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- Baltimore and Maryland's counties could impose their own 5-cents-a-gallon tax on gas to pay for local road projects under a proposal by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller.
- Cal Thomas says Republicans could make inroads with minorities over the school choice issue
- TV host shows that private industry is more efficient than government
- Rick Santorum's effect on the Republican presidential contest leaves presumptive nominee Mitt Romney with a difficult path to the general election.
- With the presidential election in full swing and Congress mired in gridlock, President Barack Obama used his third State of the Union address Tuesday to sound a populist message on the economy, outlining a series of policies he said would give the middle class "a fair shot" at prosperity.
- 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?
- If the supercommittee is looking for Democratic results with Republican ideas, it should visit Puerto Reican Gov. Luis Fortuno.
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- Leasing Maryland toll roads to private operators, as Indiana has done, could attract large overseas investors and save taxpayers money
- Former candidate says Md. is spending too much on health, human services, not enough on infrastructure
- Bill Press says that gaffes, rants and smaller-than-life candidates are making the Republican race fun for Democrats to watch
- A string of GOP heavyweights, including several presidential candidates, have campaigned in Maryland in recent months, despite the state's reputation as a Democratic stronghold. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is to visit this week.
- Sarah Palin's tour of the East Coast may or may not mean she's running for president, but she is certainly making the point that vigorous competition will lead to a stronger GOP candidate in 2012.