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Former W.Va. Dem chair launches 2014 US House run
Former West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Nick Casey launched a 2014 campaign for Congress on Tuesday, pledging to focus on the 2nd District’s energy industries and uncompleted road projects while targeting federal spending and debt if elected....Tags: AFL-CIO, Joe Manchin III, Elections, Conservation, Energy Resources
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Obama: U.S. military action an option if Syria used chemical weapons
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. At a White House news conference, the...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Justice System, Wars and Interventions, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Immigration
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Shuster raps handling of spending cuts in weekly GOP address
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., delivered the Republican weekly address Saturday. Shuster represents the Ninth Congressional District, which includes Franklin and Fulton counties. “This week, many Americans had their flights delayed or canceled...
Tags: Bill Shuster, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Republican Party, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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Art Callaham: Can't take the hills out of this W.Va. boy
Since I’ve been writing this column — more than two years now — I’ve wanted to write about West Virginia. You see, as much as I love Maryland and the Hagerstown/Washington County area, I’m still a West Virginian at heart. I...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Marshall University
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Maryland Symphony Orchestra music director receives grant
katec@herald-mail.comMaryland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Elizabeth Schulze has been artistic director and conductor of the Flagstaff (Ariz.) Symphony Orchestra since the fall of 2008. Earlier this month, Schulze learned that she is the winner of the first Sorel...Tags: Charity, Music, Entertainment, Music Industry, Culture
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ATF workers in Berkeley County, W.Va. could regain jobs
matthewu@herald-mail.comBudget changes approved last week will allow nearly 100 contract workers who recently lost their jobs at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Tracing Center in Berkeley County, W.Va., to be rehired, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller&...Tags: Unemployment, Career and Workplace, John D. Rockefeller IV, Justice System, U.S. Department of Justice
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Furlough days reduced for Letterkenny workers
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWorkers at Letterkenny Army Depot will see a 22-day work furlough that was expected to begin this week as part of the federal budget sequester reduced by eight days, according to a depot spokeswoman. The United States Department of Defense has reduced...Tags: Unemployment, Chuck Hagel, Career and Workplace, Employees, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Senate passes bill to ease FAA furloughs
With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers. A House vote on the measure was expected as early as Friday, with...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Finance, John Thune, Economy, Business and Finance, Budget Control Act of 2011
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Know your rights: Nursing Home Quality Reform Act created a Bill of Rights for those in long-term care
marieg@herald-mail.comFor most people, home means familiar faces, rooms filled with years of memories and a measure of control over one's life. But for many older adults, home is confined to four walls in an institutional setting, where you learn to navigate a wheelchair...Tags: Finance, Justice System, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medicaid, Physical Conditions
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Presidents praise George W. Bush at dedication of his library
Associated PressPresidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history. President Barack Obama praised his predecessor's strength and resolve after Sept....Tags: Elections, Immigration, Arts and Culture, Jimmy Carter, Iraq
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Mail Call - April 26
“I want to thank Gov. O’Malley and the Maryland legislature for having the courage to pass a law placing reasonable restrictions on gun ownership. Long guns are for hunting, handguns are for killing people. When anyone buys a gun designed...Tags: Laws, Baseball, Fox News Channel (tv network), National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Senate
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Local Korean War veterans invited to dine with president of South Korea
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA group of local Korean War veterans has been invited to have dinner with the president of South Korea on May 7 in Washington, D.C. Les Bishop, commander of Antietam Chapter 312 of the Korean War Veterans Association, said the South Korean Embassy...Tags: Park Geun-hye, South Korea, John Boehner, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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