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Robert Byrd Lies in Repose in His Beloved Senate

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:46:55 +0000

Robert Byrd Lies in Repose in His Beloved Senate
The Senate opened its doors for a final time Thursday for Robert C. Byrd, the West Virginian of humble origins who became a Senate fixture for nearly a quarter of the nation’s history.

Learn from senators: Don’t panic if stocks crash

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:46:55 +0000

Learn from senators: Don’t panic if stocks crash
Senator Mikulski, you’re supposed to buy low and sell high, not the other way around. You, too, Senator Cardin.

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Senators past and present bid farewell to Byrd

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:54:17 +0000

Senators past and present bid farewell to Byrd
The Senate bid farewell Thursday to Robert C. Byrd, the homespun West Virginian who for half a century held sway with his thunderous oratory and fierce advocacy of his state and the Senate he loved.

Feds kill plan for $100M Md. diplomatic training center

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:56:27 +0000

Feds kill plan for $100M Md. diplomatic training center
ANNAPOLIS — Federal officials say they are abandoning an effort to build a State Department training facility in Queen Anne’s County. General Services Administrator Martha Johnson announced the decision Monday afternoon, noting community and environmentalist objections to the $100 million anti-terrorism training center planned for 2,000 acres of private land [...]

Feds kill plan for diplomatic training center in QA

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:48:53 +0000

Feds kill plan for diplomatic training center in QA
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Federal officials say they are abandoning an effort to build a State Department training facility in Queen Anne’s County.

Columbia, S.C. Gets First Black Mayor

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:49:21 +0000

Columbia, S.C. Gets First Black Mayor
*South Carolina is nearly the home of the confederate flag, yet the city of Columbia will see its FIRST Black mayor ever. Steve Benjamin is poised to take over at the helm tomorrow. He will soon be in the trenches of the old regime’s policies that will have him more entrenched in the muck than [...]

Nearly $5M in Federal Money to go Toward Md. Beach Replenishment

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:49:12 +0000

Nearly $5M in Federal Money to go Toward Md. Beach Replenishment
Authorities announced Monday that nearly $4 million in federal money will go toward beach replenishment along Ocean City beaches this year. In addition, another $800,000 will be used to put sand on the north end of Assateague Island.

Senate OKs new sanctions on Iran’s energy, banks

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:47:05 +0000

Senate OKs new sanctions on Iran’s energy, banks
The Senate on Thursday approved tough new unilateral sanctions aimed at squeezing Iran’s energy and banking sectors, which could also hurt companies from other countries doing business with Tehran.

Mudslinging can be losing proposition

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:48:21 +0000

Mudslinging can be losing proposition
“Politics ain’t beanbag,” an aphorism coined by writer Finley Peter Dunne in the early part of the 20th century, has come to represent the rough and tumble of American politics.

US passes new Iran sanctions

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:47:09 +0000

US passes new Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON – CONGRESS on Thursday approved tough new unilateral sanctions aimed at squeezing Iran’s energy and banking sectors, which could also hurt companies from other countries doing business with Teheran. The House of Representatives passed the bill 408-8 and sent it to President Barack Obama for signing into law. The Senate had approved it 99-0 earlier in the day.

Drug tests for the unemployed?

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:50:40 +0000

Drug tests for the unemployed?
Should the unemployed have to pass a drug test to qualify for benefits? Yes, according to U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. Last week he added an amendment to a bill that would require the jobless and those receiving welfare to pass a drug screening…

Casa of Maryland moves into historic Langley Park mansion

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:48:47 +0000

Casa of Maryland moves into historic Langley Park mansion
Gustavo Torres, executive director of Casa of Maryland, speaks Saturday about the organization’s 25-year history during the grand opening of its new multicultural center and headquarters in Langley Park.

KWAME Brought Up on Charges AGAAAIIINN?

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:47:11 +0000

KWAME Brought Up on Charges AGAAAIIINN?
*Hasn’t Detroit suffered enough? I mean, this guy must be feeling like the new OJ Simpson right about now because his legal troubles just refuse to go away. The saddest part of his scenario is that most of his troubles are largely due to his own stupidity and lack of humility about all that he has [...]

Senators urge Obama to seek end to Russian poultry ban

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:55:54 +0000

Senators urge Obama to seek end to Russian poultry ban
WASHINGTON – Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson have joined 23 of their colleagues in urging President Obama to seek an end to the Russian ban on U.S. poultry imports.

