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Saving a free press could help preserve our democracy

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In recent months, the newspaper industry has been turned upside down. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Rocky Mountain News, the Baltimore Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others, have ceased daily publication or announced they may have to stop publishing. The Tribune Company, owners of The Baltimore Sun, has filed for bankruptcy.

Senator Cardin Applauds Passage of Bill to extend Small Business Programs

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Legislation Averts Expiration of Small Business Innovation Research and other vital programs WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed unanimously a bill to temporarily extend the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) programs through July 31, 2009. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Among the programs extended is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)...

Clean, Green Transportation Is Our Future

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Senator Cardin is a member of five Senate committees: Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Environment and Public Works, Budget, and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. His web site is: cardin.senate.gov. He also can be found at YouTube.com/SenatorCardin As Congress works to address our nation’s transportation problems, it has a duty to rebuild our aging infrastructure for the 21st century. At...

Cardin calls President Obama’s speech to joint session of Congress honest and direct

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Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), released the following statement in response to President Obama’s first speech to a Joint Session of Congress. Senator Cardin is a member of the Senate Committees on Budget, Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Environment and Public Works, and Small Business...

Traditional Russian Dance Ensemble "Kalinka" of Baltimore

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Traditional Russian Dance Ensemble "Kalinka" of Baltimore was formed in 2002 by a group of character dance enthusiasts. The ensemble, based in Baltimore, MD, has earned a reputation as the area's leading presenter of folk choreographed character dance in Washington-Baltimore area. Kalinka is an amateur group with professional standards.

Mariinsky Ballet in Kennedy Center in Washington, DC

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Following their acclaimed production of La Bayadère at the Kennedy Center in January 2008, St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Ballet (formerly Kirov) returns with another master ballet from its repertory: Don Quixote. The man from la Mancha rides headlong into the middle of a young couple’s wedding, a spirited village celebrates with lively Spanish dancing, and a prankster Duke leads his rambunctious...

Cardin Lauds Passage of Bill to Protect Seniors’ Savings During Volatile Economic Times

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today praised his Senate colleagues for acting swiftly to protect the savings of America’s seniors with unanimous passage of the Technical Corrections to the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 7327). Among other provisions, this legislation places a one-year moratorium on the required minimum distributions...

Cardin Urges President Bush to Authorize Tarp Funds for U.S. Makers without Delay

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“We must act. Bankruptcy is not an option.” Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement urging the President to immediately authorize the use of funds from the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) following the failure of legislation in the Senate that would have provided General Motors and Chrysler LLC with $...

Cardin Tells OPM to Act Quickly To Protect Federal Workers from Unprecedented Increases in Blue Cross-Blue Shield Copays

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Cardin Tells OPM to Act Quickly To Protect Federal Workers from Unprecedented Increases in Blue Cross-Blue Shield Copays Washington, DC – With just one business day left before the end of Open Season for the Federal Employees Health Plan, U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) released the following statement regarding costly changes to the FEHP Blue Cross-Blue Shield (BCBS) Standard Option...

Biotech Research and Small Business Development Help Drive Economic Growth in Maryland

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Maryland can take great pride in the fact that the biotechnology industry has become one of our state’s premier industries. Today, Maryland ranks 19th in population, but third in the number of biotechnology firms and related biotech employment, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. That gives Maryland an enormous advantage. The economy of the 21st Century will be driven by advances in the...

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