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George Michael: Handicapping the race in the 6th District
The primary election is Tuesday, and the attempt by Gov. Martin O'Malley and state Democratic leaders to defeat Roscoe Bartlett in the 6th District is the most interesting issue of this election. As required following a national Census, congressional...Tags: Michael Jordan, Government, Elections, Montgomery (Kane, Illinois), Voting
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Parrott making another petition push
timr@herald-mail.comFor a quick primer on how government-by-petition works out, look to the west. California adopted a form of direct democracy in 1911 and the truly incredible thing is that for the next 67 years, the people used a remarkable degree of restraint. The year...Tags: Citizens Initiative and Recall, Tea Party Movement, Elections, Voting, Democracy
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 16
Callaham’s column was liberal elitism at its best To the editor: Art Callaham’s Jan. 1 column, “Predictions for 2012,” states he will publish a score card on his predictions for 2012. The readers of The Herald-Mail don’t...Tags: Criminals, Frederick County (Virginia), Blackmail and Extortion, Elections, Voting
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Parrott bill would make petitions private
andrews@herald-mail.comDel. Neil C. Parrott, R-Washington, wants petitions for referendum in Maryland to be granted the same secrecy as an individual person’s vote. After his group, MdPetitions.com, turned in enough signatures in 2011 to get a public vote on a law...Tags: Trials, Elections, Anne Arundel County, Referenda, Justice System
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Art Callaham: Predictions for 2012
I suppose everyone who writes a column on a recurring basis periodically writes one that makes predictions. So, here are my predictions for 2012. If the good Lord and The Hearld-Mail allow me to continue writing for another year I’ll publish a...Tags: National Government, Government, U.S. House of Representatives, Elections, Local Government
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Letter to the Editor - July 18
Bartlett needs to go; DREAM Act needs to be stopped To the editor: Recently, I have noticed a number of items about U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. The other day when Obama was on TV, he mentioned “The DREAM Act,” which calls for amnesty for all...Tags: Dick Durbin, Elections, Politics
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Mail Call - Oct. 19
"I just wanted to say that The Herald-Mail's coverage of the Officer Nicholson law ride was dismal at best. This was a ride over 175 riders were involved in, and made several thousand dollars for Children's Village and the Nicholson scholarship and...Tags: Global Warming, Awards and Prizes, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Government, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate
WASHINGTON — A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to...Tags: Lobbying, Ted Cruz, Elections, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Barack Obama
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Immigration: A wider better welcome mat
As an immigrant and an engineer, I know the magnetic pull that the United States exerts on anyone who dreams of a career in science. From the time I watched NASA technicians on television during the first lunar landing in 1969, I resolved to get the...
Tags: Students, University of California, Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ford Motor Co., Medical Research
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Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld
TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....
Tags: Trials, Government, American Civil Liberties Union, Extradition, Deportation
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Ruben Barrales, party guy
When President Obama told students in Mexico that without the support of U.S. Latinos he would not be president, he wasn't talking about the GOP's Ruben Barrales. But Barrales gets the message. He is the son of immigrants, and San Mateo County's first...
Tags: Government, Building Material, Elections, Migration, Mexico
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May Day activists cheer state immigration laws
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country. Among the patchwork changes to state law...
Tags: Heritage Foundation, Government, John Kitzhaber, Employment Opportunities, Migration
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