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Baltimore Police internal affairs chief resigns
The Baltimore Police Department's internal affairs chief is leaving the agency, a little more than a year after being brought on to reassure the public that a scandal-weary agency would get tougher policing itself, a spokesman confirmed. Grayling...
Tags: Baltimore Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Anthony W. Batts
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The trigger and the poison pill on immigration reform
WASHINGTON - Is a bipartisan immigration deal at hand? It's close. Last week, the AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce worked out a guest-worker compromise that allows in foreign workers on a sliding scale of 20,000 to 200,000, depending on the strength of...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Migration, AFL-CIO, Immigration, National Security
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Economic concerns
I was gathering economic facts about the Cyprus bank debacle and a letter I was not searching for found me, a recent letter from Doug Hagmann, posted in Canada Free Press supports my previous letters. I pass the bits and pieces of the short read...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Media Industry, Gun Control, Federal Reserve, Saudi Arabia
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Radar shows U.S. border security gaps
WASHINGTON — A sophisticated airborne radar system developed to track Taliban fighters planting roadside bombs in Afghanistan has found a new use along the U.S. border with Mexico, where it has revealed gaps in security. Operated from a Predator...
Tags: Migration, Immigration, Afghanistan, DARPA, Michael T. McCaul
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Driver's licenses for all drivers
In Annapolis, some conservative Republicans — having apparently not taken notice of the 2012 election and the conundrum facing their party over its hard-line immigration stance at the national level — are lambasting a proposal to expand and...
Tags: Elections, Migration, Republican Party, Immigration, Labor Legislation
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Gun owners deserve more respect
I am a gun owner, and in spite of Dan Rodricks' view to the contrary, I am not "unmoved by the extension of mass killings into first grade classrooms," nor do I possess an adolescent attitude and do not "stream out of my man-cave." These are all...Tags: Firearms
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Riiner-Leonard
Lauren Riner, Arlington, Va., and Benjamin Leonard, Colorado Springs, Colo., are announcing their engagement. Miss Riner is the daughter of J. William and Diane Riner. She is a 2006 graduate of Bishop McCort High School and a 2010 graduate of Penn...
Tags: Science and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, U.S. Army, Armed Forces
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Why the no-fly list doesn't fly
Flying commercial can be a terrible hassle these days, but not for Steven Washburn. The people in charge of airport security have decided to spare him all the inconveniences. No taking off his shoes and belt, no putting his liquids in a plastic bag, no...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Al-Qaeda, Mitt Romney, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Transportation Security Administration
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Budget cuts border security, immigrant detention
PHOENIX (AP) — Marco Antonio Durazo had been awaiting deportation from an Arizona detention center for six months when an officer came to get him from his cell. "Obama doesn't have any money," the officer said. "We found it very funny," Durazo...
Tags: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Government Debt, Prisons, Migration, Immigration
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Md. schools concerned cuts will affect next school year
Federal education officials warned Wednesday of deep cuts to school systems such as Baltimore's if lawmakers fail to avert across-the-board spending reductions — leaving local schools uncertain how many teachers and programs they can retain next...
Tags: Ken Ulman, Labor Markets, Howard County, FLIR Systems Incorporated, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Ports of L.A., Long Beach warn of delays if sequestration occurs
Operations at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach may slow if automatic spending cuts go into effect Friday, port officials said, as fewer U.S. customs officers would delay the flow of international cargo through the massive sea ports. Officials...
Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Government Debt, Strikes, U.S. Congress, U.S. Coast Guard
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Concerns expressed over potential impact of sequester
Staff Writer, Copy EditorWith the Friday deadline for the so-called sequester fast approaching, a number of public officials have expressed concerns about potential impacts to agency personnel and operations. Additionally, others have stated that it is too early to tell just...Tags: U.S. Border Patrol, Prisons, Janet Napolitano, Small Businesses, Business
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Mar 28, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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