C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger

NSA surveillance sparks privacy debate

2013-06-08 12:31:25

You make a call from your land line or text a friend from your smartphone. You browse an online retailer for clothing, a book or music; you create a wish list or write a review. You walk past a security camera outside your home; you use GPS to find...

Ruppersberger to speak at opening of lacrosse benefit for Wounded Warrior Project

2013-06-11 12:17:00

Rep. C.A.�Dutch Ruppersberger has a lot on his mind. As the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, he's had to defend the secret domestic surveillance program revealed to British Newspaper The Guardian by a former Maryland resident. And he'...

Ulman and Brown: the power of two

2013-06-11 09:37:00

Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman shook up Maryland's 2014 gubernatorial race by announcing they will run as a ticket for the Democratic nomination in 2014. Politically and electorally, it's a shrewd and gutsy move. Picking...

Inevitability and the race for governor

2013-05-30 13:18:00

The 2014 Maryland governor's race has been shaping up so far as a fight about inevitability. Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler long fostered the sense of his own lock on the job through a massive campaign war chest. Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown countered...

Fight cyberattacks, not privacy

2013-06-03 03:00:00

A Defense Science Board report made public last week contained shocking allegations about the extent of Chinese military hacking of American defense technologies. Though China's government denies it — huffily insisting that it has no need for...

Privacy advocates outraged, but lawmakers defend collection of phone records

2013-06-06 18:16:00

Privacy advocates expressed outrage Thursday over revelations that the National Security Agency has been collecting telephone records of virtually every phone call made in the United States for seven years, but the Obama administration and a bipartisan...

Democrats watch for Gansler's next move

2013-06-03 13:22:01

For the past month, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown has been making news in the 2014 Democratic race for governor. His presumed chief rival, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, has been biding his time. Brown became the first big name Democrat out of the gate...

Ruppersberger: Cybersecurity bill is necessary, will not violate privacy

2013-06-03 13:56:54

The Baltimore Sun's editorial, "Fight cyber attacks, not privacy" (May 3) does readers a true disservice by perpetuating several myths about this critical issue. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is simple, allowing the American...

Gansler makes it explicit: No third term as AG

2013-06-01 11:09:00

Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler removed any lingering doubts about whether he might� seek re-election rather than run for governor as he released a statement Saturday vowing not to seek a third term. In a statement released to The Sun after...

Cummings endorses Brown-Ulman ticket

2013-06-03 00:00:00

U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings will announce today that he is endorsing the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial ticket of Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown and his running mate, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman. Cummings is expected to be on hand this morning in...

GOP's Craig to enter race for governor; Brown picks Ulman for ticket

2013-05-29 17:45:55

The 2014 governor's race came into clearer focus Wednesday as Harford County Executive David R. Craig set a date to announce his Republican candidacy and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown's campaign confirmed that Howard County Executive Ken Ulman will be his...

Md. pols flock to White House for Ravens

2013-06-05 18:52:53

When Rep. Chris Van Hollen struck up a conversation recently with a U.S. Capitol Police officer he sees every day on his way to work, he immediately learned two things about the man: He's from Baltimore and he's a huge Ravens fan. And so the Montgomery...

U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger is pictured during the Ravens' visit to the White House.

2013-06-05 00:00:00

Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger Vowed to give an unspecified portion of his pay to a foundation supporting the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in hopes that "this will enable them to help more Maryland families in the future."

2013-03-25 00:00:00

May 5 is #FreeComicBookDay! Comics are great way to help kids develop a passion 4 reading + support local biz

2012-05-03 00:00:00