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Woman defrauds NSA for family firm, then embezzles $4.5 million
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the final member of a family business that was used to cheat the National Security Agency out of nearly $1.5 million, prosecutors said. Christina Turley Knott, 51, of Edgewater, was sentenced to 15 months in...Tags: Corporate Crime, Prosecution, Justice System, Lawyers, Upper Marlboro
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Supercommittee inaction could hurt state
Marylanders from nearly every walk of life could be affected by across-the-board budget cuts starting in 2013 as a result of the congressional supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement to trim the nation's spiraling budget deficits. After months...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Unions, Health Insurance, Annapolis, Public Finance
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Traffic: Accident on Route 27 at Twin Arch Road
As of 8 a.m., Maryland Route 27 in Carroll County remains shut down in both directions at Twin Arch Road due to an accident involving two vehicles.
Maryland Route 295 southbound is reopen after briefly being closed early Monday morning due to an accident...Tags: National Security, Anne Arundel County, Traffic, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Md. Democrats balk at bipartisan tax deal
All but one Maryland Democrat in Congress bucked party leaders Friday to vote against extending a nationwide payroll tax break through the end of the year, most of them because of a requirement that newly hired federal workers contribute more to their...Tags: Baltimore County, Benjamin L. Cardin, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Elections, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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Another BRAC?
When word came down that U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta wants to do another BRAC, the comment was greeted with measured enthusiasm at the Harford County Development Advisory Board meeting last week. By and large, optimism was expressed that...Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, The Pentagon, Leon Panetta, Harford County, Wars and Interventions
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Maryland to fare well in Obama's 'leaner' defense strategy
While President Barack Obama described plans Thursday to make the U.S. military "leaner," officials in Maryland said the focus of installations and defense contractors here on intelligence, cyberwarfare, research and development is likely to protect the...Tags: Barack Obama, Aberdeen Proving Ground, The Pentagon, Leon Panetta, Afghanistan
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Obama proposes 'modest' federal pay raise
The White House has proposed a modest half-percent pay raise for civilian federal employees beginning next year — a move that would affect thousands of Maryland workers. If the across-the-board raise is approved by Congress, it would end a 2-year-...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Public Finance, Barbara A. Mikulski, Steny Hoyer, U.S. Postal Service
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Cardin bill angers whistleblower advocates
Legislation drafted by Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin to update the 1917 Espionage Act has angered public disclosure advocates who say the proposal would make it harder for federal employees to expose government fraud and abuse. The bill would clarify a murky...Tags: Justice System, American Civil Liberties Union, Lawyers, WikiLeaks, Civil and Public Service
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high temperature around 36 degrees. It is expected to be a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain tonight with a low temperature around 29 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Check our updates for this...Tags: Arts, Arts, New England Patriots, Interior Policy, Joe Flacco
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NSA says classified information found on seized hard drives
The National Security Agency says it found top-secret information on hard drives that were seized in a failed espionage probe, and the agency is refusing to release the computers — despite the continued protests of their owners.
In court filings in...Tags: The Pentagon, Trials, Prosecution, Al-Qaeda, Police Investigations
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Speed enforcement Jeep attacked on BW Parkway
A man wielding a hammer and a shotgun attacked a speed enforcement vehicle on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near the BWI Marshall Airport exit Wednesday morning, prompting police to close the highway for several hours.
Police said the assailant was...Tags: Transportation, Employees, Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Maryland, Defense
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Grown daughter has rock-solid reasons for joining the Army
Natasha is joining the Army and my wife and I couldn't be more proud. Indeed, our 24-year-old has been through her share of fits and starts these past few years. She earned her two-year degree in general studies and built and nurtured a tight circle of...Tags: Office Depot Inc., Fort Meade (military base), National Security, Defense, Facebook
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