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Top three revel in their New Hampshire primary victories

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Robin Abcarian, Seema Mehta - Jan. 11 (News Report) - 'We made history!' winner Mitt Romney tells his cheering crowd. Second-place Ron Paul touts a win 'for the cause of liberty,' while Jon Huntsman, in third, strikes a jubilant pose.

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Russian Journalists Axed After Tough Election Coverage - New York Times

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Michael Schwirtz - Dec. 13 (News Report) - MOSCOW—A high-ranking editor and a top executive from one of Russia's most respected news publications were dismissed on Tuesday after an apparent conflict over coverage that appeared to highlight widespread anger with the results

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Gingrich Describes Palestinian People as 'Invented'

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Fox News - Dec. 10 (News) - Newt Gingrich declared in an interview that Palestinians are an invented people, though his campaign afterward claimed the candidate still supports the establishment of a Palestinian state.

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Jailing Opposition Leaders, Russia Moves to Quell Election Protests

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Ellen Barry, David M. Herszenhorn, Michael Schwirtz - Dec. 06 (News Report) - A day after thousands of Russians denounced election fraud by the governing party, two prominent opposition figures faced criminal charges on Tuesday.

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GOP debate fact check: A look at the record

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Associated Press - Sep. 13 (Fact Check) - Rick Perry 1.0 thought Social Security was a "disease" inflicted on the population by the federal government. Rick Perry 2.0 thinks Social Security deserves being saved "for generations to come." That metamorphosis by the Republican presidential hopeful over recent months contributed to some factual stretches Monday night in a GOP debate, both by the Texas governor and his opponents for the nomination. A look at some of the claims in the Tea Party Express debate and how they compare with the facts.

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Baltimore Election 2011–The Red Line

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Stephanie Hughes - Sep. 07 (News Analysis) - The Federal Transit Administration has given the go-ahead for Baltimore’s proposed Red Line addition to the light rail system to begin the preliminary engineering phase. What effect could Baltimore’s next mayor have on when we’ll be able to get on board--literally?

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Meet the Candidates

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast - Aug. 31 (News Analysis) - Sheilah gets some analysis of last night's Baltimore City mayoral candidates' forum from Baltimore Sun City Hall reporter Julie Scharper.

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Educational Reform in Baltimore

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Stephanie Hughes - Aug. 10 (News Analysis) - A look at the mayoral candidates' proposals for handling education issues in Baltimore.

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CNN Poll: Time to clean house in Congress?

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Aug. 09 (Poll) - Need more evidence that Americans are extremely angry at Congress? Well, here you go: According to a new national survey, for the first time ever most Americans don't believe their own member of Congress deserves re-election.

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The Cost of Living

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WYPR - By Sheilah Kast, Stephanie Hughes - Aug. 03 (News Analysis) - Where should the city spend money--and where should it cut back? We take a look at mayoral candidates' positions.

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Accused in robo-call case plead not guilty

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Aaron C. Davis - Jul. 18 (News) - A top campaign aide and a political operative who worked on former Maryland governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s bid to retake the governor’s mansion last year pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that they sought to use robo-calls to suppress turnout among black voters.

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Pugh, Stokes file for Democratic mayoral primary

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Jul. 05 (News) - State Sen. Catherine Pugh and Councilman Carl Stokes are filing as candidates in the Baltimore Democratic mayoral primary.

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Former Senator owner vows run for Council President

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Julie Scharper - Jun. 30 (News) - The former owner of the Senator Theatre declared his candidacy Thursday for president of the Baltimore City Council, saying he wants to lead the body he called "a sorry crew."

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Sen. Cardin gets fundraising help from O’Malley, Mrs. Cardin

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Ben Pershing - Jun. 28 (News) - Did you know Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) is a great guy? He’s got “compassion” and “brains” and he’s a “tremendous leader.” That’s the takeaway from a pair of e-mails that arrived in the inboxes of many Democrats Tuesday morning — one from Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and one from Cardin’s wife, Myrna — urging recipients to open up their wallets for the Maryland senator’s reelection bid.

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Rawlings-Blake announces Baltimore mayoral bid

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Associated Press - Jun. 28 (News) - Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake got help from top Maryland Democrats on Monday as she launched her bid to stay in office.

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Hampden Wants You, to Vote

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

North Baltimore Patch - By Adam Bednar - Jun. 24 (News) - Hampden residents and merchants are on a mission to get their neighbors to vote in this year’s municipal elections..

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Attorney in robo-calls case assails Gansler

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By John Wagner - Jun. 22 (News) - An attorney for Julius Henson, a political operative who was indicted last week for his alleged role in an election-night robo-call, accused Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) on Wednesday of trying to score political points on the issue.

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Ehrlich Robocall Could Become Md. Political Fodder

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Jun. 18 (News) - Some political observers say alleged efforts by former Gov. Robert Ehrlich's campaign to keep black voters away from the polls last November could become fodder for Democrats.

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Read the Indictment: Charges Handed Up In Robo-Call Investigation

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WBAL Radio - Jun. 17 (News) - Paul Schurick, a senior Ehrlich gubernatorial campaign official, and Julius Henson, a political consultant, were indicted today by a Baltimore Grand Jury, in connection with a robo-call made on election day last November.

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Schurick’s Attorney Calls Robocall Scandal Charges Against Client A ‘Mistake’

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

WJZ-TV - By Pat Warren - Jun. 17 (News) - A big mistake. That's how his attorney describes the charges against a former Ehrlich aide in Maryland’s Election Day robocall scandal.

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Former Ehrlich aide indicted with Henson for Election-day robocalls

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Daily Record - By Steve Lash - Jun. 16 (News) - A Baltimore grand jury on Thursday indicted Paul E. Schurick, formerly the communications director and a campaign aide to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., for helping to coordinate Election Day telephone calls that were allegedly intended to suppress Democratic voter turnout during Ehrlich’s unsuccessful run to reclaim the post last year.

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Maryland Politics: Ehrlich aides indicted in Election Day robocalls case - Politics and Policy from Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington - baltimoresun.com

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:31:55 -0700

Baltimore Sun - By Annie Linskey, Julie Bykowicz - Jun. 16 (News) - Two longtime political operatives who worked last year on Republican former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s gubernatorial return campaign were indicted today for ordering what the state prosecutor called deceptive robocalls intended to suppress votes on the night of the election.

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A hollow victory for Turkey's Erdogan?

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Jun. 14 (News Report) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK party won a third term in Sunday's parliamentary elections. It secured just under 50 per cent of the vote, with 326 of the 550 seats in parliament. But the AKP will not be able to make unilateral constitutional changes as it is 40 seats short of the two-thirds majority needed to re-write the constitution without the co-operation of other parties.

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Houston Clergy Council opposes Perry’s prayer rally |

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Houston Chronicle - By Kate Shellnutt - Jun. 14 (News Report) - Gov. Rick Perry’s upcoming prayer event has concerned progressive Christian leaders in Houston, who have written a letter criticizing the governor for excluding non-Christians, partnering with an anti-gay group and blurring boundaries between church and state.

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Rivals to Afghanistan’s president in disarray

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Pamela Constable - Jun. 13 (News Report) - Stunned by a string of assassinations and fearful that President Hamid Karzai will cede too much ground to the Taliban in peace negotiations, Karzai’s ethnic rivals are struggling to form a coalition that will give them more say in the peace process and offer a credible alternative to his administration.

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