Health Care Overhaul Vote Nov 8, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. . (W-USA News, DC)
Written out of the story Nov 7, 2009
Under the auspices of the National Science Foundation, Ben Bederson, associate professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, has conducted usability testing on the eSlate and other electronic voting machines and has found that "writing-in" electronically can be time-consuming and frustrating ... In Maryland, black Republican Michael Steele and white Democrat Ben Cardin were vying for the Senate seat long held by Democrat Paul Sarbanes. (Salon)
B&D's HQ departure adds to Baltimore County's woes Nov 7, 2009
Black r's loss highlights Marylands lack of cash to woo business - Baltimore Business Journal ... Black r's loss highlights Marylands lack of cash to woo business ... Fresh off the loss of s headquarters to Connecticut, the state of Maryland has little bargaining power to attract new companies and jobs to the region. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Red-state Dems worried, rethink agenda... Nov 6, 2009
It's time he listened to us in Maryland in order to hear that we don't want government run health care ... It gets in the way of the doctor-patient relationship and we Marylanders will not let our reps take us over the cliff with them. (The Drudge Report)
Employers in U.S. Probably Cut Fewest Jobs in a Year as Recovery Took Hold Nov 6, 2009
1% --- --- University of Maryland -180 9. 9% -45 0. (Bloomberg -- US)
Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt in Texas base attack Nov 6, 2009
Faizul Khan, a former imam at a mosque Hasan attended in Silver Spring, Maryland, said he spoke often with Hasan about how Hasan wanted to find a wife ... He received his medical degree from the military's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, in 2001 and was at Walter Reed for six years for his internship, residency and a fellowship. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
* Sports Briefs Nov 5, 2009
Carrying concealed weapons and transport of handguns are illegal in Maryland, where he was arrested near his residence. West is now indicted on two counts of carrying dangerous weapons, two counts of carrying a handgun, two counts of handgun transport, one count of reckless driving and one count of negligent driving. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Obama Nominates N.C. Judges to 4th Circuit Nov 5, 2009
The announcement brings the total Obama nominations for the 4th Circuit to four, after the nominations of U.S. District Court Judge Andre Davis of Maryland and. Davis and Keenan are still awaiting Senate confirmation. (Law.com)
Analysis: Democrats Have Short Memory On Judges Nov 5, 2009
It's primarily two federal judges - one from Indiana, the other Maryland - who've been waiting five months for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev ... - Andre Davis, a district judge in Maryland, nominated for a seat on the appellate court headquartered in Richmond, Va. (CBS News)
Kimatian bows out, thanks supporters Nov 5, 2009
His only other brush with politics was a 1980 run for a seat in the Maryland State Legislature. But he beat Otis Jennings in an upset primary Sept. 15. (Daily Orange, NY)
Gubernatorial wins stitch GOP's so-called divide Nov 5, 2009
a Maryland Democrat who heads his party's congressional campaign committee. "They're trying to purge the party of anyone who does not subscribe to a narrow conservative agenda.". (USA Today)
Ciccone secures seat on W. Windsor council Nov 4, 2009
Hersh, a Maryland native with a bachelor's degree from Penn State University, has lived in the township for four years. A vice president with Marsh & McLennan who previously worked for Johnson & Johnson, he said his background and professional experience helping public agencies and global corporations achieve their objectives, manage risk and improve their financial and operational performance would fill an important role on the council. (NJ.com -- Times)
Snyder: 2-5 Redskins have 'let everyone down' Nov 4, 2009
The owner made some rare in-season comments about his team Tuesday, speaking at an event to celebrate the franchise's charitable program to renovate football fields at Maryland high schools. He received nothing but cheers from appreciative students and faculty when introduced, a change of pace from the reception he and his team have heard at FedEx Field during a 2-5 start. (ESPN -- Football)
McDonnell Wins in Va.; Close Race in N.J. Nov 4, 2009
The governor of Maryland will be biting the Republican dust in a couple of years. by askagain November 3, 2009 8:16 PM EST. (CBS News -- Politics)
Carville: GOP Gassed Up; Obamacare in Trouble Nov 4, 2009
