug users need protection
In its recent decision on drug labeling, the U.S. Supreme Court prescribed a judgment that looks like bad medicine.
The court ruled in Pliva v. Mensing that the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory system pre-empts any claim in a state court that...Tags: Health, Local Government, Litigation and Regulation, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Drug Administration
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Baltimore schools cheating: Evidence of integrity, not widespread problems
The only thing worse for Baltimore City's schools than cheating on standardized tests would be to ignore the possibility that it could happen, to hide evidence of cheating or to attempt to handle the consequences of it quietly. In that light, we should...Tags: Examinations, Education, Teaching and Learning, Nancy Grasmick, Standardized Testing
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Howard County Briefs
Housing program Howard County Housing is accepting applications for the July open enrollment period for the county's Moderate Income Housing Unit program. Enrollment period ends Friday, July 29. The program is an inclusionary zoning program that requires...Tags: Rentals, Boy Scouts of America, Hospitals and Clinics, Child Development, Human Interest
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Alcohol tax increase expected to bump up prices at the bar
Maryland lawmakers voted this year to raise the sales tax on alcohol by three cents on the dollar.
But when the increase kicks in Friday, bar patrons could see prices going up by twice as much.
Chalk it up to pub economics: Bar owners, who typically...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Rentals, Economy, Business and Finance, Small Businesses, Justice System
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June 30, 2011-Malloy vs Prison Guards
Lot of posturing going on these days. Governor Malloy is threatening to add a half percent to Connecticut's unemployment rate by laying off thousands and the Republicans in Washington are threatening to destroy the USA's credit and plunge the world into...Tags: Connecticut Labor Markets, Elections, Unemployment, Connecticut, Republican Party
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