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- Maj. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, senior commander at Aberdeen Proving Ground, received the Military Leader of the Year award from the Association of Defense Communities during a ceremony in Washington on Thursday.
- Hours before a midnight deadline would have ushered in an enormous tax hike on ordinary Americans, the White House reached a tentative deal with Congress on Monday to raise taxes on the wealthiest households while putting off tougher spending decisions for another battle in a couple of months.
- Marylander Rachel Carson's book launched the modern environmental movement 50 years ago