Maryland Congressman Christopher Van Hollen, who heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sought to downplay the significance of Republican showings earlier in the evening before the polls closed by pointing to the GOPs low poll numbers. This is not 1994 all over again, Van Hollen said. (Newsmax)
Steve Kimatian | Republican and poitical newcomer focuses on crime, city development Nov 3, 2009
He served as general manager for WJZ-TV in Baltimore, from 1974 to 1978 and was president of Maryland Public Television from 1982 to1986 ... Kimatian's only other brush with politics prior to running for mayor was an unsuccessful bid 29 years ago for a seat in the Maryland General Assembly. (Daily Orange, NY)
Pelosi's Kamikazes? Nov 2, 2009
Our own John Gizzi picks the following 25 as the House seats Republicans can pick up next year: in Alabama, Bobby Bright and Parker Griffith; in Arizona, Ann Kirkpatrick and Harry Mitchell; Connecticut Jim Himes; in Florida Alan Grayson and Ron Klein; in Georgia, Jim Marshall; in Idaho, Walt Minnick; in Illinois, Debbie Halvorsen; in Louisiana, Charlie Melancon (running for Senate); in Maryland, Frank Kratovil; in Michigan, Mark Schauer; in Missouri, Ike Skelton; in Mississippi, Travis Childers;... (Human Events Online)
CQ: How to vote from six feet under Oct 31, 2009
Depending on the state, absentee ballots are mailed any time from three weeks before the election, as in Maryland, to 40 days before the election, as in Iowa. Some of those absentee voters die before Election Day comes around, however. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Military ballot law has states in a time squeeze Oct 30, 2009
Other states with September primaries include Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. Even states with mid-August elections, Colorado and Washington among them, are worried about a time squeeze. (Concord Monitor)
Scozzafava earns district newspaper endorsement Oct 30, 2009
Maryland, and Delaware and Republicans are unable to compete nationally in most of those states ... I'm glad Virginia is coming back to her senses and not going down the toilet like its neighbor Maryland. (TheHill.com)
Are the Tea Partiers good or bad for the GOP? Oct 30, 2009
" In the background, Fox plays of goose-stepping Germans. June 23: A Republican women's group in Maryland saying, "The president and Hitler have a great deal in common. " Sept. 12: The 9/12 protest produces an outpouring of comparisons between the president and the Third Reich. Says , "I'm afraid he's going to do what Hitler could never do. (Salon)
Thousands Turn Out For Montgomery County Flu Clinics Before They Even Begin Oct 29, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland ... (WUSA) -- On a day when two more H1N1 flu deaths were reported in Maryland, huge crowds ahow up at three H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinics in Montgomery County. (W-USA News, DC)
Looking Back Oct 29, 2009
Bayertown Mr. Richard Sleichter returned to Maryland after being home on a furlough the past two weeks. Mrs. Irvin Grout was at Iowa City on business Monday. (Kalona News, IA)
* Diane Lee appears in court Oct 27, 2009
Earlier reports have shown that she co-owns a house in Maryland with her husband, who is a US citizen. Lee left the court with her lawyer, who in a statement said that she was apologetic and concerned for the public. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Back-Door Taxes Hit Americans With Public Officials Financing in the Dark Oct 26, 2009
20 percentage points lower than others, said Lisa Fairchild, professor and chairman of the finance department at Baltimores Loyola University Maryland, who produced a 1998 study on disclosure ... Many local officials are unprepared for Wall Streets sales pitches, said , Marylands director of investments in Annapolis ... Apache County, Arizona, an area the size of Maryland where 70,000 people live among vast mesas dotted with shrubs, stuck to safe investments, such as U.S. Treasury... (Bloomberg)
Media Literacy question of the day Oct 25, 2009
The town of Kensington, Maryland recently banned anyone over the age of five from using a __________ between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.. . (CNN -- US)
D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival In Bloom Oct 22, 2009
A week into the festivities on April 4, chefs from Washington and Maryland will roll their way through the first-ever SushiMasters competition on the East Coast. Founded by the California Rice Commission, contestants will create a sushi combination plate and then design their own signature roll. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Baltimore's (Political) Race Men Oct 21, 2009
