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Adam Schiff to face six contenders in primary election
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) is facing six opponents to represent the redrawn 28th Congressional District, but they will have to overcome incredible odds and funding disadvantages to mount a serious challenge to the long-time congressman. Schiff raised...
Tags: Satellite Technology, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Federal Reserve, Primaries
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L.A. Times editorial: France considers Armenian genocide bill
The killing of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 was an act of genocide. The Holocaust was a fact. Yet Americans are free to deny the reality of either — or make outlandish assertions of all kinds — without facing...Tags: Parliament, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, France, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Legislators look to quiet helicopter noise
State Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) introduced a resolution last week urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that would reduce helicopter noise over L.A. County neighborhoods. The Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act,...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Mike Feuer, Federal Aviation Administration, Howard Berman
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Local lawmakers lose some, gain some in latest political district maps
State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) might have to move if he wants to make a run for U.S. Congress, according to final drafts of voter redistricting maps released Thursday.
Portantino, who will be termed out in the state...Tags: Bob Hope, Howard Berman, Washington (U.S. state), Trials, George Brown
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How Dunker Church was saved
The Washington County Historical Society presented the Antietam National Battlefield Park with two significant gifts. In the 1950s, purchase of the Dunker Church and gifting of the church and the Burnside Bridge were made possible through the work of...
Tags: Renovation, Culture, Maryland General Assembly, Religion and Belief, Finance
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Do-nothing lawmakers
When one political party in Congress is incompetent and is matched by the impotency of the other, we enter into a state of stagnation. Welcome to the 112th U.S. Congress! -- Mark J. Hanold, Bradley, Ill.Tags: Bradley
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Macedonia membership
When NATO heads of state gather meet tomorrow and Monday, the alliance's longstanding open-door policy, which guarantees membership to all European democracies, will be tested by the pending membership of the Republic of Macedonia. For decades, NATO...Tags: Heads of State, Government, International Law, Richard Holbrooke, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Pakistan and the U.S.: A new beginning?
The NATO summit in Chicago will focus on the endgame in Afghanistan on the heels of U.S. House debate on bills that will shape the nature of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship. The tone of this debate and the diplomacy of the Obama administration will send...Tags: NATO, Terrorism, Armed Conflicts, International Organizations, Al-Qaeda
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Twitter vs. secret diplomacy in the Chen Guangcheng saga
World NowThe celebrated deal that ensured blind dissident Chen Guangcheng would stay in China began to dissolve publicly with a tweet: “GUANGCHENG TALKED TO ME. WHAT MEDIA REPORTED IS WRONG.” The unsettling Twitter message from Beijing activist Zeng... -
First salvo fired in November election
South Bend TribuneLess than a day after the dust had cleared from Indiana's 2nd District congressional primaries, the first salvo of the fall election was fired in the direction of Democrat Brendan Mullen. Mullen, running in the first election of his public life...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Politics, Primaries, Federal Election Commission
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Obama's gay marriage gymnastics not a perfect 10
Many observers characterized President Barack Obama's historic statement Wednesday — "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married" — as a 180-degree flip on this contentious issue, a reversal of his dogmatic opposition to gay...Tags: Parties and Movements, Gays and Lesbians, Religion and Belief, Family, Joe Biden
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Mother's Day revisited
It is amazing how fast the days, weeks, months and yes, years go by the older that a person gets. I cannot believe that it is nearly mid-May and the celebration of Mother's Day is before us! Maybe you are like me -- Mother's Day, among other holidays,...Tags: Genesis (music group), Family, Human Interest, Holidays, Mother's Day
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Jan 27, 2012
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Jul 29, 2011
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May 25, 2012
|Column| Herald Mail
May 23, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 19, 2012
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May 20, 2012
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May 5, 2012
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May 10, 2012
|Story| South Bend Tribune
May 11, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 11, 2012
|Column| Petoskey News
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