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Thursday, May 21, 2015
How the Civil War Never Ended for Black America
By righting a 150-year-old wrong, re-enactors aim to help remedy long untreated ills at the root of today’s #BlackLivesMatter movement
Hundreds of African-American men marched to the White House this past Sunday. They were not wearing hoodies in honor of Trayvon Martin. They were not making the “hands up don’t shoot” gesture in honor of Michael Brown.
They were wearing blue wool trousers and greatcoats, forage caps and cavalry boots—in honor of African American soldiers who fought in the Civil War. Their aim: to correct a wrong made in 1865, when black soldiers were left out of the Grand Review, the Union Army’s victory parade.
1865? Seriously? With all the critically important racial justice causes of 2015?
“Everything about the Civil War is present tense,” author C.R. Gibbs told me. “This is not settled. Ferguson and Baltimore are just match flares on a long historical fuse.”
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Hundreds of African-American men marched to the White House this past Sunday. They were not wearing hoodies in honor of Trayvon Martin. They were not making the “hands up don’t shoot” gesture in honor of Michael Brown.
They were wearing blue wool trousers and greatcoats, forage caps and cavalry boots—in honor of African American soldiers who fought in the Civil War. Their aim: to correct a wrong made in 1865, when black soldiers were left out of the Grand Review, the Union Army’s victory parade.
1865? Seriously? With all the critically important racial justice causes of 2015?
“Everything about the Civil War is present tense,” author C.R. Gibbs told me. “This is not settled. Ferguson and Baltimore are just match flares on a long historical fuse.”
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Man who paid $350,000 kills endangered black rhino in Africa
Corey Knowlton of Dallas shot a black rhino this week in Namibia, according to Ben Carter, executive director of the Dallas Safari Club. Knowlton was the top bidder in the club’s January 2014 auction.
The funds go to the Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism, which issued the permit as part of efforts to cull the herd, Carter said.
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Mom Arrested, Shackled Over Son's Unexcused School Absences
Julie Giles reportedly wrote on Facebook that a warrant had been issued for her arrest after her son tallied 12 unexcused absences from school.
The total is six more than the Screven County school district allows. Giles argued that her son's doctor re-issued a note for three of the absences, meaning she would be arrested over a total of three absences.
Giles said she was briefly placed in ankle shackles, with police saying it was normal procedure. She was released and given a court date in July, but faces jail time.
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Tribe Seeks Wyoming Apology Over 'Disrespect' In Meeting
The head of a Native American tribe in Montana demanded an apology on Tuesday from Wyoming's governor for disrespect shown to the tribe's historic preservation officer by a state wildlife official during a meeting about grizzly bears.
The leader complained that a tribal officer had been unceremoniously ushered offstage during the meeting when he sought to speak against stripping Yellowstone-area grizzlies of federal protections, and his microphone ordered cut off by a Wyoming game warden.
"I am extremely disappointed in the disrespect that was shown," Llevando Fisher, president of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, said in a statement.
A spokesman for Governor Matt Mead did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The public complaint is latest sign of growing tensions between Native Americans and federal and state wildlife managers over grizzlies that roam Yellowstone National Park and three adjoining states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
Grizzly numbers have increased to roughly 750 from the 136 estimated in 1975 when they were listed as threatened.
But the three tribes on the panel, the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone of Wyoming and Idaho's Shoshone-Bannock, reversed course last month during the meeting in Cody and registered opposition to delisting, which paves the way for sport hunting in the three Northern Rocky Mountain states.
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The leader complained that a tribal officer had been unceremoniously ushered offstage during the meeting when he sought to speak against stripping Yellowstone-area grizzlies of federal protections, and his microphone ordered cut off by a Wyoming game warden.
"I am extremely disappointed in the disrespect that was shown," Llevando Fisher, president of the Northern Cheyenne tribe, said in a statement.
A spokesman for Governor Matt Mead did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The public complaint is latest sign of growing tensions between Native Americans and federal and state wildlife managers over grizzlies that roam Yellowstone National Park and three adjoining states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
Grizzly numbers have increased to roughly 750 from the 136 estimated in 1975 when they were listed as threatened.
But the three tribes on the panel, the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone of Wyoming and Idaho's Shoshone-Bannock, reversed course last month during the meeting in Cody and registered opposition to delisting, which paves the way for sport hunting in the three Northern Rocky Mountain states.
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Pilot who landed gyrocopter at U.S. Capitol facing 6 charges
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said Wednesday in a statement that a grand jury has indicted Douglas Hughes on six charges. He is scheduled to appear Thursday in federal court in Washington.
