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Ruppersberger's mystery move
Either you or Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger aren't telling the whole story about his decision leave the House Armed Services Committee, because the explanation given doesn't make any sense ("Ruppersberger steps down from Armed Services panel," June 27).... -
Ruppersberger steps down from military committee
Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, the Baltimore County Democrat who represents two of Maryland's largest military installations, is stepping down from the House Armed Services Committee effective immediately, his office confirmed Tuesday. Ruppersberger, who...Tags: Baltimore County, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Fort Meade (military base), Politics, Ron Barber
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Showcase for Commerce kicks off in Johnstown
Daily American Staff WriterAn opening ceremony for the 22nd annual Showcase for Commerce was punctuated by strong words from U.S. Rep. Mark Critz. He told those at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown that it's time to continue the event's successful legacy, which...Tags: DRS Technologies Incorporated, Mark Critz
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Maryland Air National Guard losing planes, mission
For months, the men and women of the 135th Airlift Group have been training on their new C27J Spartan turboprops for their deployment this spring to Afghanistan.
Their job: carrying soldiers, equipment and supplies around the war zone as the fighting...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Air and Space Accidents, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Armed Forces, Military Equipment
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Former Mid sues Naval Academy over rapes
A former midshipman who says she was raped twice while at the Naval Academy has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force officials to improve their response to sexual assaults at the service academies. In a complaint filed Friday, the woman, now 22, says...Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Health, United States Naval Academy, Students, The Pentagon
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The GOP's spendthrift ways
There's a tendency among some to shorthand the ongoing federal budget debate as between Republicans who want to reduce government spending and Democrats who don't. This isn't really the case, as recent actions in the House have demonstrated. On...Tags: National Security, Public Finance, Politics, Republican Party, Health
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Super PAC forms to fight defense cuts
SAN DIEGO -- A political action committee was started Tuesday in San Diego to fight proposed defense budget cuts. Organizers of the Fight 4 America super PAC unveiled three television commercials that focus on what they believe is deficient defense...
Tags: National Security, National Defense Authorization Act, Republican Party, Iraq War (2003-2011), Armed Forces
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Afghanistan massacre: What we've learned in the past week
CNNAllegations that a U.S. soldier suspected of killing 17 Afghan civilians briefly returned to his base in the midst of the attacks are among the developments that have surfaced in the case in recent days. U.S. ArmyStaff Sgt. Robert Bales, 38, is accused...Tags: Prosecution, CNN (tv network), Politics, Armed Conflicts, Health
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Letters to the Editor - March 20
Those opposed to stadium project should go to polls To the editor: The front page of The Herald-Mail certainly had some interesting news on a recent morning. Contrary to statements by the Suns part-owner, Mr. Dahbura, who said several months ago that...Tags: Elections, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Politics, Primaries, Robert Byrd
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Gen. Allen: Afghan mission 'stays the course' despite violence
SAN DIEGO - A top U.S. Marine General addressed some of those concerns with the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday and said his mission is moving forward.
Marine Four-Star General John Allen was on Capitol Hill Tuesday reassuring that the U.S. war...Tags: Afghanistan, Condoleezza Rice
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Hotels agree to wounded soldiers program
Three national hotel corporations have agreed to participate in a program that will allow Americans to donate their hotel points to wounded soldiers and their families, Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin said Friday. Bethesda-based...Tags: Baltimore County, Armed Conflicts, Benjamin L. Cardin, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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PASSINGS: Peter Breck, Philip Bruns, Jim Lloyd, Harry Keough, Antoni Tapies, Florence Green, Morgan Jones, Bill Hinzman
Los Angeles Times staff writerPeter Breck Actor on 'The Big Valley' Peter Breck, 82, an actor who played a son of ranch owner Barbara Stanwyck on the 1960s TV western "The Big Valley," died Monday in Vancouver after a long illness, his wife, Diane, announced on the website The Big...Tags: Movies, Obituaries, Politics, World War II (1939-1945), Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities)
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