Politics

03/28/2013, 05:00 Time
USPA News

UN probe into chemical weapons use in Syria to begin within days 3

USPA News - Swedish scientist Ake Sellstrom, the newly-appointed head of a fact-finding mission to investigate allegations ...

03/26/2013, 23:58 Time
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N. Korea puts artillery forces targeting U.S. bases at highest alert

USPA News - North Korea said Tuesday it has put its artillery and rocket forces at their highest alert after nuclear-capabl...

03/25/2013, 03:05 Time
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No sign of foul play in death of exiled Russian tycoon Berezovsky

USPA News - Officers investigating the death of self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky have so far found no evidence t...

03/23/2013, 21:10 Time
M. SCOTT BOWLING

Same Sex Marriage front and center in our nations highest court

What is at stake and what does it mean?

USPA NEWS - As the United States Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of same sex marriage this week, Justices wil...

03/19/2013, 03:20 Time
USPA News

At least 16 killed in southern Brazil landslide

USPA News - The death toll rose to sixteen after heavy rainfall caused a deadly landslide in southern Brazil, local authori...

03/14/2013, 19:34 Time
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Saudi Arabia executes 7 men by firing squad

USPA News - Seven Saudi men were executed Wednesday after being convicted of carrying out an armed robbery and breaking int...

03/08/2013, 23:47 Time
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U.S. unemployment rate falls to 7.7 percent, lowest since 2008

USPA News - Employers in the United States added 236,000 workers to their payrolls in the month of February, significantly ...

03/08/2013, 12:55 Time
M SCOTT BOWLING

MEETING THE PEOPLE

Laura Neuman: one-on-one with residents

USPA NEWS - With the warm smile and humbleness that seems to define County Executive Laura Neuman, she met with residents o...

03/07/2013, 12:39 Time
Simone Mayer / europarl

EU and member states must step up food chain checks

Food safety

USPA NEWS - The "horse burger" consumer confidence crisis highlights the EU member states' failure to enforce EU laws on fo...

03/06/2013, 15:08 Time
M. SCOTT BOWLING

Death Penalty Repeal Clears Maryland Senate

House expected to vote within next week

USPA NEWS - The Maryland Senate voted 27 to 20 Wednesday to approved Gov. Martin O'Malley's legislation that would repeal t...

03/05/2013, 14:20 Time
M. SCOTT BOWLING

Maryland Municipality sued for Reciting The Lords Prayer during Council Meeting

Ex-Nun, Buddhist file Federal lawsuit

USPA NEWS - The Town of Brentwood, a small community bordering the District of Columbia in Prince George's County opens eac...

03/04/2013, 02:31 Time
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UN, League of Arab States deeply; frustrated about Syrian crisis

USPA News - The United Nations (UN) and the League of Arab States on Saturday called on the international community to act ...

03/03/2013, 07:25 Time
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Putin, Obama task top diplomats to seek new Syria initiatives

USPA News - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama have tasked their top diplomats to find new in...

03/02/2013, 14:26 Time
M. SCOTT BOWLING

Maryland Governor seeks Strictist Gun-Control Law in the Nation

Opponents outnumber Supporters 40-to-1

USPA NEWS - A day after the Senate passed one of the strictest pieces of gun control legislation in the nation, Governor Ma...

03/01/2013, 12:44 Time
M. SCOTT BOWLING

Administration files Amicus Brief in California Proposition 8 Case

Obama: Prop. 8 & DOMA Unconstitutional

USPA NEWS - The Obama Administration has filed a brief at the Supreme Court arguing in no uncertain terms ““ that a law...

02/27/2013, 21:21 Time
M. SCOTT BOWLING

Maryland DNA Law Debated by Justices in the United States Supreme Court

Alito: Most important case in decades.

USPA NEWS - Maryland´s law that permits police to collect DNA samples from individuals arrested and charged with having co...

02/27/2013, 01:04 Time
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UN calls for investigation into death of Palestinian under Israeli detention

USPA News - The United Nations (UN) official on Tuesday called for an investigation into the death of a Palestinian under I...

02/25/2013, 14:03 Time
M SCOTT BOWLING

County Executive Neuman: Just what the PEOPLE Ordered

Priority One: Regaining the public trust

USPA NEWS - It would be nearly impossible to spend more than 5 minutes with County Executive Laura Neuman, and not feel he...

02/22/2013, 17:51 Time
USPA News

Bomb blast kills foreign soldier in southern Afghanistan

USPA News - A coalition service member was killed Friday when a roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-le...

02/22/2013, 12:39 Time
M. Scott Bowling

The Road Less Traveled takes Laura Neuman to County Executive

You need to make your own opportunities

USPA NEWS - In a pool of contenders with a much higher profile and familiarity to politicos and county voters, Laura Neuman...

UN probe into chemical weapons use in Syria to begin within days 3

N. Korea puts artillery forces targeting U.S. bases at highest alert

No sign of foul play in death of exiled Russian tycoon Berezovsky