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Letter to editor: Young voters are interested in issues
In the 2012 presidential election, young voters were a mighty force keeping a Republican out of the White House. An analysis of the 2012 race by the Pew Research Center revealed that if the legal voting age were 30 in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and...Tags: Ethics, 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Politics, Mitch McConnell, Hollywood (Broward, Florida)
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MarksJarvis: Dividend stocks risk a drop as 'fiscal cliff' approaches
The darlings of cautious investors are sitting on the edge of the "fiscal cliff" and feeling twinges of tax anxiety. Much to the surprise of some investors, dividend-paying stocks — sleepy investments like utilities — along with real...
Tags: Mutual Funds, Politics, Career and Workplace, Credit Ratings, Realty
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GOP resolution against Priebus expected to be offered
The top leaders of the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee are seeking a resolution from the state party directing its representatives to oppose a new term for national party Chairman Reince Priebus in the aftermath of the GOP's dismal showing...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Elections, Baltimore County, Mitt Romney
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PA Electoral College taps Obama, Biden for a second term
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekPennsylvania’s members of the Electoral College gathered in the state Capitol Monday for a constitutional ritual that began with flowery nods to American history and ended with a largely pro forma vote that help usher President Barack Obama and... -
Next 90 days could be crucial for O'Malley
For Martin O'Malley, the next 90 days will likely be the most important that remain in his tenure as Maryland's governor. As the General Assembly opens its 2013 session Wednesday, O'Malley will be looking to cap a record that many people believe he...
Tags: Assault, Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Baltimore
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Relentless swing-state focus paid off for Obama
In the aftermath of President Barack Obama's near-sweep of the critical Electoral College swing states last month, post-election analysis of the keys to his decisive victory has paid scant attention to one important factor: Mr. Obama's disproportionate...
Tags: Washington, DC, Domestic Travel, Trips and Vacations, Politics, Elections
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Editorial: Failing to vote is asking to be ignored
Speaking last week at a regular meeting of the Edgewood Community Council, Jansen Robinson touched upon one of the greatest disgraces of American civic life, namely that too many people just can't be bothered to vote. Robinson, who has been an...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Public Officials, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Obama's 'Sesame Street' quip: That's l'esprit!
President Barack Obama got off a smart rejoinder to challenger Mitt Romney's assertion during Wednesday night's presidential debate in Denver that if elected he would defund PBS. "I just want to make sure I got this straight," Obama said archly. "He'll...
Tags: Family, Marriage, Justice System, Politics, Hofstra University
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After victory, reality
The elections did little to wipe away the deep challenges and frictions facing the nation, and if there was a morning-after metaphor that crystallized that reality it might have been this: Chicago awoke Wednesday to a pair of economic jolts, one...
Tags: Politics, Tea Party Movement, Mitt Romney, John Kerry, Springfield
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Federal judge blocks Texas' voter ID law.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekReuters reports: "A federal court on Thursday blocked a Texas law that would require voters to show photo identification before casting ballots, saying the measure would likely curtail the ability of minorities to vote in the November 6 presidential... -
Israeli threats about Iran -- crying wolf or laying groundwork?
World NowGlobal Focus: They're passing out gas masks in Jerusalem and testing a new text-messaging system for alerting Israelis to incoming rockets. The civil defense preparations follow a week of renewed warnings by Israeli officials that air strikes against... -
#VoterID guru weighs in on PA court decision.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekWith Judge Robert Simpson's decision on Pennsyvlania's voter identification law headed for the state Supreme Court, here's a few thoughts on the lower court ruling from UCal-Irvine law prof Rick Hasen, whose book "The Voting Wars" is the Ur-text for......
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