http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog Where Maryland Democrats Go Online. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:26:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 38.997511-76.498039theonlinestatehttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/WsZfwAPaLXQ/ http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/02/08/one-mans-story-about-president-obamas-commitment-to-end-iraq-war/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:25:15 +0000 Matt Verghese http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/?p=3659 Bob Howard, a civil rights lawyer from Chicago, was there when Obama spoke out against the Iraq War in 2002. Five years later, Bob was there when Senator Obama outlined his plan to the end the war. And last December, Howard watched as President Obama welcomed home the last troops from Iraq.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=WsZfwAPaLXQ:yFR2bKShR0Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/WsZfwAPaLXQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/02/08/one-mans-story-about-president-obamas-commitment-to-end-iraq-war/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/02/08/one-mans-story-about-president-obamas-commitment-to-end-iraq-war/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/QA6d2ol-_iA/ http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/02/07/a-budget-of-choices/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:48:31 +0000 David Sloan http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/?p=3654 Budgets are about choices. And those choices have real consequences. What choices are Governor O'Malley and his Republican counterpart in Virginia, Governor McDonnell, making?<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=QA6d2ol-_iA:8_hKsrSyrkw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=QA6d2ol-_iA:8_hKsrSyrkw:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=QA6d2ol-_iA:8_hKsrSyrkw:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=QA6d2ol-_iA:8_hKsrSyrkw:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=QA6d2ol-_iA:8_hKsrSyrkw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=QA6d2ol-_iA:8_hKsrSyrkw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a 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2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-02-05<ul> <li><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/van-hollens-path-from-political-strategy-to-budget-wonkery/2012/01/26/gIQAo7g7nQ_story.html">Van Hollen&rsquo;s path from political strategy to budget wonkery</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/give-omalley-credit-for-courage-on-taxes/2012/02/03/gIQADlhqrQ_story.html">McCartney: Give O'Malley credit for courage on taxes</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/epX8EP8e-jo" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-02-05http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/5ZLJbpREGoM/marylanddemocraticpartySat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-02-03<ul> <li><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-omalley-budget-20120202,0,1116477.story">A budget that promotes economic health</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/5ZLJbpREGoM" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-02-03 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/r9fdt-ozMGk/ http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/02/03/chair-yvette-lewis-statement-on-january-jobs-report/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:36:31 +0000 Matt Verghese http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/?p=3650 Maryland Democratic Party Chair Yvette Lewis released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 243,000 jobs in January.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=r9fdt-ozMGk:o4hRe8LuHJA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/r9fdt-ozMGk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/02/03/chair-yvette-lewis-statement-on-january-jobs-report/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/02/03/chair-yvette-lewis-statement-on-january-jobs-report/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/ESZ6VnbeeSU/marylanddemocraticpartyWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-31<ul> <li><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-gas-tax-20120131,0,5717729.story">The cost of transportation</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/ESZ6VnbeeSU" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-31http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/5rj3mmycoU0/marylanddemocraticpartyTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-30<ul> <li><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/maryland-governors-agenda-faces-challenges-poll-shows/2012/01/27/gIQA13W3YQ_print.html">Poll: Maryland Governor's agenda</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/5rj3mmycoU0" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-30 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/IXA0hNYv1Oc/ http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/01/30/bob-ehrlich-cant-turn-voter-suppression-around/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:44:57 +0000 Matt Verghese http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/?p=3645 Taking responsibility for his campaign’s election day wrong-doing may be part of Bob Ehrlich’s political rehabilitation. Or maybe Ehrlich simply wants drive up sales of his book by appealing to tea-party Republicans who fully embrace voter suppression as a means of winning elections<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:YwkR-u9nhCs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=YwkR-u9nhCs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?a=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/theonlinestate?i=IXA0hNYv1Oc:vEdc5qbJzFU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/IXA0hNYv1Oc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/01/30/bob-ehrlich-cant-turn-voter-suppression-around/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/http://www.theonlinestate.com/blog/2012/01/30/bob-ehrlich-cant-turn-voter-suppression-around/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/eqXR9lZtYMM/marylanddemocraticpartySat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-27<ul> <li><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/automotive/bs-bz-electric-hybrid-car-20120125,0,2911290.story">Company aims to build viable electric car in Md.</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/real-estate/2012/01/marylands-top-planner-defends.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_baltimore+%28B&page=all">Maryland's top planner defends O'Malley's PlanMaryland</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-bipartisan-agenda-20120126,0,1883326.story">Democrats, Republicans agree to push package of bills in Annapolis</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gazette.net/article/20120127/OPINION/701279604/1014/barry-rascovar-counties-have-had-it-easy-on-teacher-pensions&template=gazette">Barry Rascovar: Counties have had it easy on teacher pensions</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/eqXR9lZtYMM" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-27http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/5U6CuzKi6JE/marylanddemocraticpartyThu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-25<ul> <li><a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/gov/2012/01/24-18/Maryland-officials-press-forward-with-health-reform.html">Maryland officials press forward with health reform</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-same-sex-religion-20120124%2C0%2C1852313.story">O'Malley seeks religious support for same-sex marriage bill</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.gazette.net/article/20120124/NEWS/701249954/1033/maryland-s-jobless-rate-dips-to-67-percent&template=gazette">Maryland&rsquo;s jobless rate dips to 6.7 percent</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bthesite/bs-b-youth-voters-20120113%2C0%2C7099887.story">Re-energizing young voters</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/5U6CuzKi6JE" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-25http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/theonlinestate/~3/38S95Anse-k/marylanddemocraticpartyTue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-23<ul> <li><a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/business/2012/01/maryland-outpaces-virginia-job-growth/2123296">Maryland outpaces Virginia in job growth</a></li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theonlinestate/~4/38S95Anse-k" height="1" width="1"/>http://del.icio.us/marylanddemocraticparty#2012-01-23