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The Republican case for same-sex marriage
Marylanders have an important decision to make this Election Day: whether or not to affirm their belief in the traditional American principle of equal rights for all, or instead to continue a system of special rights for some. A "yes" vote on Question 6...
Tags: Marriage, Civil Rights, Libertarian Party, Values, Religion and Belief
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Romney's bizarre neo-con dalliance
Its candidate having blundered into unfamiliar foreign-policy territory by accusing President Barack Obama of apologizing in the current Mideast crisis, the Romney campaign has now bizarrely compounded the political misstep by throwing more fuel on the...Tags: Christopher Stevens, George W. Bush, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama
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Commentary: It's time to end the tax holiday
About 12 years ago, President George W. Bush was handed a thriving economy with a budget surplus in the hundreds of billions of dollars a year, forecast over the ensuing decade. The national debt stood at about $5 trillion. He had a choice to make. He...Tags: George W. Bush, Tea Party Movement, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Holidays
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Editorial: Honor the fallen in the civil rights war too
On Memorial Day, we will again honor Americans who died in service to their country. Many of these men and women were, of course, gay, serving under that shameful compromise known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and in deeper secrecy before that. With...Tags: Memorial Day, Marriage, Social Issues, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians
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Fracking requires more scrutiny
Hooray for Del. Heather Mizeur for staring down oil companies over fracking in Maryland ("No studies? No fracking," Sept. 13). Delegate Mizeur is demanding solid, scientific studies of all the risks of fracking before allowing it here. The oil industry...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Halliburton Company, Science
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Chan Lowe: Mitt Romney and Trump
While today’s cartoon more directly addresses Birtherism than my effort of a couple of days ago, it is less about that topic than about the character of Mitt Romney, and the lengths to which he is willing to go to fulfill his dreams. John...
Tags: George W. Bush, Vladimir Putin, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump
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Unconventional
A nation of predominantly couch-bound television watchers got some bad news tonight, as President Barack Obama accepted his party's nomination and delivered the following line: "America's not about what can be done for us, it's about what can be done by...Tags: The Washington Post, Medicare, Skype, News Media, Todd Akin
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No denying Ryan's lying
The GOP is constantly puffing up their vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan, as the most honest politician to come along since President Abraham "Honest Abe" Lincoln, claiming that he's not afraid to tell people the hard truth no matter what the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Politics, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon
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CNN Poll: Obama 49 percent-Romney 47 percent among likely voters
With three days to go until the start of the Republican convention, President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney remain deadlocked in the race for the White House, according to a new national survey. A CNN/ORC International poll released...
Tags: Social Issues, Joe Lieberman, Netherlands, Barack Obama, CNN (tv network)
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A debate about debates
Dictionary.com defines a "debate" as: "A formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers." That is not what will take place during three exchanges between President Barack Obama and...Tags: George W. Bush, Primaries, Hillary Clinton, Ron Paul, Jimmy Carter
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Former Gov. Ehrlich chief of staff supports gay marriage
Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich's chief of staff said this evening that he supports same-sex marriage, becoming one of the highest profile Republicans in the state to add his voice to the pro-gay marriage cause. Chip DiPaula wrote in an email to gay...Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Marriage, Social Issues, Executive Branch, Gays and Lesbians
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The candidates vs. the Bill of Rights
Back in the early days of the Republic, the framers went to great trouble to draft and ratify the Bill of Rights. And every four years, our leaders pay homage to the framers by neglecting or disparaging that creation. Not all of it, of course....
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Civil Rights, George Washington, Barack Obama, Religion and Belief
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Aug 24, 2012
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