Topic: Baltimore

Pelosi on prayer

Beliefnet - 451 days ago
Do you think frequently of your father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., the former mayor of Baltimore? My father died the year I was elected to Congress, 1987. I think about my parents all the time, especially on Sunday when I'm at Mass. -- ...

Parren James Mitchell

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 921 days ago
May 28, 2007, Baltimore), American politician who was a liberal Democrat from Maryland who spent eight terms (1971-87) as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and was the first African American since 1898 to be elected to Congress from a ...

Crowd endures cold to cheer Obama in Baltimore

AFP Global Edition - 1124 days ago
A jubilant crowd greeted president-elect Barack Obama on Saturday for a pre-inaugural rally in Baltimore despite enduring hours of bone-chilling cold.The throng of 40,000 roared its approval when Obama appeared in this mainly African-American city at dusk, some wiping away tears as ...
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Obituaries in the news

AP News - 1723 days ago
Obituaries in the NewsParren J. MitchellBALTIMORE (AP) _ Former Congressman Parren J. Mitchell, an eloquent but soft-spoken founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and champion of civil rights, died on Memorial Day. He was 85.Mitchell had been in intensive care, Greater ...
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Rep. Parren Mitchell, founding member of Congressional Black Caucus, dies at 85

AP Features - 1723 days ago
Parren J. Mitchell, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and a champion of civil rights, has died, Greater Baltimore Medical Center said Tuesday.Mitchell, 85, had been in intensive care and died on Memorial Day, hospital spokesman Michael Schwartzberg said. He ...
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