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Document thief Barry Landau may have sold more of the national treasures he stole from museums — including the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore — than previously thought, according to the National Archives inspector general, who says his investigators have uncovered new evidence.

There is a gap between rank and file Democrats and liberal activists that is holding the party back from establishing a lasting majority.

No one could predict in 1940 that World War II was destined to become the deadliest conflict in history, and so they couldn't foresee how important the data in the 1940 Census would one day become.

While there are arguments that favor term limits for legislators, there are also good reasons to keep watchful legislators in office for the long haul. And if they stop being watchful, they're a lot easier to get rid of than career bureaucrats who stop being service-minded.

Barry H. Landau pleads guilty in federal court to stealing historic documents from museums in several states including Maryland. Meanwhile, the Maryland Historic Society is having a news conference in which staffer who caught Landau is speaking for the first time.

It was H. L. Mencken's last party and the invitation had been written more than 25 years earlier.

Former Catholic Review book review editor authored a book examining the influences that shaped H.L. Mencken's writing

Jonah Goldberg says the Senate leader, who once railed against recess appointments, supports President Obama in the worst recess appointment of all

Miller's reading hints at New Deal-ish session

Normal Lear: Activist and TV producer Norman Lear says the demonstrations of 2011 fit into a noble pattern of progressive protest in America

If you're waking up with a slight buzz as a result of too much New Year's Eve revelry, you might consider skipping this column.

Chessie M. Brailey, a civil rights activist and wife of the late former state legislator F. Troy Brailey, died Dec. 16 from complications of dementia at her daughter's Harbor Court condominium. She was 94.

Through the holiday season, Toby's Baltimore Dinner Theatre is offering such an entertaining, surprisingly relevant classic version of "Annie" that it is worth a half-hour drive for Anne Arundel county residents.

Day of "infamy" changed many lives during World War II

Veterans of the conflict, hardened by both battle and home front hardship, are fewer among the ranks of the living with each passing day. On this solemn anniversary, it is most appropriate to pause and reflect on what was accomplished by our admirable ancestors. From them we can certainly draw the strength to deal with the problems we face today. We are, after all, their children, grand children and great grand children, in whom their spark lives.

Rolling Road lived up to its name back in the early 1900s and traveling it you could easily imagine those hogsheads of tobacco bumping and rolling down it toward the deep, wide, 18th-century Patapsco River where they were loaded onto ships.

Herman Cain is being pressured to drop out of the presidential race after an allegation that he had a 13-year affair with a Georgia woman. Is that really any of the public's business?

Former attorney general says governor should stand up against political interference in administration of justice

Mabel Hilda Young, a retired Baltimore City public schools administrator who was present at the desegregation of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, died of surgical complications Nov. 19 at Sinai Hospital. The Northwest Baltimore resident was 84.

Mabel Hilda Young, a retired Baltimore City public schools administrator who was present at the desegregation of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, died of surgical complications Nov. 19 at Sinai Hospital. The Northwest Baltimore resident was 84.

You probably don't live in a neighborhood like Miami's Liberty Square, but what if you did?

Texas Gov. Rick Perry and others are right: Eliminate wasteful federal agencies

The area along Annapolis' historic Clay Street is changing again, with a massive, $24 million revitalization of the city's two oldest public housing complexes, Obery Court and College Creek Terrace.

Sound of alarm brings owner gunning and sends pair running

Leaders eventually will emerge out of the Wall Street protests, but there's no telling what their agenda will be

The year Doris Russell swam in her first meet, Franklin D. Roosevelt was in his first term as president and F. Scott Fitzgerald published "Tender is the Night." Seventy-seven years later, the long-time Ellicott City resident is not only still swimming regularly, she's still breaking records.

Just a handful of investigators focus on the recovery of cultural property in America. The organizations are underfunded, overworked and underappreciated, but run by passionate people who love the job and routinely fight to keep it.

Residents watch filming of popular CBS television series.

Federal prosecutors in Baltimore approved the sale of an Andy Warhol print and several other artifacts from the private collection of Barry H. Landau, who's accused of stealing historic documents.

Federal prosecutors in Baltimore this week approved the sale of an Andy Warhol print and several other artifacts from the private collection of Barry H. Landau, who's accused of stealing historic documents.

Barney "Barr" Harris, who was born above his father's Howard Street cabinetmaking business and turned it into a successful antiques auction house, died of dementia complications Thursday at Arden Court in Pikesville. The longtime Bolton Hill resident was 94.

Barney "Barr" Harris, who was born above his father's Howard Street cabinetmaking business and turned it into a successful antiques auction house, died of dementia complications Thursday at Arden Court in Pikesville. The longtime Bolton Hill resident was 94.

Barry H. Landau, charged with stealing national memorabilia over a span of years from archives and museums, but caught in Baltimore, now wants to sell some of his own treasures to cover his living expenses.

The 9/11 observances that focused the nation last weekend were somewhat in marked contrast to what took place on the 10th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry gets pilloried for describing Social Security as a Ponzi scheme, but many of his fellow Republicans have questionable records on the subject, too

Cruises aboard the refurbished John W. Brown offer the chance to revisit — or, for many, experience anew — life during wartime

Sun columnist Marta Mossburg's latest rant on Martin O'Malley misses his point on the importance of jobs.

Washington plans weeklong star-studded celebration to mark opening of monument to civil rights leader

The arrest of Barry H. Landau and Jason Savedoff for stealing presidential documents highlights both the mission and the dilemma of historical archives: They are devoted to making artifacts accessible to the public, but that means someone can make off with valuable pieces of history.

750,000 marijuana arrests a year have gotten our society nowhere

From Rock Hall to Oakland, Maryland has many tiny destinations that are worth the trip

A federal court judge rejected a last-ditch effort by prosecutors to keep Barry H. Landau behind bars while the New York collector awaits trial on charges he pulled off the country's biggest-ever theft of national memorabilia over a span of years.

A detention hearing for Barry H. Landau, one of two men charged last week with stealing dozens of valuable historic documents from museums in New York and Maryland, was postponed Monday so federal investigators can search his Manhattan apartment for a second time.

Charles S. "DC" Reed, former director of food service at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Greater Baltimore Medical Center, died July 24 from lung cancer at his Towson home. He was 79.