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Op-ed

Politicians to be proud of

One night shortly before the presidential inauguration, when I couldn't fall asleep, instead of counting sheep, I decided to think through the list of presidents in my lifetime and consider their strengths and weaknesses. There were 13, to be exact, since I was born shortly before FDR died. As it turned out, President Obama was the only president whose immediate family and whose Cabinet had absolutely no scandals in office. No Iran Contra, no Watergate, no mistresses or other sex scandals, no
Politicians to be proud of


Politics

Barbara Mikulski to take position at Johns Hopkins

The Maryland political powerhouse, who left the Senate this month after four decades in Congress, will join the Johns Hopkins University as a professor of public policy and an adviser to the president, the school said Thursday.

Barbara Mikulski to take position at Johns Hopkins

Politics

'Senator Barb' Mikulski nears retirement after 45 years in office

Barbara A. Mikulski, who will retire next month after 45 years in elected office, has become an accomplished political tactician, able to maneuver through the Senate, ascend to the chair of the powerful Appropriations Committee and build a legacy that will last long after Rep. Chris Van Hollen is sworn in next month as her successor.

'Senator Barb' Mikulski nears retirement after 45 years in office


Politics

Edwards holds endorsement as Democrats seek unity

In the aftermath of a bruising primary race for Senate, Maryland Democrats have scheduled "unity" rallies and shifted their messaging to the general election. But one piece of business from the state's bruising April primary remains conspicuously unresolved.

Edwards holds endorsement as Democrats seek unity

Politics

Chris Van Hollen pushes message of effectiveness

An ally of House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Chris Van Hollen has risen quickly from the back bench of the House of Delegates to the upper echelons of power in Washington. He is now seeking Maryland's open Senate seat.

Chris Van Hollen pushes message of effectiveness

Towson

Towson Citizen of the Year is a citizen in more ways than one

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks hands out his annual Fifth District Citizens of the Year awards, including to longtime county Family Crisis Center and Christ Church Society volunteer Jo Marvan. It's been a good year for British native Marvan, who became U.S. citizen this past August.

Towson Citizen of the Year is a citizen in more ways than one




Politics

Geography will play a role in Md. Senate race

Baltimore's metro area has dominated statewide politics in Maryland for more than a century, but the 2016 race for retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's seat is getting under way after decades of demographic forces have shifted the political center away from the state's largest city and toward Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

Geography will play a role in Md. Senate race

Maryland

Brown, Ivey enter race for Md. House seat

WASHINGTON — Glenn F. Ivey, a former Prince George's County state's attorney, said Wednesday that he will run for the House seat being left open by Rep. Donna F. Edwards — the latest shuffle to result from Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski's retirement.


Politics

Ivey vows to 'hit the ground running' in 4th District

Glenn F. Ivey, the former Prince George's County State's Attorney who is seeking the House seat being left open by Rep. Donna F. Edwards, said Friday his name recognition after two countywide campaigns and his background on Capitol Hill will allow him to "hit the ground running" in what may be one of the state's mostly closely watched primaries next year.

Ivey vows to 'hit the ground running' in 4th District

Politics

Van Hollen tells supporters he will run for Senate

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a Montgomery County Democrat and fast-rising star in his party, told supporters Wednesday that he will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski next year -- becoming the first to formally jump into a race that more than a dozen people are considering.

Van Hollen tells supporters he will run for Senate



Maryland

Sarbanes models a different kind of election focused on small donors

As candidates across the country engage in another mind-bogglingly expensive election — the midterms will cost nearly $4 billion, according to one estimate — Rep. John Sarbanes has been using his own campaign to test a proposal he believes will shift the emphasis from big money to small-dollar donors.

Sarbanes models a different kind of election focused on small donors

Politics

U.S. House race in Western Md. turns feisty -- again

WASHINGTON — Maryland's western-most congressional district is once again emerging as the most expensive — and liveliest — U.S. House race in the state, pitting two compelling political figures against one another in an increasingly negative campaign.

U.S. House race in Western Md. turns feisty -- again


Obituaries

Claude L. Callegary, presidential adviser

Claude L. Callegary, a Baltimore lawyer and World War II veteran who had advised five U.S. presidents on veterans' affairs, died June 3 in his sleep at the Loch Raven Veterans Administration Living and Rehabilitation Center. He was 92.

Claude L. Callegary, presidential adviser













Obituaries

Margaret Lee, fashion coordinator

Margaret Beauchamp Van Hollen "Mickey" Lee, a retired fashion coordinator, died of congestive heart failure March 20 at Roland Park Place. She was 88 and had lived in Roland Park for many years.

Margaret Lee, fashion coordinator

Politics

For former members, life after Congress

Former members of Congress from Maryland have found new ways to continue their service. Several of them now report a kind of relief at having left the endless fundraising, the unrelenting schedule and the partisan rancor behind

For former members, life after Congress







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