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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.

Indiana has a state surplus without raising taxes.

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.