Hughes said in a telephone interview Wednesday afternoon that he had arrived in Washington and would be making a statement after his appearance in court.
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Princess Anne Police Department Investigating Robbery at PNC Bank
On Thursday, May 21, 2015 the Princess Anne Police Department responded to the PNC Bank located at 30389 Mt. Vernon Road in reference to a robbery after the fact. Investigation revealed the suspect entered the bank and gave a teller a note demanding money. The suspect did not display a weapon but indicated he had one. The suspect left the bank after being provided an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect is described as a young white male approximately 5'8 to 5'9, thin build wearing a brown hooded jacket. If anyone has any information concerning the robbery, please contact the Princess Anne Police Department at 410-651-1822.
Community Partners Recognized at Annual Wicomico County Tourism Reception
Salisbury, MD – Wicomico County’s Tourism Division recognized its strongest partners during a reception and awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 20 at the Wicomico County Visitor’s Center. Held annually since 2000, the reception recognizes community members and businesses who have dedicated themselves to supporting tourism initiatives in Wicomico County.
In fiscal year 2015, Wicomico County’s tourism efforts have continued to grow. The division has sold or held 49 events, 7 of which were of a regional or national caliber. These events required 32,000 hotel room nights, attracted 114,000 visitors and generated an estimated economic impact of $47.5 million. This success would not be possible if it were not for tourism’s many community partners. These partners help the County recruit new events, retain and grow current events and welcome event attendees into the community. 2015 tourism award recipients included:
Hospitality Award: Anne Webster of Country Inn & Suites, Microtel & Holiday Inn Express Delmar
Through her role in the hospitality industry, Webster gives a strong welcome to Wicomico County’s visitors. Her emphasis on quality customer service not only generates repeat business for the hotels she manages but helps ensure event attendees look forward to returning to Wicomico County.
Tourism Business of the Year: Hampton Inn Salisbury, accepted by General Manager Jenifer Prokofiew
As a key hotel partner, the Hampton Inn Salisbury participated in 35 tourism events and served as a ‘host hotel’ for five major events including the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Eastern World Series, Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Association’s (MAWA) South Regionals and Eastern Nationals, the ISSSA Senior Softball Regional and the Potomac Youth Religious Conference.
Tourism Partner of the Year: DMV Elite, accepted by Mitch Northam
Injecting energy, enthusiasm and social-media prowess into the annual Governor’s Challenge High School Basketball Tournament, DMV Elite transformed this once local event into the largest high school holiday basketball tournament on the east coast. In 2014, the tournament grew to a record 53 teams from 6 different states. As a result of this new partnership, 70 teams have already committed to the 2015 event.
Tourism Person of the Year (Betty K. Gardner Award): Barbara Furbush
As an accomplished dog show organizer, breeder, handler and judge, Furbush has utilized her expertise to bring new shows to Wicomico County and helped current shows flourish. Furbush was instrumental in bringing the International Poodle Club of America Show to the County in 2004, and has helped the County to retain it since then. It is estimated that the 2015 event generated an economic impact of $1.8 million.
In fiscal year 2015, Wicomico County’s tourism efforts have continued to grow. The division has sold or held 49 events, 7 of which were of a regional or national caliber. These events required 32,000 hotel room nights, attracted 114,000 visitors and generated an estimated economic impact of $47.5 million. This success would not be possible if it were not for tourism’s many community partners. These partners help the County recruit new events, retain and grow current events and welcome event attendees into the community. 2015 tourism award recipients included:
Hospitality Award: Anne Webster of Country Inn & Suites, Microtel & Holiday Inn Express Delmar
Through her role in the hospitality industry, Webster gives a strong welcome to Wicomico County’s visitors. Her emphasis on quality customer service not only generates repeat business for the hotels she manages but helps ensure event attendees look forward to returning to Wicomico County.
Tourism Business of the Year: Hampton Inn Salisbury, accepted by General Manager Jenifer Prokofiew
As a key hotel partner, the Hampton Inn Salisbury participated in 35 tourism events and served as a ‘host hotel’ for five major events including the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Eastern World Series, Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Association’s (MAWA) South Regionals and Eastern Nationals, the ISSSA Senior Softball Regional and the Potomac Youth Religious Conference.