John Kelly: Space shuttle is not in future plans

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:47:27 +0000

John Kelly: Space shuttle is not in future plans
The leadership in Congress is continuing to debate NASA’s future. They’re talking about ways to resurrect NASA’s Ares rocket. They’re talking about how best to bridge the gap between the space shuttles and whatever is built as a replacement vehicle for U.S. astronauts.

Mikulski Oil Concerns

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:48:45 +0000

Mikulski Oil Concerns
MARYLAND – Senator Barbara Mikulski is now speaking out about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Mikulski says she is concerned that dispersants… Visit WMDT.com for the full story

Friends, family recall shooting victim’s sense of humor, duty

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:12:01 +0000

Friends, family recall shooting victim’s sense of humor, duty
Former Marine, killed in altercation with off-duty city officer, ‘took care of us’ As a Marine reservist, Tyrone A. Brown committed to six years of active drilling, which he fulfilled in 2004, followed by two years in which he would be available for call-up if necessary. But just after he left its active ranks, his unit learned it was going to Iraq.

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Times Square car bomb suspect indicted in NYC

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 03:01:42 +0000

Times Square car bomb suspect indicted in NYC
Times Square bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad has been indicted in the May 1 botched car bombing in New York.

Congressional Delegation Blasts BP Over Gulf Spill

admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 05:19:46 +0000

Congressional Delegation Blasts BP Over Gulf Spill
Maryland senators Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski and Rep, Elijah Cummings promised yesterday that U.S. taxpayers would not be asked to pick up the cost of the BP oil well catastrophe. WYPR’s Fraser Smith reports from the National Aquarium in downtown Baltimore.

Lawmakers Visit Gulf, Work To Keep Md. Safe

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:07:12 +0000

Lawmakers Visit Gulf, Work To Keep Md. Safe
Maryland U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin toured the devastation in the Gulf of Mexico this past weekend and returned to Maryland Monday to offer their thoughts on what’s going wrong with oil spill cleanup and how to move forward.

Agencies ending use of term ‘mentally retarded’

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:28:09 +0000

Agencies ending use of term ‘mentally retarded’
Government agencies have been renaming themselves to drop the words “mentally retarded” from offices that serve people with special needs.

Women capture big primary wins

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:49:22 +0000

Women capture big primary wins
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s looking like a new “year of the woman” in politics.

7-Eleven Merchants Descend On Hill To Battle Wall Street

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:58:09 +0000

7-Eleven Merchants Descend On Hill To Battle Wall Street
Navdeep Bassi is tired of sending money to Wall Street for nothing. Over the past year, the owner of four 7-Elevens in Orange County, California, has been haranguing his customers about the swipe fees he is forced to pay big banks and major credit card companies, asking them to sign a petition in opposition to the fees.

John H. Meyers Sr. dies

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 04:55:50 +0000

John H. Meyers Sr. dies
State commander of the American Ex-Prisoners of War was retired Domino Sugar supervisor John H. “Jack” Meyers Sr., a retired Domino Sugar supervisor and decorated World War II veteran who was commander of a state ex-prisoner of war group, died of cancer Thursday at the Baltimore-Washington Medical Center. The Glen Burnie resident was 86.

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Women are being left off Md. corporate boards

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:21:57 +0000

Women are being left off Md. corporate boards
Only 9 percent of directors are female Women far surpass men in enrollment and graduation from Maryland universities, and they tend to get better grades. But Maryland businesses are missing out on all the talent. Hardly any women sit on boards of publicly traded Maryland corporations. Only 9 percent of the directors are female, according a recent survey. That’s even worse than the miserable …

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Andy Harris: American dream ‘dismantled’

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:49:07 +0000

Andy Harris: American dream ‘dismantled’
SALISBURY — Maryland Republican Sen. Andy Harris bashed President Barack Obama’s White House and the Democrat-controlled Congress while in Salisbury on Saturday, calling on the Maryland Young Republicans to upset the current political landscape by regaining Republican control in Congress in the November election.

CASA Celebrates 25th Anniversary At New HQ

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:27:51 +0000

CASA Celebrates 25th Anniversary At New HQ
CASA de Maryland opens new headquarters on its 25th anniversary.

CASA opens $13.8 million multicultural center in Langley Park

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:32:45 +0000

CASA opens $13.8 million multicultural center in Langley Park
CASA of Maryland, the state’s largest Latino and immigrant service organization, opened its new $13.8 million multicultural center in Langley Park yesterday. The new center will offer educational and legal services aimed at the area’s immigrant community. Langley Park Maryland – England – London – Langley Park – County Durham