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Cardin: Obama should push harder for D.C. voting rights

President Barack Obama has been calling for democracy in Egypt, but a U.S. senator says that the president should be doing more for voting rights for D.C. residents.

Tags: D.C. voting rights , Mark Plotkin , politics program , U.S Helsinki Commission

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Ben Cardin appears on the 'Politics Program'

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., joined WTOP's Mark Plotkin Friday morning for the weekly Politics Program.

Tags: Pepco , Mark Plotkin

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Comments from D.C. area politicians on the Ariz. shooting

Here are some comments made by local politicians following the shooting that critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, killed federal Judge John Roll and several others in Tucson, Ariz.

Tags: Gabrielle Giffords , shooting , Arizona Shooting

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Fort Detrick signs cleanup agreement with EPA

Fort Detrick signed an agreement Friday with the Department of Defense and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency outlining how to go about cleaning up Area B's groundwater contamination.

Tags: Fort Detrick , Department of Defense , Environmental Protection Agency , Federal Facilities Agreement

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2 Ft. Detrick cancer cluster meetings slated this week

Frederick residents will have two chances this week to learn more about a possible cancer cluster near Fort Detrick.

Tags: Fort Detrick , Frederick County Health Department , Kristen Renee Foundation , cancer ,

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Army asked to find the depth of danger at Detrick

U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin sent a letter to the Department of Defense Monday asking the agency to look into contamination at Fort Detrick and devise a plan by Dec. 1 to remedy the situation.

Tags: Federal Drive , Army , Fort Detrick , Congressional Spotlight , Suzanne Kubota

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Defense considers fewer sole-source contracts

Pentagon blocks 400 million dollar missile defense contract, Fighters rattle Seattle after Obama airspace issue

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Missile Defense Agency , Lockheed Martin , Air National Guard

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State hopes technology will better secure passport process

GAO found significant success in obtaining passports using fraudulent documents in the second investigation in two years. While State is implementing facial recognition technology to close the existing gaps, lawmakers are introducing new legislation to give the agency more security capabilities.

Tags: technology , management , John Kyl , Greg Kutz , Brenda Sprague , GAO , State , Senate Judiciary Committee , SSA , DHS , passport security , Jason Miller

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Metro safety issues spur reform calls

June 22, 2009. It's a date forever linked with the worst tragedy in Metro's history. Nine people died when two Metro trains collided. Dozens were hurt, and yet others walked away. Sen. Ben Cardin joins us to talk about a congressional move to bolster the system on Congressional Spotlight.

Tags: Federal Drive , Metro , Congressional Spotlight ,

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Time is Running Out for FEHBP Dependents

Do you have a dependent child in his or her mid-20s? If so, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says things are not looking good to extend coverage this year to those who hit their 26th birthday.

Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , FEHBP , dependent coverage ,

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