Barbara Boxer

Mikulski honored as longest-serving woman in Congress

2012-03-21 14:56:00

Call her Maryland's Iron Lady. U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski was lauded Wednesday on the floor of the Senate for setting the record as the longest-serving woman in Congress, a streak that her colleague, Sen. Ben Cardin, likened to that of another...

Cardin leads fight over pesticides

2011-07-03 20:09:00

Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, a longtime advocate of the Chesapeake Bay, is wading into the high-profile debate over the federal regulation of pesticides -- instantly putting him at odds with fellow Democrats while potentially raising his national profile on...

Johns Hopkins raps AP story on lead experiment

2008-06-13 00:00:00

For about 20 years, Dr. Michael Klag has used a fertilizer made from Milwaukee municipal sludge on azaleas and yew shrubs at his suburban Baltimore home. And Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, says he's never had any question about...

No school can be made 100% safe

2006-10-04 00:00:00

Since the killings at Columbine High School seven years ago, schools have locked their doors, posted adults at entryways and drilled students in emergency procedures. The result, say experts, has been an increase in safety, but there remains little...

White House asks Congress to back force

2002-09-20 00:00:00

President Bush formally asked Congress yesterday for broad authorization to "use all means," including force, to disarm and topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, regardless of whether the United Nations supports such action. "If you want to keep the...

Army secretary denies role in Enron problems

2002-07-19 00:00:00

WASHINGTON - Army Secretary Thomas White said yesterday that he is "appalled and angered" by the scandals that drove Enron Corp. into bankruptcy but denied any role in or knowledge of wrongdoing while he was an Enron executive. In testy exchanges with...

Clinton acquitted

1999-02-13 00:00:00

Ending a tumultuous year of political scandal, the Senate acquitted President Clinton of high crimes and misdemeanors yesterday, after House prosecutors failed to muster even a bare majority of senators in favor of removing the nation's 42nd president...

Schwarzenegger enters race in Calif.

2003-08-07 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES - Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former Mr. Universe who became a millionaire superstar in Hollywood action movies, announced yesterday that he would run for governor of California, setting the stage for a tumultuous two-month campaign to unseat...

No shell game, Pipkin says

2004-03-23 00:00:00

State Sen. E.J. Pipkin made millions of dollars as a junk-bond trader in New York before cashing in and returning to Maryland and a spacious home in Queen Anne's County. But not all of his money came back with him. Some of it is planted in a small...

Breaking refinance bottleneck would do a world of good

2012-05-18 21:55:07

What if you could give the economy a huge shot in the arm without costing the taxpayers anything extra? What if at the same time, you could make it easier for people now living at the margins to stay in their homes? For the last two years, mortgage...

Weekend Talk: Barbara Boxer; Nancy Pelosi; Mitch McConnell

2012-05-18 16:38:38

John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi talk to ABC’s ‘This Week’

2012-05-18 16:46:08

Sen. Barbara Boxer seems thankful to be at the festival.

2012-01-08 09:55:11

Sen. Barbara Boxer and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hold a news conference in October at the 6th Street Bridge. L.A. Council OKs demolition of 6th Street Bridge

2011-10-27 00:00:00

"I send my deepest condolences to Steve Jobs ' family and friends on this devastating loss. Steve Jobs was a California icon who embodied Silicon Valley s entrepreneurial spirit of creativity and optimism. By revolutionizing communications, he touched the lives of billions of people around the

2011-10-05 18:42:32