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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: Minority Groups, Barack Obama, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Republican Party, Elections
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Next 90 days could be crucial for O'Malley
For Martin O'Malley, the next 90 days will likely be the most important that remain in his tenure as Maryland's governor. As the General Assembly opens its 2013 session Wednesday, O'Malley will be looking to cap a record that many people believe he...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Parties and Movements, Benjamin L. Cardin, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Relatives of Erika Andiola, immigrant activist, detained
Erika Andiola, a well-known immigrant rights leader, watched Thursday night as agents handcuffed and took away her mother and adult brother from their Phoenix home--arrests that sparked swift outrage among activists like her across the nation....
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Migration, Social Security, Barack Obama, Activism
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Immigrant family in U.S. sees better life back home
Luis Barcenas still recalls the terror of being kidnapped at gunpoint while driving a truck on a Mexican highway 14 years ago, a traumatic two days that compelled him to move his family to Chicago in search of a better life. But after years of...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Migration, Rogers Park, Mexico City
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Rubio calls for immigration reform — in pieces
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William Gibson, Washington Bureau Senator Marco Rubio wants to put off debate about legalizing undocumented immigrants until Congress resolves other immigration issues. Rubio, a first-term Republican from Florida who is widely considered a potential... -
Mail Call - Nov. 26
“Hagerstown caller, concerning NASCAR, if Jeff Gordon’s so washed up, why is he in the top 10, and in the chase every year? If he keeps finishing in the top five to 10 drivers, that must mean the other 30-plus drivers are really washed up....Tags: Social Security, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, NASCAR, George W. Bush
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Keeping the college dream alive
For the 400 undocumented students at Glendale Community College who cannot legally drive, apply for federal loans, or work to pay for school, the California Dream Act is still just that — a dream. That’s because while, for the first time this...Tags: Education, Teaching and Learning, Interior Policy, Politics, Students
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20 reasons Bob Ehrlich is wrong
Former Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. presents a 20-point platform for Republicans to "be proud of" ("A platform for the next Republican nominee," Nov. 18). Let's examine each of these points in detail, and the reader can decide if any of them are...Tags: Belief and Faith, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Interior Policy, Justice and Rights
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Letters: Giving birth to U.S. citizens -- then leaving
Re "On family plan," Jan. 4 Can someone please explain to me how someone born in the U.S. to non-citizens is automatically deemed to be an American citizen? I looked up the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and Section I reads, "All persons...Tags: China, U.S. Congress
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State leaders contemplate changes to referendum process
After petitions sent three Maryland laws to voters this fall — the first such referendums in 20 years — state leaders said Tuesday that the process designed in the era before electronic signatures needs a fresh look. "Our forefathers never...
Tags: Electronics, Martin O'Malley, Annapolis, Montgomery County (Maryland), Labor Legislation
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Legal larceny by lawyers
What's the difference between a mosquito and a lawyer? One is a blood-sucking parasite. The other is an insect. I'm a lawyer, but I live out of state and haven't practiced law in recent years, so I am at this point an "inactive" member of the...
Tags: Finance, Antonin Scalia, Social Sciences, Occupy Wall Street, Labor Legislation
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Disarm the filibuster
On Jan. 3, there's a chance that the U.S. Senate will return to some semblance of a functioning legislative body. That day a majority of senators could vote to eliminate Rule XXII, which authorizes the notorious filibuster. Article 1, Section 6 of the...
Tags: Tom Udall, Jeff Merkley, Martin T. Heinrich, Hank Johnson, John Lewis
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