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Letters: What good is 'posthumous citizenship'?
Re "Family of a fallen Marine sees his citizenship dream fulfilled," Dec. 7 The whole idea of "posthumous citizenship" is almost Dickensian in its "pound-of-flesh" approach. The cynic in me sees this as a warm and fuzzy human interest story to make...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage
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2012 in review
It won't take much more than a few minutes into the new year to see the impact of the old one, with Baltimore's City Hall opening at midnight to begin performing same-sex marriages under a law that takes effect on Jan. 1. But if the state's newly...
Tags: Morgan State University, Crime, Law and Justice, Yeardley Love, The Wire (tv program), Philip Glass
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A GOP whip-around on immigration
Elections do have consequences. After losing the popular vote for the fifth time in the past six presidential elections, I expected to see Republicans make some changes or risk following the dinosaur and the dodo on the path to extinction. But even I...Tags: Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, Executive Branch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Politics
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A GOP pivot on immigration
The partisan debate over how to reform the nation's immigration system has been stalled in Congress for the better part of a decade. Republicans shoulder much of the blame for the most recent round of legislative gridlock. They have embraced an...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Personal Data Collection, Mitt Romney, Labor Legislation, Employees
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Illegal immigration into U.S. drops after decade-long rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped to an estimated 11.1 million last year...
Tags: Mexico, Crime, Law and Justice, Brookings Institution, Deportation, Mitt Romney
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Marylander of the Year finalists: Martin O'Malley
When the year started, the talk around Annapolis was that Gov. Martin O'Malley had already checked out. In the sixth year of his tenure, many believed he was already looking ahead to a national role and viewed his day job as something of a chore. But...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Executive Branch, Marriage, Politics, Illegal Immigrants
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Vista Latina: Presidential election prompts growing recognition of Latino political power
Staff Writer, Copy EditorIt wasn’t until two months prior to the November election that 51-year-old Carlos Bailon made up his mind about which presidential candidate would get his vote. Although he had voted for Barack Obama four years ago, Bailon would do so again...Tags: Elections, Minority Groups, University of California, Davis, Social Issues, Kevin Johnson
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On Education: Journalism student has earned his dream
Angel Silva talks shop like the journalist he is. Sitting last month in the office of El Vaquero, the student newspaper at Glendale Community College, the 20-year-old described traveling to Sacramento to cover the March in March protests, staged by...Tags: Mexico, Journalism, Politics, Human Rights, Teaching and Learning
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer picks another fight with President Obama
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's antipathy toward the Obama's administration is evident: We've seen her wag her finger at the president on the tarmac, and we've seen her state defiantly defend a noxious state law that intrudes on the federal government's...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Politics
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Despite Dream Act, Glendale Community College group will continue to help undocumented students
Not long before Julissa Valladares graduated in the top 5% of her senior class at Abraham Lincoln High School in Lincoln Heights, she won acceptance letters from UCLA, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara. But as a student who came to the U.S. at age 10 from...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Abraham Lincoln, Awards and Prizes, Politics, Teaching and Learning
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Republican senators present Dream Act alternative
WASHINGTON – Under political pressure to take action on immigration reform, three Republican senators introduced an alternative version of the Dream Act on Tuesday that would give legal status for young immigrants brought to the U.S. unlawfully as...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, Politics, Kay Bailey Hutchison
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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: Parties and Movements, Harry Reid, Mitt Romney, Social Security, Politics
Dec 11, 2012
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Dec 30, 2012
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Dec 9, 2012
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Dec 7, 2012
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Dec 6, 2012
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Dec 3, 2012
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Dec 2, 2012
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Nov 29, 2012
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Nov 29, 2012
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Nov 23, 2012
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Nov 27, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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