The well-known mayoral ambitions of white community activist , the brother of Maryland congressman John Paul Sarbanes, and son of former U.S. Sen ... The few Republicans whove held statewide office in Maryland have not been above manipulating Baltimores racial politics. (Slate)
African leadership prize withheld Oct 20, 2009
radcliffe spencer, silver spring maryland usa. In 2007, Museveni said he didn't need the 5 million dollars because he was not poor. (BBC News -- Africa)
SENATE HEALTH BILL: 1,502 PAGES Oct 20, 2009
LOL HERE IN MARYLAND ITS TOUGH BEING RED, BUT I WONT GIVE UP THE FIGHT. COM ON 2010. (The Drudge Report)
John Brown's complex legacy still divides Oct 18, 2009
He set up camp at a Maryland farmhouse, trimming his beard and calling himself Isaac Smith. The plan was simple, and spectacularly wrong: Seize the armory, commandeer a few thousand firearms and wait for word to reach slaves. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Price, Gingrey receive thousands in campagin contributions from doctors and health care lobbyists Oct 17, 2009
Charlie Rangel of New York, Frank Pallone of New Jersey and Steny Hoyer of Maryland; followed by Republican Reps. Joe Barton of Texas, Roy Blunt of Missouri and Price. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
AP: Lawmaker Vows to Repost Anti-Obama 'RedNeck Rap' Oct 17, 2009
"I'm getting hate e-mails from Maryland to California, but, hey, that's part of the game.". Heidi Beirich, research director for the Southern Poverty Law Center, saw Otto's video as part of ongoing criticism of the nation's first black president that is "racially tinged." The center, based in Montgomery, Ala. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Michael Steele's Glass House Oct 17, 2009
This is the man, who after serving as lieutenant governor of Maryland for four years, ran for Congress in 2006 and lost badly ... According to Wikipedia, it was "the best showing for a Republican in a Senate race in Maryland since Charles Mathias, Jr. was reelected in 1980.". (Slate)
UNESCO confirms first female director-general Oct 16, 2009
Thanks to her diversified study experiences in the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the University of Maryland and the Harvard University, she can speak fluent English, Russian, French and Spanish besides her mother tongue. Editor: Anne Tang. (Xinhuanet, China)
Swing State Senators Face Health Care Reform Threat -- Losing Next Election Oct 16, 2009
Location: MD Reply # 1 Date: Oct 16, 2009 - 6:21 AM EST Short memories Voters have short memories, and the only crop of moderate Democrats in trouble are the hapless bunch who are running in 2010 from those swing states - it's doubtful the ones in deep blue states like Maryland or Massachusetts are at great risk. Those are the ones who are writing the Baucus bill in such a manner to cushion the blow to their states (by having the federal government pick up more of the tab) or favored special... (Townhall.com)
A Dangerous Iran? Here's A Plan Oct 14, 2009
(The New Republic) Jeffrey Herf is professor of modern European history at the University of Maryland in College Park. He is the author of War by Other Means: Soviet Power, West German Resistance and the Battle of the Euromissiles and the forthcoming Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World. (CBS News)
PACs let some live high life Oct 13, 2009
Bright for Congress (Alabama) $1,000; Frank Kratovil for Congress (Maryland) $1,000; Griffith for Congress (Alabama) $1,000; Minnick for Congress (Idaho) $1,000. Rep. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
President Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for strengthening "international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." Oct 11, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland ... Two Maryland men have been accused of using a Ponzi scheme to defraud 21 African-American churches in Michigan. (W-USA News, DC)
Popular vote for prez pushed Oct 9, 2009
Five states -- Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Washington -- so far have passed popular vote measures. National Popular Vote's compact wouldn't take effect until states representing 270 of the 538 total Electoral College votes sign on. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
GOP Rep. Vows to Nix Gay Marriage in D.C. Oct 7, 2009
And a group led by Bishop Harry Jackson, the pastor of a Maryland church, had previously asked D.C.'s board of elections to authorize a ballot initiative defining marriage as between a man and a woman. The board will consider the request later this month. (CBS News)
ACORN chief: Videos 'made my stomach turn' Oct 7, 2009