Tourism Partner of the Year: DMV Elite, accepted by Mitch Northam
Injecting energy, enthusiasm and social-media prowess into the annual Governor’s Challenge High School Basketball Tournament, DMV Elite transformed this once local event into the largest high school holiday basketball tournament on the east coast. In 2014, the tournament grew to a record 53 teams from 6 different states. As a result of this new partnership, 70 teams have already committed to the 2015 event.
Tourism Person of the Year (Betty K. Gardner Award): Barbara Furbush
As an accomplished dog show organizer, breeder, handler and judge, Furbush has utilized her expertise to bring new shows to Wicomico County and helped current shows flourish. Furbush was instrumental in bringing the International Poodle Club of America Show to the County in 2004, and has helped the County to retain it since then. It is estimated that the 2015 event generated an economic impact of $1.8 million.
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518: From L to R: Tourism Manager Steve Miller, Tourism Advisory Board President Mike Delano, County Councilman John Hall and DMV Elite Representative Mich Northam
521: From L to R: Business of the Year recipient Jennifer Prokofiew, Hospitality Award recipient Anne Webster, Tourism Person of the Year recipient Barbara Furbush and Tourism Manager Steve Miller
Should officials get trip rewards points when traveling on taxpayer dime?
BALTIMORE —Baltimore City ethics officials are reviewing a question raised by WBAL-TV 11 News in a report Tuesday about the travel habits of the Baltimore City Council, the WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team has learned.
Should elected officials get to pocket travel rewards when taxpayers foot the bill for their trip? This is a question federal, state and local governments have dealt with in places other than Baltimore since frequent flier miles and reward points have value. But Baltimore is apparently missing a policy, and the most-traveled member of the Baltimore City Council appears to be piling up the points.
Twice in the past five months, Hawaii has been the destination of Baltimore City Councilwoman Helen Holton. She's there this week and she was there in December, each time, for a meeting of the National Association of Counties, for which Holton is a board member. The cost of the two trips is more than $5,000, all paid by taxpayers.
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Should elected officials get to pocket travel rewards when taxpayers foot the bill for their trip? This is a question federal, state and local governments have dealt with in places other than Baltimore since frequent flier miles and reward points have value. But Baltimore is apparently missing a policy, and the most-traveled member of the Baltimore City Council appears to be piling up the points.
Twice in the past five months, Hawaii has been the destination of Baltimore City Councilwoman Helen Holton. She's there this week and she was there in December, each time, for a meeting of the National Association of Counties, for which Holton is a board member. The cost of the two trips is more than $5,000, all paid by taxpayers.
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In Speech, Obama Will Cast Climate Change As 'Immediate Risk' To U.S. Security
During a commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy today, President Obama will cast climate change as posing an "immediate risk to our national security."
NPR's Scott Horsley reports Obama is expected to tell graduates that the Coast Guard itself will have to adjust to the effects of rising sea levels. Scott filed this report for our Newscast unit:
"Coast Guard stations are among of the many military facilities already feeling the effects of a changing climate. In low lying Norfolk, Virginia high tides already swamp parts of a Navy base. But Obama says the global reach of a changing climate extends far beyond the coast, and crosses international boundaries.
"The Administration is trying to curtail heat-trapping greenhouse gases with new restrictions on carbon pollution, especially from coal-fired power plants. But those rules face both political and legal challenges. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, whose home state of Kentucky is a leading coal producer, is encouraging states to resist the power plant rules."
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NPR's Scott Horsley reports Obama is expected to tell graduates that the Coast Guard itself will have to adjust to the effects of rising sea levels. Scott filed this report for our Newscast unit:
"Coast Guard stations are among of the many military facilities already feeling the effects of a changing climate. In low lying Norfolk, Virginia high tides already swamp parts of a Navy base. But Obama says the global reach of a changing climate extends far beyond the coast, and crosses international boundaries.
"The Administration is trying to curtail heat-trapping greenhouse gases with new restrictions on carbon pollution, especially from coal-fired power plants. But those rules face both political and legal challenges. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, whose home state of Kentucky is a leading coal producer, is encouraging states to resist the power plant rules."
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Legislative Leaders Question Gov. Hogan's Bay Bridge Toll Reduction Plan
The Maryland Transportation Authority approved the $58 million toll reduction plan.
The Daily Record reports that some legislators have now expressed concerns about the lack of transparency related to the reductions. Others worry that road projects already planned would now be eliminated or delayed because there will no money to pay for them.
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Survey Says: 30% Of People Who Admit To Tweeting While Driving Do It “All The Time”
While we’ve heard of people doing things they shouldn’t be doing while they’re driving — like playing the guitar and taking selfies, not to mention texting — it’s still shocking to look at the numbers tied to distracted driving. A new survey says the trendy thing to do behind the wheel now is using social media like Twitter, with plenty of people admitting they do it “all the time.”
