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'You must act' on gun control, Giffords tells Senate panel
The Associated PressIn a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, “too many children are dying” without them. “The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be courageous,...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Patrick Leahy, Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. Congress
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Senate panel approves Kerry's nomination as Secretary of State
The Associated PressThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday swiftly and unanimously approved President Barack Obama’s choice of Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. By voice vote, the panel approved the nomination of the...Tags: Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Condoleezza Rice, Wars and Interventions, Central Intelligence Agency
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 16
Europe has shown us our future To the editor: The presidential election and the hoopla of winning has deteriorated into the expectation of payback. Leaders in Detroit want their share of the spoils (federal funds). This was made clear by a city...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Europe, Government, Fiscal Cliff, Elections
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Delaney takes office in U.S. House, representing redrawn 6th District
Associated PressMaryland’s newest congressman, Democrat John Delaney, took his House seat Thursday with a pledge to make restoring U.S. competitiveness his top priority. Delaney’s swearing-in ended 20 years of Republican representation in the state’...Tags: Politics, Montgomery County (Maryland), U.S. Congress
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 15
Times have changed, so should our mindset To the editor: I have been listening to some of the gun advocates talking about how citizens need to have guns to defend themselves from their government. Then I got something through my Facebook page quoting...Tags: George Washington, Fiscal Cliff, Elections, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Rockefeller won't seek 6th term in U.S. Senate
Associated PressU.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who came to West Virginia as a young man from one of the world’s richest families to work on antipoverty programs and remained in the state to build a political legacy, announced Friday he will not seek a sixth term....Tags: Metal and Mineral, Health Insurance, Government, Mary L. Landrieu, Black Lung Disease
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Mail Call - Jan. 10
“Funny that I went to school, back in the 1990s, God was still in the schools, we had guns and no cops. Now we don’t have any God in schools, but we have guns and cops. What does this say to the world?” — Hagerstown “NRA...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Wayne LaPierre, Arts and Culture, Fiscal Cliff, Elections
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Mail Call - Jan. 11
“I see the top tax rate has now climbed to 39.5 percent. The 1913 federal tax rate (adjusted for inflation) was 1 percent for citizens earning zero to $453,000. The top rate was 7 percent for those making over $11 million. Of course, this was when...Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, Fiscal Cliff, Elections, Politics, Barack Obama
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Last ditch effort to avoid fiscal cliff under way
Associated PressThe end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders made a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effect at the turn of the new year and possibly block sweeping spending cuts as well. “I’...Tags: Jon Kyl, Prices, Fiscal Cliff, Elections, U.S. Congress
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Del. Neil C. Parrott seeking anonymity for petition signers
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comDel. Neil C. Parrott stirred up the state last year by creating a website to collect signed petitions, forcing laws such as the ones on same-sex marriage and in-state tuition for illegal immigrants onto the ballot in the November election. And...Tags: Nancy Jacobs, Hearing Impairment, Washington, DC, Labor Legislation, Illegal Immigrants
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Biden pledges urgent Obama action on gun control
Vice President Joe Biden vowed urgent action against gun violence in America Wednesday, pledging steps by the Obama administration that he said could “take thousands of people out of harm’s way” and improve the safety of millions more....
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Elections, Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. Congress
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Mail Call - Dec. 19
“I recently went out to the motor vehicle administration here in Hagerstown, and I must say, I was personally offended by all of the Christmas decorations that are up in the main lobby of the Department of Motor Vehicles. They should not be...Tags: Religious Festivals, Local Government, Social Security, Fiscal Cliff, Elections
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