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Obamas release tax returns, show drop in income
WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s income continued its recent creep downward in 2012, along with his effective federal income tax rate, according to the tax returns released Friday by the White House. The president and first lady reported a joint...
Tags: Jay Carney, Politics, Personal Income, Social Issues, Charity
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Maryland's Nana Meriwether dishes on being too tall, oldest Miss USA
"Things happen for a reason." Potomac's Nana Meriwether, the reigning Miss USA, says that a lot. Especially when she talks about the road she followed to her title: two runner-up finishes at the Miss California pageant before being crowned Miss...
Tags: Olivia Culpo, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Events, Manhattan (New York City), Colleges and Universities
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Commentary: Edits to gun commentary confused readers
Had the Daily Pilot chosen to print my Jan. 9 essay, "Commentary: It's time to arm school personnel," on "gun-free zones" in its entirety, as I had...Tags: Barack Obama, Washington, DC
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Election Day in Obama's neighborhood: Reporters, security and basketball
Tribune reportersIn the Kenwood neighborhood, President Barack Obama's neighbors went about their daily business today -- voting, running errands, and entertaining children who were off from school – as presidential security teams and an international news corps...Tags: Cook County Government, McCormick Place, O'Hare International Airport, Scottie Pippen, Polls
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More on Miss USA Maryland Nana Meriwether
Miss Maryland, you did us proud.
Sunday night in Las Vegas, 27-year-old Nana Meriwether, from Potomac, finished as the runner-up in the 2012 Miss USA pageant. The title went to Miss Rhode Island, 20-year-old Olivia Culpo.
Clearly, Meriwether didn't lose...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, YouTube, Miss USA, Academy Awards, Sports Illustrated
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Obama daughters are handling spotlight with grace and poise
WASHINGTON — The Fourth of July is America's 235th birthday — and Malia Obama's 13th. For the first time in about a decade, the country has a first teen.
Malia, who is almost as tall as her 5-foot-11-inch mother, earns high marks for a gaffe-...Tags: College Sports, Father's Day, Homes, Trips and Vacations, U.S. Secret Service
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Obama interrupts vacation to go book shopping
Jacket CopyPresident Obama interrupted his Martha's Vineyard vacation to visit a local independent bookstore.... -
Michelle Obama answers questions--from kids
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON—First lady Michelle Obama likes playing tennis, cuddling with dog Bo and rooting for the Chicago Bears. Her favorite book? Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon.” Favorite colors? Lavender and purple. Favorite place on the...Tags: Obesity, Target Brands, Inc., Toni Morrison, University of Chicago, Malia Obama
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Former Terps guard Duane Simpkins joins Towson's staff
Duane Simpkins, who played point guard at Maryland from 1992 through 1995, will join Pat Skerry's new staff at Towson University as director of basketball operations.
"He's a bright guy, a young coach who is connected to the area," Skerry said Friday....Tags: Ken Johnson, Nike, Inc., Basketball, Education, College Sports
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Obama Asian trip delayed, family stays
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated President Barack Obama's long-promised trip to Indonesia, where he spent some time as a boy, will be delayed by the ongoing fight over healthcare reform at home. And because of the delay -- with the......Tags: Mexico, Jakarta (Indonesia), Mexico City, Trips and Vacations, Schools
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Barack Obama's Chicago home now empty, but a full plate awaits him in Washington
Washington BureauWASHINGTON—An emotional President-elect Barack Obama left his Chicago home and took up temporary residence in a grand Washington hotel on Sunday, his administration-in-waiting already burdened by scandal, war and congressional controversy. On his...Tags: Hyde Park, New Mexico, Hotels and Accommodations, Contracts, Republican Party
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Obama gets to keep his beloved BlackBerry as the first family settles into a new life
The Associated PressThe first family settled into their new lives in the White House on Thursday as President Barack Obama won an important personal victory: He gets to keep his BlackBerry. Obama will be the first sitting president to use e-mail, and he has been reluctant...Tags: George W. Bush, Politics, Family, Education, Michelle Obama
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