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Don't punish Palestinians for seeking justice
Very few things unite Democratic and Republican senators in Washington. But unfortunately, one thing that does is attacking the human rights of Palestinians. And now they're are at it again. This time in the form of an anti-Palestinian amendment sponsored...Tags: Palestine, International Criminal Court, John Barrasso, Justice and Rights, Human Rights
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Feds deny aid to Maryland residents hit by Sandy
The Obama administration has denied Maryland's request for federal aid for hundreds of Eastern Shore residents affected by superstorm Sandy, prompting an outcry from state officials, who vowed to appeal the decision. Though the federal government issued...
Tags: Craig Fugate, Government Aid, Ocean City, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Republican Party
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Senators challenge federal denial of aid to Marylanders hit by Sandy
U.S. Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin publicly challenged on Wednesday a federal decision not to provide aid to Maryland residents affected by Hurricane Sandy — calling on President Barack Obama and federal emergency officials to rethink the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Garrett County, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Benjamin L. Cardin, Mary L. Landrieu
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Cardin, Mikulski oppose move of electronic warfare squadron from Andrews
Sens. Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski have introduced legislation to block the move of a Navy Reserve attack electronic squadron from Joint Base Andrews to the West Coast. The Maryland Democrats said the Navy plan to move the VAQ-209 electronic...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Mark Kirk, Science and Technology, Armed Forces, Electronics
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Sparrows Point's steel mill to be razed, Kamenetz says
The owners of the Sparrows Point steel mill plan to raze the closed plant, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz said Thursday, as political leaders from Towson to Washington mourned the loss of a landmark that once employed tens of thousands. The...
Tags: Kevin Kamenetz, Port of Baltimore, Unemployment, Baltimore County, Unemployment Benefits
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Special deposit insurance to end after extension stalls in Senate
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday failed to extend a special unlimited deposit insurance program largely used by businesses that was created during the financial crisis to help stabilize the banking system. With the crisis long past, opponents of the...
Tags: Republican Party, Banking, Patrick J. Toomey, Financial and Business Services, Google+
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Senate confirms Towson resident Grimm for U.S. District Court judgeship
Longtime U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul W. Grimm was promoted to a U.S. District Court judgeship in Maryland by a nearly unanimous confirmation vote in the Senate on Monday despite a backlog of nominations that has left dozens of vacancies on the federal...Tags: Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Baltimore County, Trials, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Mikulski to lead Senate Appropriations Committee
In an unexpected move that could have significant implications for Maryland, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski will be named the first female chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The Baltimore native and Maryland Democrat, who had...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Government, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Tom Harkin
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Plan to move 450 federal jobs from P.G. delayed
The plan to move 450 jobs from the Financial Management Services facility in Hyattsville to West Virginia has been postponed for five years. The move — proposed by the Obama administration to save $96 million over five years — was set to...Tags: Prince George's County, Hyattsville (Prince George's County, Maryland), U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Sen. Feinstein will not become Judiciary Committee chair
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s hopes of taking over the panel that will be crucial to her efforts to renew an assault weapons ban and overhaul immigration laws were dashed Wednesday when Sen. Patrick J. Leahy decided to remain chairman...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Daniel Inouye, Assault, Dianne Feinstein, Politics
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Some Sandy victims still waiting for federal aid
A month after Hurricane Sandy crashed ashore, hundreds of Marylanders affected by the storm are still waiting for the federal government to provide funding for housing and living expenses. Federal assistance has been flowing for weeks to families in...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Executive Branch, Government, Republican Party
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Sandy aid proposal would include more for Maryland
A $60 billion emergency spending bill that would provide federal aid to states still recovering from Hurricane Sandy would guarantee additional money for Maryland and subtly change the way administration officials determine eligibility for disaster relief...
Tags: Unemployment, Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Martin O'Malley, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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