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    Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  1. Federal 'sequester' spending cuts could hit local programs hard

    Public school meals won’t be affected by the federal spending cuts known as sequestration, but several local agencies that depend on federal funding are awaiting word on how the gridlock between President Obama and Congress will affect local services they provide, officials said Monday.
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    Public school meals won’t be affected by the federal spending cuts known as sequestration, but several local agencies that depend on federal funding are awaiting word on how the gridlock between President Obama and Congress will affect local...

    Tags: FEMA, Washington, DC, Nutrition, United Way , Budget Control Act of 2011

    2. Jan 22, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. R. Sargent Shriver remembered for heritage, hugs

    R. Sargent Shriver was honored Saturday as much for his passion for helping others as his loving hugs and enjoyment of baseball.
    R. Sargent Shriver was honored Saturday as much for his passion for helping others as his loving hugs and enjoyment of baseball. Shriver, who fulfilled his brother-in-law John F. Kennedy's campaign promise by starting the Peace Corps, developed the aid...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Vanessa Williams, Special Olympics, Elections, Peace Corps

    3. Jan 20, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Donoghue recalls working alongside Shriver

    Del. John P. Donoghue's first foray into Democratic politics was with R. Sargent Shriver.
    andrews@herald-mail.com
    Del. John P. Donoghue's first foray into Democratic politics was with R. Sargent Shriver. Shriver — who died Tuesday at age 95 — ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 1976, losing to Jimmy Carter. In an interview Thursday,...

    Tags: Georgetown, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), Annapolis, Special Olympics, Washington, DC

    4. Jan 19, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Lawmakers hold first delegation meeting of new session

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    A Washington County student asked state lawmakers Wednesday to consider mandating a student representative on the local school board. Steven Wang, who attends North Hagerstown High School, is the Washington County Board of Education's student member....

    Tags: Annapolis, Laws, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington (U.S. state)

    5. Jan 18, 2011 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. Son: Ex-VP nominee Sargent Shriver dies at 95

    R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law who was Peace Corps director in John F. Kennedy's administration and George McGovern's running-mate in 1972, has died. Anthony Kennedy Shriver said his father died Tuesday after being hospitalzed for several days....

    Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Elections, Peace Corps, John F. Kennedy, Maria Shriver

    6. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Ferdinand Nadherny, executive recruiter, 1926-2013

    Ferdinand Nadherny helped create anti-poverty programs as a member of President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration and later started a Chicago office of the executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates.
    Ferdinand Nadherny helped create anti-poverty programs as a member of President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration and later started a Chicago office of the executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates. Mr. Nadherny had a hand in a number of high-...

    Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Business Enterprises, Human Interest, Northwestern University, Cabot Corporation

    7. Jan 7, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. CIA deception threatens global effort to eradicate polio

    The news that the Central Intelligence Agency had been running a fake vaccination program in Pakistan first surfaced in 2011 and quickly ignited fears that the covert operation could compromise the global campaign to eradicate polio. Late last month, a handful of vaccine workers, including a teenage girl, paid the price for the CIA's deceit: They were gunned down as they tried to give the polio vaccine to children living in the Pakistani city of Karachi and other areas.
    The news that the Central Intelligence Agency had been running a fake vaccination program in Pakistan first surfaced in 2011 and quickly ignited fears that the covert operation could compromise the global campaign to eradicate polio. Late last month, a...

    Tags: Disease Prevention, Polio, Pharmaceuticals, Elections, Health Organizations

    8. Sep 4, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. O'Malley sharply critical of GOP at convention

    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley offered pointed criticism of Republicans in an address to the Democratic convention on Tuesday, arguing that President Barack Obama is best suited to right the U.S. economy while GOP nominee Mitt Romney's policies would only move the nation backward.
    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley offered pointed criticism of Republicans in an address to the Democratic convention on Tuesday, arguing that President Barack Obama is best suited to right the U.S. economy while GOP nominee Mitt Romney's policies would...

    Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, CBS Corp., Benjamin L. Cardin, Republican Party

    9. Nov 7, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  9. New Term, Familiar Challenges for Barack Obama

    Washington -- Democrats are collecting spoils beyond what many predicted, Republicans are licking wounds after a bruising battle, and the country is waking up to the mix of euphoric celebration and bitter disappointment that accompanies the long-awaited end of the election.
    CNN
    Washington -- Democrats are collecting spoils beyond what many predicted, Republicans are licking wounds after a bruising battle, and the country is waking up to the mix of euphoric celebration and bitter disappointment that accompanies the long-awaited...

    Tags: Automotive Equipment, Bain Capital, LLC, Chicago Elections, Chess Playing, Mitt Romney

    10. Nov 6, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. McGovern facilitated 'culture of death'

     George McGovern was a courageous pilot and a lifelong public servant who accomplished much good in his life. Tom Daschle's statement at his memorial service that McGovern was "the most effective preacher of the Gospel he had ever met," however, convinces...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Abortion, Social Issues, Tom Daschle

    11. Oct 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. The resilience of George McGovern

    Inevitably, in all the tributes to former Sen. George McGovern upon his death at 90, his landslide defeat in the 1972 presidential election at the hands of Richard Nixon shared top billing with his fights against America's misguided wars in Vietnam and Iraq.
    Inevitably, in all the tributes to former Sen. George McGovern upon his death at 90, his landslide defeat in the 1972 presidential election at the hands of Richard Nixon shared top billing with his fights against America's misguided wars in Vietnam and...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Vietnam, Elections, Peace Corps, Scranton

    12. Oct 22, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  12. Former Sen. and Presidential Hopeful George McGovern Dies

    SIOUX FALLS, SD -- He was an outspoken critic of one war, but a hero in another. He was a leading Democrat who came from Republican roots. He was a politician who cared more about being on the right side of an issue than on the popular side.
    CNN
    SIOUX FALLS, SD -- He was an outspoken critic of one war, but a hero in another. He was a leading Democrat who came from Republican roots. He was a politician who cared more about being on the right side of an issue than on the popular side. George...

    Tags: Elections, Columbia University, Bill Clinton, Awards and Prizes, Richard Nixon

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