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MD--Mid-Atlantic Daybook
BC-MD--Mid-Atlantic Daybook Mid-Atlantic Daybook Associated Press Mid-Atlantic Daybook for Saturday, May 18. MID-ATLANTIC The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you...Tags: Library of Congress, Nancy Pelosi, Science and Technology, Delaware State University, Lotteries
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Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment
OBAMA-ECONOMY Obama to visit Baltimore to tout economic plans BALTIMORE (AP) — President Barack Obama will visit Baltimore as part of a series of quick trips around the country to emphasize his economic proposals. Obama is expected to make...Tags: Prosecution, Penn National Gaming, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Dundalk, Barack Obama
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U.S. Postal Service Loses $1.9 Billion In Second Quarter
The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in its second quarter, as the agency cut employees' work hours but struggled with an ongoing drop in mail volumes, the cash-strapped agency announced on Friday. The loss for the quarter ended March 31 was an...Tags: Tom Coburn, National Government, Patrick R. Donahoe, U.S. Congress, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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$1.9B Postal Service loss raises red flags
The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in its second quarter, an improvement from a $3.2 billion loss a year earlier. In the latest quarter, the agency cut employees' work hours while struggling with an ongoing decline in mail volumes. A year earlier...
Tags: Tom Coburn, National Government, Patrick R. Donahoe, U.S. Congress, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Republicans demand changes in Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — As a sweeping immigration bill moves forward in the Senate, Republicans are demanding stronger border security measures than those agreed upon during four months of bipartisan negotiation. The process of toughening the bill could...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice System, Rand Paul, Interior Policy
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Senate approves Obama's budget chief
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON _ The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve President Barack Obama's nominee for top White House budget expert, bringing a woman into a top post in an administration that critics say has been dominated by men. Sylvia Mathews...Tags: Jeffrey Zients, U.S. Senate, Tribune Company, Budgets and Budgeting, Walmart
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Md. attorney general: Environmental audit shows need for enhanced enforcement BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler says his annual environmental audit has found the need for enhanced enforcement of pollution laws. Gansler says...Tags: St. Mary's County, Prosecution, Towson, Interior Policy, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The beleaguered U.S. Postal Service backed down from its cost-saving plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery, acknowledging that Congress barred a move that supporters said was essential to addressing the agency's dire financial...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Congress, Government, Mail Order Industry, Darrell E Issa
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Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reversed course Tuesday and announced his support for gay marriage, entering a contentious national debate and providing potential political cover for Illinois House GOP members who may soon vote on the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Dick Durbin, Minority Groups, Democratic Party, Lobbying
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Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Minority Groups, Dick Durbin, Radio, Human Rights
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A filibuster fit for Joe McCarthy
WASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel's confirmation as secretary of defense ended as it began -- with a smear. "Senator Hagel has accused Israel of quote 'playing games' and committing, quote, 'sickening slaughter,'" Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said before...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Rand Paul, Israel, John Boehner, Joe McCarthy
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The challenging math of passing immigration reform
WASHINGTON – Senators from both parties are expressing enthusiasm for pushing a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration system. But while immigration politics appears to have changed in the wake of sweeping Republican rejection...
Tags: Chuck Grassley, Science and Technology, Sherrod Brown, Mary L. Landrieu, Orrin Hatch
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