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Sestak won't run for Pa. governor; might seek rematch with Sen. Toomey in 2016
Associated PressFormer U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak has ruled out a campaign for Pennsylvania governor, but he said Tuesday that he is seriously exploring another run for U.S. Senate, possibly setting up a rematch against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016. Sestak said he...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Tom Corbett, Arlen Specter, U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. Rep. John Delaney, D-Md. among speakers at Western Maryland Democratic Summit
dona@herald-mail.comThe ninth annual Western Maryland Democratic Summit on Saturday drew the state’s party heavyweights from the U.S. Senate, House and statehouse, but also featured something this part of the state has not had in many years — a Democrat...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., John Delaney
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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: Politics, U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, National Institutes of Health, Bill Shuster
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Top Md. Dems expected at summit in Hagerstown
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comTop Democrats from the state will converge in Hagerstown on Saturday for an annual summit of Western Maryland Democrats. And although Western Maryland hasn’t been a Democrat stronghold in recent years, party leaders said they were buoyed by...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), John P Donoghue, Douglas F. Gansler, Politics, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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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: Rentals, Lifestyle and Leisure, Gun Control, Baseball, Politics
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Pay spat marks end of W.Va. legislative session
After passing large-scale measures that aim to improve public schools and reduce crime, one issue proved too vexing for the West Virginia Legislature on the final day of its 2013 session: magistrate pay raises. The 2013 session ended Saturday with the...Tags: Regional Authority, Substance Abuse, Earl Ray Tomblin, Politics, Finance
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Mail Call - April 4
“I’m calling about the comment made about the taxi drivers in Hagerstown. Yes, the taxi drivers in the cities do have meters in their car. They can put up the sign that says, you know, out of service, because they have meters in their cars...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Politics, U.S. Congress, Wind Power, Labor Legislation
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Md. House votes to increase taxes on gasoline
Associated PressThe Maryland House of Delegates voted Friday to raise taxes on gasoline sales for the first time in more than two decades. The Housed voted 76-63 to levy a sales tax on gasoline that would amount to about 4 cents a gallon starting this July, another 8...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Politics, E-Commerce Industry, U.S. Congress, Baltimore Red Line
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GOP budget plan promising deep cuts is approved by House
Associated PressThe Republican-controlled House passed a tea party-flavored budget plan Thursday that promises sharp cuts in safety-net programs for the poor and a clampdown on domestic agencies, in sharp contrast to less austere plans favored by President Barack Obama...Tags: Medicaid, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Politics, U.S. Congress, John Boehner
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Colo. governor signs bills regulating sale of firearms, ammo
Associated PressThe governor of Colorado signed bills Wednesday that put sweeping new restrictions on sales of firearms and ammunition in a state with a pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance. The bills thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Regional Authority, Gun Control, Periodicals, Politics
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GOP lawmakers welcome Obama overtures on budget battle
Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Obama’s courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that puts Americans’ jobs at risk....
Tags: State of the Union Address, Politics, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, Budgets and Budgeting
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Art Callaham: Splintering is the enemy of GOP
A couple of weeks ago, a visiting priest, the Rev. Daniel Webster, canon in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland, gave an interesting sermon on “splintering.” One of his singular statements, concerning the universal Christian Church was: “...Tags: Regional Authority, Daniel Webster, Iraq War (2003-2011), Christianity, Politics
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