She backed up the group's legal action in Maryland against the makers of one of the videos ... "It is illegal, as Linda Tripp will tell you, to record someone in the state of Maryland without their permission. Just because we were embarrassed by these highly edited tapes, which don't tell the whole story again, and hopefully that will come out, doesn't mean that these people didn't break the law in order to embarrass and attack the organization," Lewis said. (CNN -- US)
OUR VIEW: Terrorist bomb plot comes to the prairie Oct 6, 2009
" The Question wrote on Oct 5, 2009 7:25 AM:" According a 20-country poll coordinated by the Project on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, more people around the world trust the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin than trust George W. Bush. Bush was considered less trustworthy than former head of the KGB not only in Russia but in Argentina, Mexico, Britain, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and South Korea. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Midterm elections raise ante for Obama Oct 5, 2009
It s going to be a very challenging cycle, Representative Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, and chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said in an interview. And while Van Hollen believes the economy will drive the election results, he sees health care overhaul as a critical threshold for the rest of the president s legislative agenda. (Boston Globe)
Click to read:Unemployment Figures Cloud Recovery Hopes Oct 4, 2009
"If all of the people who were working part time and wanted to work fulltime are counted and all of the people who have left the labor force are counted, the unemployment rate is 17 percent," said Peter Morici, with the University of Maryland. One big problem - people aren't buying American products, here or abroad. (CBS News)
Sununu tells northeast GOP to focus on finances Oct 4, 2009
Maryland Republican Charles Lollar, who's running for Congress, said in an interview that the GOP needs to find a place for candidates with differing views on social issues, such as abortion. "I think that life starts at conception, but you don't have to build a (party) platform off that," said Lollar, who opposes abortion. (Concord Monitor)
Smith: Status Quo Is Broken for Young Adults Oct 2, 2009
Two weeks ago, at the University of Maryland, President Barack Obama directly enlisted young people in the fight for health care reform, telling the crowd, We need the voices of young people to transform this nation. His speech immediately shifted the debate from Do young people care about health care reform. (Roll Call)
It's sanctions or bust Oct 1, 2009
Inter Press Service reported the following in an article by Jim Lobe on September 19 headlined, "New Poll Finds Strong Domestic Support for Iran Regime: A new survey of Iranian public opinion released here suggests majority domestic support for both him [Ahmadinejad] and the country's basic governing institutions. Four out of five of the 1,003 Iranian respondents interviewed in the survey released by WorldPublicOpinion.org, a project of the highly respected Program on International Policy... (Asia Times Online)
Liberal Lies About National Health Care, Part 5 Sep 30, 2009
Ben Cardin of Maryland. Trying to evaluate the quality of a nation's health care by looking at life expectancy is like trying to estimate the birthrate by counting the number of flowers bought on Valentine's Day. (Human Events Online)
Why Iran's missile tests may not play well in Tehran Sep 30, 2009
conducted between Aug. 27 and Sept. 10 by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland found that two-thirds of Iranians favored precluding the development of nuclear weapons in exchange for the lifting of sanctions against Iran. Half of of those polled were willing to halt enrichment activities altogether. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Deadline Nearing To Register To Vote Sep 30, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. . (W-USA News, DC)
Is General Petraeus Losing Hope? Sep 26, 2009
And unlike my colleagues from West Virginia and Maryland, I do not believe this is a rush to war. I believe it is a march to peace and security. (Slate)
Analysis: Wrestling with how to talk about race Sep 26, 2009
After Steele took over the RNC post in January, the former Maryland lieutenant governor made some mistakes. He locked horns with Rush Limbaugh, only to later apologize to the talk-show host. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Don’t make it mandatory Sep 25, 2009
