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The federal government began the process of site selection for a new FBI headquarters Monday. Maryland is competing with Virginia and Washington for the project.

Since taking office, Gov. O'Malley has presided over a long-term moratorium on executions in Maryland; next year he should push to end capital punishment outright

Cal Thomas says fed-up Americans should consider going on a 'tax strike' until the government changes its ways

As Alan Gross neared his third anniversary behind bars in Cuba, his wife gave new details of what she said was his deteriorating health, and issued an impassioned plea to officials in Washington and Havana to negotiate his release immediately.

U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state has upped the pressure on Israel to negotiate

So many people are signing petitions to secede from the union because they feel ignored and frustrated by Washington.

States are increasingly interested in applying sales taxes to Internet purchases as budgets tighten and the effects of federal cuts loom.

National survey says 247 million shoppers made the retail rounds in person and online during Black Friday weekend, an increase of 9.2 percent over last year.

In New York and Maryland, officials are being forced to choose between a high-cost material that would require a switch to black-and-white photos, and a cheaper material that better matches strapped resources. Both are regarded as secure, though the former is favored by some in the security field.

'Fiscal cliff' would be especially painful for state's defense-related businesses

A pair of reports critical of military spending, from health care costs to Pentagon-ordered beef jerky production, are part of the latest round of scrutiny of the Defense Department's budget as the fiscal cliff approaches.

Travelers gripe about having to remove shoes while going through airport security. But imagine being the Transportation Security Administration screener who has to deal with thousands of grumpy passengers daily or must rummage through strangers' dirty underwear to look for items that could blow up a plane.

That's likely to change this year, however, as a 4 percent across the board increase is proposed, retroactive to July 1, for all county employees in the budget presented to the county council by County Executive David R. Craig.

U.S. stands by Israel's right to defend its people against rocket attacks

Peter Morici says phony fixes for the impeding fiscal crisis could leave us worse off

Israel has a right to defend itself, but it should avoid a ground war in Gaza

The results of the Arab Spring make military action in Gaza far riskier than in the past.

Jonah Goldberg says George W. Bush's controversy governing philosophy has proved prescient

The Maryland board that regulates pharmacies like the Massachusetts firm under investigation in a national fungal meningitis outbreak said it can adequately oversee so-called compounding pharmacies, despite cries from critics that the federal government should have more authority.

The push for telecommuting as a tool to ease traffic congestion and improve the quality of life for employees is also boosting the government's productivity during major storms.

The family of Alan Gross, an American man imprisoned in Cuba for nearly three years, is suing his former Maryland employer and the United States government.

Government response to Sandy has been timely, appropriate

Recent flings by Petraeus and Allen will have policy consequences

Malala's struggle to be educated advances goals of security and stability

Jonah Goldberg says that on Election Day, Americans voted to become more like Europeans

Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private charged with sending reams of government secrets to WikiLeaks is offering to plead guilty to some offenses.

Penn National not giving up, looks to courts

How is it that Dan Rodricks doesn't get the anger among voters this year?

Looming federal budget cuts make a whole lot of Marylanders nervous because a whole lot of Maryland depends on Uncle Sam for a paycheck — directly or indirectly.

Baltimore lawyer seeks to reconcile America's secular and spiritual sides.

Residents in the Western Maryland mountains are used to snow — they had nearly 300 inches in 2010 — but Sandy was different. Folks who have lived here all their lives say they've never seen a storm like this.

Hurricane Sandy spared lucky Maryland of its worst damage, but the storm should raise questions about preparedness.

Cottages along Broad Creek in northern Harford County were searched by volunteers looking for residents to evacuate because of rising waters from Hurricane Sandy, the county government said shortly before 7 p.m. Monday.

Tenable Network Security Inc. has quietly built a booming business selling network security products and services to the U.S. government and companies around the world. It's profitable and has thousands of clients.

You can't blame federal workers if they're feeling like a punching bag for politicians these days.

Officials for Carroll County Emergency Operations said Thursday they are monitoring the projected path of Hurricane Sandy, and that weather models from the National Weather Service indicate the hurricane will strike land ...

A newly opened NOAA forecasting center in College Park is spurring partnerships with the University of Maryland.

The National Weather Service has made a preliminary finding that some of damage in Harford County from storms that moved through the Baltimore metro area Friday evening was likely caused by a tornado, the county government said Sunday. NWS issued a statement Monday that it was a tornado.

Question 4 has drawn arguments for and against. But for some — from the students for whom the tuition break would make college possible to the activists who don't want their tax dollars to subsidize the education of illegal immigrants — the issue is personal.

Baltimoreans' tax dollars have directly improved public health on a range of issues, from AIDS to lead paint to measles

Western European democracies aren't as liberal as American lefties think — or conservatives fear.

Cybersecurity industry analysts expect the market to grow more than 50 percent in the next four years even as other types of defense spending are expected to flatten or decline, creating new opportunities for workers and businesses in Maryland.

Maryland employers added 9,800 jobs in September, a gain that came almost entirely from the private sector, the U.S. Department of Labor estimated Friday.

Maryland's Dream Act giving rights to children of illegal immigrants contradicts federal law

General Assembly analysts released estimates Wednesday painting a much grimmer picture of the impact of a continued federal budget impasse than the O'Malley administration did less than a month ago.

Republicans fail to offer a foreign policy alternative beyond another war

If a little green might help restore Baltimore's ailing harbor, how can a lot be bad? That's the question city, state and federal officials are pondering as they weigh a local marina magnate's plan to fill an unused corner of the Inner Harbor with a large floating marsh.

President Obama has done what Congress has not: Extend whistleblower protections to national security and intelligence employees.