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Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's career in Congress comes to a close
Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett began his unsuccessful campaign for another term with an unusual meeting: a one-on-one chat over dinner with his Democratic rival. Bartlett and his challenger, John Delaney, met alone for two hours in a Frederick restaurant...
Tags: NBC (tv network), U.S. Navy, University of Maryland, College Park, Montgomery County (Maryland), Martin Sheen
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Don't make kids bear the brunt of the fiscal cliff
As the federal "fiscal cliff" approaches, an important group of Marylanders with a lot on the line has been largely ignored: children. The stakes are immense, because the recession has been hard on Maryland children, with one out of every seven living...
Tags: Personal Income, U.S. Congress, Family, Children's Health, Tax Credits
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Delaney wins in 6th District primary
A wealthy Potomac businessman whose very candidacy challenged state Democratic leaders won a hotly contested congressional primary in Western Maryland on Tuesday, setting up a battle for the seat in November that will help decide control of the House of...Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Advertising, Nancy Jacobs, Jack Abramoff
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Baltimore area's federal agencies a 'growth industry'
Despite budget cuts and anti-government rhetoric in Congress, Maryland officials say the two huge federal agencies based in Woodlawn — which have long helped buoy the region's economy — may be better positioned than others to ride out the...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Social Security, Companies and Corporations, Manufacturing and Engineering, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Early voting starts Saturday
Early voting for this year's April 3 federal primary election in Maryland begins Saturday and continues through Thursday. Forty-six early voting centers will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day except for Sunday, when the centers will be open from...Tags: Elections, Voting, Primaries
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New map, new politics in Western Md.
With a bit of math and a few clicks of a mouse, state Democrats transformed a once-sleepy congressional district in Western Maryland last week into one of the most closely watched political battlegrounds in the nation.
Hours after Gov. Martin O'Malley...Tags: Immigration, Same-Sex Marriage, Montgomery County (Maryland), Republican Party, Alex X Mooney
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Cardin launches re-election campaign
U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin kicked off his re-election campaign Sunday, promising several hundred supporters that he'd fight for better schools, more jobs, a cleaner environment and access to health care. "It's not about this election. It's about the...Tags: C. Anthony Muse, Prince George's County, Benjamin L. Cardin, Tea Party Movement, Paul Sarbanes
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Attachment legislating: Corporate cash and the GOP
If money is the mother's milk of politics, then America's big corporations are Big Mama, and Big Baby is the Republican Party suckling at the enormous bosom of business. Democrats, meanwhile, are abandoned brats scrounging for nourishment wherever they...
Tags: David Horsey, Business Enterprises, Companies and Corporations, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Harford ranks among best counties for employment gains
Harford County is one of top 25 counties in the nation in employment and wage gains, according to a new federal Bureau of Labor Statistics report. During Wednesday's Economic Development Advisory Board meeting in Aberdeen, county Economic Development...Tags: Netflix Inc., House of Cards (tv program), Employment, Annapolis, Public Transportation
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Democrats oppose new congressional map
A chorus of Democratic officials concerned about minority voters in the Washington suburbs said Tuesday that they oppose the new congressional districts proposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley's redistricting commission, setting up a key battle as the General...Tags: Elijah E. Cummings, Donna F. Edwards, Republican Party, Steny Hoyer, Political Corruption
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Leopold hopes his record can help him overcome scandal
Sitting at a table in a school cafeteria in Severna Park, Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold didn't look like a politician under siege as he spoke to residents for hours on a recent evening.
Leopold nodded agreeably when a pair of longtime...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Gerald Ford, Colleges and Universities, Republican Party, Annapolis
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Judges reject lawsuit challenging Maryland congressional map
A federal three-judge panel on Friday threw out a lawsuit challenging Gov. Martin O'Malley's congressional redistricting map, rejecting the charge that the new district lines discriminate against African-Americans. The decision at the U.S. District Court...Tags: Minority Groups, Trials, John Sarbanes, Prince George's County, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland)
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