" And what a morale boost for the Democrats that must have been! Kind of like firing the manager of a losing baseball team in the last week of the season. Too late. Shouldn't have tried to socialize health care. (16) America's relatively low life expectancy compared to countries with socialist health care proves welfare-state health care is better. The life expectancy argument is so stupid even The New York Times hasn't made it -- except in news stories quoting others or in the ramblings of the... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
RedState Morning Briefing Sep 25, 2009
What this means, as established by the clear text of the statute (and Maryland caselaw, including Fearnow v. Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. of Maryland, 342 Md ... As made clear by Katz v. United States and its progeny (made applicable specifically to the Maryland Wiretap Act by cases such as Malpas v. State, 695 A.2d 588, 595 (Md. (Human Events Online)
how slots projects in other states were vulnerable to the nationwide scarcity of cash. Sep 25, 2009
And Marylanders are getting ready to pull the lever next, expecting a payday. When Maryland voters legalized slot-machine gambling on Election Day, bidders were ready to plan slots parlors and secure the cash to get moving ... And it s basing its bet on the fact that Marylanders spend millions on slots in neighboring states every year. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Should the ACORN Sting Videos Be Discounted? Sep 24, 2009
Indeed, all three states where OKeefe and Giles taped California, Maryland, New York and the District of Columbia - require all parties to consent before any filming occurs. Maryland has already suggested that it might prosecute the two filmmakers. (Townhall.com)
ACORN sues over secretly recorded videos Sep 24, 2009
ACORN filed suit Wednesday in Baltimore, Maryland ... WASHINGTON (CNN) -- ACORN filed suit Wednesday in Baltimore, Maryland, against two filmmakers who secretly recorded videos embarrassing to the agency, claiming the pair violated state law by recording their conversations without permission of the employees involved ... The recordings represented "clear violations of Maryland law that were intended to inflict maximum damage to the reputation of ACORN," the community organizer's attorney,... (CNN)
Despite criticism, ACORN pledges survival Sep 24, 2009
ACORN filed suit Wednesday in Maryland against the filmmakers, James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, and the website breitbart ... It's illegal in Maryland to use "electronic surveillance" without consent ... Maryland Attorney General , a Democrat, is investigating whether there was any wrongdoing in his state. (USA Today)
Census: Recession had sweeping impact on US life Sep 23, 2009
The decreases were particularly evident in states with higher traffic congestion, such as Maryland, Texas and Washington. Average commute times edged up to 25. (FOX 11, AZ)
Click to read:Census Data Reflects Recession's Impact Sep 22, 2009
Twenty-two states had declines in solo drivers compared with the year before; the decreases were particularly evident in states with higher traffic congestion, such as Maryland, Texas and Washington ... The decreases were particularly evident in states with higher traffic congestion, such as Maryland, Texas and Washington. (CBS News)
Obama: Health insurance mandate no tax increase Sep 21, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks at a rally on health care reform, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, at the Comcast Center at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak). (Longview Daily News, WA)
As Acorn Falls, Democrats Would Be Wise to Duck: Kevin Hassett Sep 21, 2009
They include Chicago native , who was co-chair of President transition; , president of the Service Employees International Union; and , former lieutenant governor of Maryland and daughter of. This is clearly the A team. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Obama open to newspaper bailout bill Sep 21, 2009
That bill has so far attracted one cosponsor, Cardin's Maryland colleague Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D). (TheHill.com)
More fights ahead in Congress over health care Sep 19, 2009
"That was happening in earnest Thursday as Baucus convened a full committee meeting on his bill. Senate Democrats met later, and Republicans from the Finance Committee gathered with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to go over strategy for next week, when Baucus will bring his bill up in committee for amendments _ there will be many _ and votes.Democratic concerns focused on the new tax on generous insurance plans and on whether subsidies to help lower-income people buy newly... (Longview Daily News, WA)