AT&T released a survey it commissioned today that says drivers are increasingly using Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter, while also taking selfies and shooting videos. The company has discouraged drivers from taking their eyes off the road, and teamed with Braun Research to poll people who own a smartphone and drive at least once a day.
Of those drivers, 27% ages 16 to 65 reported using Facebook behind the wheel, with 14% admitting to using Twitter. But of those, 30% said they were posting while driving “all the time.” Sigh.
That’s not all — chatting on video is also popular for drivers.
“One in 10 say they do video chat while driving. I don’t even have words for that,” Lori Lee, AT&T’s senior executive vice president for global marketing told the New York Times’ Bits Blog.
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AT&T released a survey it commissioned today that says drivers are increasingly using Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter, while also taking selfies and shooting videos. The company has discouraged drivers from taking their eyes off the road, and teamed with Braun Research to poll people who own a smartphone and drive at least once a day.
Of those drivers, 27% ages 16 to 65 reported using Facebook behind the wheel, with 14% admitting to using Twitter. But of those, 30% said they were posting while driving “all the time.” Sigh.
That’s not all — chatting on video is also popular for drivers.
“One in 10 say they do video chat while driving. I don’t even have words for that,” Lori Lee, AT&T’s senior executive vice president for global marketing told the New York Times’ Bits Blog.
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A Viewer Writes: Possible bank robbery
Hi Joe,
I just passed PNC Bank in Princess Anne and it looks like it has been robbed. State Police and Princess Anne PD are on site and have yellow tape in front of the door.
I just passed PNC Bank in Princess Anne and it looks like it has been robbed. State Police and Princess Anne PD are on site and have yellow tape in front of the door.
What’s today’s $5 billion banking settlement about?
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WHICH BANKS ARE INVOLVED?
Traders at four banks — JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup’s banking unit Citicorp, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland — conspired to fix rates on U.S. dollars and euros at the expense of clients from 2007 to 2013. Another bank, Switzerland’s UBS, agreed to plead guilty to manipulating key interest rates and will pay a separate criminal penalty.
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WHAT DID THE TRADERS DO?
The traders used chat rooms to coordinate currency trades to their advantage. They also shared confidential orders to position themselves to profit from those orders. In a hypothetical example, Company A could have told a bank to change $1 billion into euros. A trader at that bank could have told a trader at a rival bank to raise the price on euros. By knowing what a company wanted to buy, a rival trader could have positioned himself to profit handsomely.
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The True Black Tragedy
Hustlers and people with little understanding want us to believe that today’s black problems are the continuing result of a legacy of slavery, poverty and racial discrimination. The fact is that most of the social pathology seen in poor black neighborhoods is entirely new in black history. Let’s look at some of it.
Today the overwhelming majority of black children are raised in single female-headed families. As early as the 1880s, three-quarters of black families were two-parent. In 1925 New York City, 85 percent of black families were two-parent. One study of 19th-century slave families found that in up to three-fourths of the families, all the children had the same mother and father.
Today’s black illegitimacy rate of nearly 75 percent is also entirely new. In 1940, black illegitimacy stood at 14 percent. It had risen to 25 percent by 1965, when Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action” and was widely condemned as a racist. By 1980, the black illegitimacy rate had more than doubled, to 56 percent, and it has been growing since. Both during slavery and as late as 1920, a teenage girl raising a child without a man present was rare among blacks.
Much of today’s pathology seen among many blacks is an outgrowth of the welfare state that has made self-destructive behavior less costly for the individual. Having children without the benefit of marriage is less burdensome if the mother receives housing subsidies, welfare payments and food stamps. Plus, the social stigma associated with unwed motherhood has vanished. Female-headed households, whether black or white, are a ticket for dependency and all of its associated problems. Ignored in all discussions is the fact that the poverty rate among black married couples has been in single digits since 1994.
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Today the overwhelming majority of black children are raised in single female-headed families. As early as the 1880s, three-quarters of black families were two-parent. In 1925 New York City, 85 percent of black families were two-parent. One study of 19th-century slave families found that in up to three-fourths of the families, all the children had the same mother and father.
Today’s black illegitimacy rate of nearly 75 percent is also entirely new. In 1940, black illegitimacy stood at 14 percent. It had risen to 25 percent by 1965, when Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action” and was widely condemned as a racist. By 1980, the black illegitimacy rate had more than doubled, to 56 percent, and it has been growing since. Both during slavery and as late as 1920, a teenage girl raising a child without a man present was rare among blacks.
