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Card-making workshop
The Oakland Mills Community Association will present "Stamping With Gina," a workshop on using stamping techniques to make handmade cards with a professional look, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at The Other Barn in Oakland Mills Village Center, 5851...Tags: Court Administration, Laurie Anderson, Ellicott City, Clubs and Associations, Personal Service
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Our Arts Funding Quagmire
Courant Staff WriterThe bankruptcy filing by the Stamford Center for the Arts at the end of August makes the issue of state arts funding something that can no longer be ignored. It also exposes dirty little secrets from the arts building boom during the Rowland...Tags: Regional Authority, Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Stamford, Culture, National Government
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Water hogs: Central Florida's celebrities, average Joes waste supply
Sentinel Staff WriterTiger Woods used 107,000 gallons of water at his south Orange County home in April. Grant Hill used 263,000 gallons in May. Lawmaker Chris Dorworth was billed for 79,900 gallons in June. And the Magic's Dwight Howard was charged for 189,000 gallons...Tags: Grant Hill, Dwight Howard, Natural Resource Industry, Orlando Weather, Homes
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Amendment 5's demise stalls fervor for tax cuts in Florida
Tallahassee BureauFlorida's anti-tax advocates, weary legislators and Gov. Charlie Crist have hit yet another roadblock in their quest to slash property taxes. And this one may mark the end of the road. The latest tax-cutting concept known as Amendment 5 was jettisoned...Tags: Economic Policy, Walt Disney World Resort, Mike Haridopolos, National Government, Jim Davis
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Bush: Voters might show wrath over gas prices
The Associated PressPresident Bush says if Congress does not permit offshore drilling to increase U.S. oil supplies and possibly ease gasoline prices, lawmakers should not expect voters to support them in November. In his Saturday radio address, Bush said experts claim...Tags: Political Candidates, Elections, Barack Obama, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, John McCain
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Ex-N.J. legislator headed to trial
The Associated PressA former New Jersey lawmaker with a national reputation for pushing welfare reform is facing charges of using his political clout to land no-work government jobs as a way to boost his income and increase his pension benefits — from $28,000 a year to...Tags: Trials, Society, Prosecution, Colleges and Universities, Medicine
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Canadian leader Harper to dissolve Parliament
TORONTO Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to dissolve Parliament tomorrow and call early elections in hopes of strengthening his minority government's hold on power. Harper's Conservatives need to win an additional 28 seats to have a majority...Tags: Economic Policy, Government, Parliament
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Medevac copters' usage curtailed, legislators told
Maryland's medevac program this year implemented changes designed to reduce unnecessary use of state police helicopters, a senior official told lawmakers in Annapolis Thursday morning. Patients who are within a 30-minute drive to a trauma center must now...Tags: Mental Illness, Accounting and Auditing, Health Treatments, Medical Services, John C. Astle
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Abramoff gets 4 more years in prison
Los Angeles TimesJack A. Abramoff, the once-powerful Republican super-lobbyist, was sentenced to 48 months in prison yesterday for his role in a corruption scandal that rocked Congress and the Bush administration. U.S. District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle pronounced the...Tags: Court Administration, Trials, Prosecution, Punishment, Fraud
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Livni leads field in Israel
Associated PressFor the first time since Golda Meir more than three decades ago, a woman is within reach of becoming the prime minister of Israel, a nation dominated by macho military men and a religious establishment with strict views on the role of women. But unlike...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Orthodoxy, Sarah Palin, Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert
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Man Who Killed Cyclist In Road Rage Gets 26-52 Years
| A Philadelphia man who fatally shot a teenage bicyclist because he blocked him on a city street has been sentenced to 26 to 52 years in prison. A city judge on Friday imposed the maximum sentence against 19-year-old Charles Meyers in last summer's road...Tags: Murder, Punishment
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Paterson vetoes LIPA review bill
mark.harrington@newsday.comGov. David A. Paterson on Friday vetoed a bill that would have required the Long Island Power Authority undergo regulatory review for rate increases above 2.5 percent, dashing hopes for greater oversight of the utility. In vetoing the bill, Paterson said...Tags: Executive Branch, Credit Ratings, Long Island Power Authority, David A. Paterson, Government
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