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03/29/2013, 02:41 Time
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Global food prices fall on lower demand but remain near record levels

USPA News - Global food prices have declined in recent months but remain very high, volatile and close to record levels, in...

03/28/2013, 04:28 Time
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Cyprus banks to reopen Thursday with tight controls

USPA News - Cypriot`s finance minister announced Wednesday that the country`s banks will reopen on Thursday with tight cont...

03/28/2013, 01:03 Time
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North Korea cuts last military hotline with South

USPA News - North Korea cut its military hotline with the South on Wednesday, saying that military talks between the two na...

03/27/2013, 03:57 Time
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Obama appoints first woman to lead Secret Service

USPA News - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday appointed Julia A. Pierson as director of the Secret Service, making her...

03/27/2013, 02:12 Time
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British soldier dies after attack in southern Afghanistan

USPA News - A British soldier died on Tuesday after being critically injured in an attack in southern Afghanistan earlier t...

03/27/2013, 01:20 Time
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Italian court overturns Amanda Knox acquittal, orders retrial

USPA News - Italy`s top criminal court on Tuesday ordered a retrial of American student Amanda Knox and former boyfriend Ra...

03/26/2013, 04:12 Time
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Somali radio journalist shot dead in Mogadishu

USPA News - A female radio journalist was killed late Sunday evening when she was shot by unidentified gunmen in the Somali...

03/23/2013, 04:15 Time
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Passenger bus accident kills at least 23 in eastern Pakistan

USPA News - At least 23 people were killed after a passenger bus accident in eastern Pakistan, local media reported said Fr...

03/23/2013, 04:15 Time
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U.S. drone attack kills at least 4 in Pakistan

USPA News - At least four people were killed in the latest United States drone attack in Pakistan`s tribal region, local au...

03/22/2013, 10:54 Time
M SCOTT BOWLING

Maryland gas prices on the rise with passage of Transportation Bill

Automatic gas tax increases set in place

USPA NEWS - Heeding calls from Governor Martin O'Malley for an infusion of money to replenish the transportation trust fund...

03/20/2013, 22:30 Time
M SCOTT BOWLING

Leopold Requests for Special Privileges Denied by Detention Center Authorities

No perks for former County Executive

USPA NEWS - Despite being the former County Executive, and having appointed the Superintendent of the Anne Arundel County D...

03/20/2013, 06:48 Time
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19 rescued after quake triggers collapse at Polish mine

USPA News - Nineteen miners were rescued Wednesday after a small earthquake caused a cave-in at a copper mine in western Po...

03/20/2013, 04:48 Time
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Blast at Nevada munitions depot kills 7 Marines, injures 8

USPA News - Seven U.S. Marines were killed late Monday when a mortar shell exploded during a mountain warfare training exer...

03/19/2013, 11:53 Time
M SCOTT BOWLING

No Fairness for All in Maryland

Sen. James Brochin casts fatal vote

USPA NEWS - The Fairness for All Maryland's Act of 2013 (Senate Bill 449), was introduced by state Senator Richard Madaleno...

03/16/2013, 10:07 Time
M. SCOTT BOWLING

Death Penalty Repeal clears Maryland General Assembly

Awaiting Governors Signature

USPA NEWS - By a vote of 82-to-56, the Maryland House of Delegates approved SB 276, a measure repealing the death penalty, ...

03/16/2013, 05:48 Time
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Mexico: Gunmen kill 7 in Cancun bar

USPA News - At least seven people were killed after a group of gunmen opened fire at a bar in Mexico`s popular beach resort...

03/14/2013, 20:37 Time
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Police kill suspect after upstate New York shooting spree

USPA News - Police in upstate New York stormed an abandoned building Thursday where a man was hiding after carrying out a d...

03/14/2013, 20:01 Time
M SCOTT BOWLING

Prosecuter wants Mass Threats to become a Felony in Maryland

Prince Georges States Attorney needs law

USPA NEWS - ANNAPOLIS, MD “” Authorities cannot charge the Maryland man who last year called his former employer and th...

03/14/2013, 12:23 Time
M SCOTT BOWLING

Will 5 Men on Maryland Death Row Live or Die?

Governor O Malley: No decision yet

USPA NEWS - ANNAPOLIS, MD “” Nearing the close of a years-long fight, the debate on full repeal of the death penalty is...

03/14/2013, 10:13 Time
M. SCOTT BOWLING

Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants in Maryland

Is it Public Safety or Detriment?

USPA NEWS - The Maryland General Assembly is considering a series of three bills that would overturn the state´s current l...