Much of today’s pathology seen among many blacks is an outgrowth of the welfare state that has made self-destructive behavior less costly for the individual. Having children without the benefit of marriage is less burdensome if the mother receives housing subsidies, welfare payments and food stamps. Plus, the social stigma associated with unwed motherhood has vanished. Female-headed households, whether black or white, are a ticket for dependency and all of its associated problems. Ignored in all discussions is the fact that the poverty rate among black married couples has been in single digits since 1994.
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BERLIN MAIN STREET AWARDED 2015 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
When selecting Certificate of Excellence winners, TripAdvisor uses a proprietary algorithm to determine the honorees that takes into account the quality, quantity and recency of reviews and opinions submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period as well as business’s tenure and ranking on the Popularity Index on the site. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months.
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Homeless Get Wi-Fi
A light bulb flashed in Darcel Jackson’s head one night, while lying in bed in a homeless shelter in San Francisco, that the greatest thing he could do for homeless people would be to connect them to the internet.
Having an instant link to the world wide web could help people like Jackson get jobs and find housing, reported KQED. The problem at the Next Door homeless shelter was that they didn’t have any computers making it extremely difficult to pull down current job boards or websites listing cheap rooms.
Next Door resident Wayne Samuelson, a former Marine, said that not having the internet puts you at a disadvantage with others in society. “Everybody is wired up,” Samuelson says, “People are like, ‘Are you connected?’ I’m like, ‘What do you mean? Am I a gangster?’ Oh, Internet.”
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Having an instant link to the world wide web could help people like Jackson get jobs and find housing, reported KQED. The problem at the Next Door homeless shelter was that they didn’t have any computers making it extremely difficult to pull down current job boards or websites listing cheap rooms.
Next Door resident Wayne Samuelson, a former Marine, said that not having the internet puts you at a disadvantage with others in society. “Everybody is wired up,” Samuelson says, “People are like, ‘Are you connected?’ I’m like, ‘What do you mean? Am I a gangster?’ Oh, Internet.”
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Two Famous WWII Airplanes To Fly In OC Air Show To Commemorate 70th Anniversary Of VE Day
“The OC Air Show is honored to be able to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day before the hundreds of thousands of people that will be on the beach to see the OC Air Show” said Bryan Lilley, president of the OC Air Show. “We’re also pleased that the public will have the opportunity to travel back in time and fly aboard one of the few remaining B-25s.”
The P-51 Mustang played a integral role in the allies air superiority. Marked as the superfighter of its day, the P-51 represented a giant leap forward in speed and maneuverability. Owner Jim Beasley will be performing a full capabilities demonstration of his P-51 ‘Bald Eagle.’
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AP DECLARES MARTIN O’MALLEY A 2016 CONTENDER–WHOSE RISE WAS PREDICTED BY BILL CLINTON
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a decade ago, Bill Clinton spotted a political star in the making, someone he predicted would go from a big-city mayor to a national leader – maybe even to the White House. “I won’t be surprised if you go all the way,” Clinton wrote in a 2002 letter to Baltimore’s mayor, Martin O’Malley.
In the years that followed, Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton showed up time and again as their young ally gained stature as governor of Maryland, hosting fundraisers, headlining rallies and connecting him to their sprawling network of political donors.
Now, O’Malley is just days away from walking down the path Clinton laid out for him more than a decade ago, as he prepares to announce his presidential campaign in Baltimore on May 30. And that means transforming himself from one of Hillary Clinton’s most loyal supporters into her chief adversary for the Democratic nomination.
“It’s certainly been a long and friendly relationship,” said Steve Kearney, a former O’Malley aide. “Times change. He clearly thought she was the best candidate in 2008. We’ll find out whether that remains true today.”
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In the years that followed, Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton showed up time and again as their young ally gained stature as governor of Maryland, hosting fundraisers, headlining rallies and connecting him to their sprawling network of political donors.
Now, O’Malley is just days away from walking down the path Clinton laid out for him more than a decade ago, as he prepares to announce his presidential campaign in Baltimore on May 30. And that means transforming himself from one of Hillary Clinton’s most loyal supporters into her chief adversary for the Democratic nomination.
“It’s certainly been a long and friendly relationship,” said Steve Kearney, a former O’Malley aide. “Times change. He clearly thought she was the best candidate in 2008. We’ll find out whether that remains true today.”
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