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Lopsided races: Most Maryland congressional reps face little competition
Despite well-known challengers and widespread dissatisfaction with Washington, most of Maryland's incumbents in the House of Representatives appear to be cruising to re-election — a result of convoluted congressional districts and large Democratic...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore County, Anthony J O'Donnell, University of Baltimore, Republican Party
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Harford, Cecil are ready for presidential election
The Presidential Election is drawing near for voters in Harford and Cecil counties, with early voting starting around the state Saturday in advance of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 6. While the Barack Obama – Mitt Romney race for President is the...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Voting, John McCain, Local Government, Same-Sex Marriage
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Harris rising through state's sparse GOP ranks
He's a rookie in Congress, but Rep. Andy Harris is positioned to become a GOP heavyweight in Maryland. As delegates from across the country converge at the Republican National Convention this week to nominate Mitt Romney for president, the first-term...
Tags: Baltimore County, Government, Tropical Storms, Executive Branch, Republican Party
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Perryville casino seeks to cut slot machines by a third
Even as the General Assembly prepares to return to Annapolis this week to discuss the expansion of gambling, one of Maryland's three casinos has asked its oversight agency to take back about a third of the slot machines because of declining revenue.
Penn...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Worcester County, Cordish Cos., Los Angeles Hotels, Baltimore Hotels
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Craig asks panel to consider Harford for casino site
Harford County Executive David R. Craig has asked a state work group studying gambling expansion to consider Harford as a casino site despite the proximity of an existing slots parlor in neighboring Cecil County. Craig, a Republican considered likely...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Anne Arundel County, Pension and Welfare, John Morton, Baltimore County
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Delaney wins in 6th District primary
A wealthy Potomac businessman whose very candidacy challenged state Democratic leaders won a hotly contested congressional primary in Western Maryland on Tuesday, setting up a battle for the seat in November that will help decide control of the House of...Tags: Voting, Satellite and Cable Service, Labor Legislation, Advertising, Career and Workplace
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Impallaria finesses rivals' endorsements
A mailer by a Republican candidate for the nomination to run against Democratic U.S. Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger in the 2nd District gives a lesson in how to finesse the issue when a rival picks off the most desirable endorsements from party...Tags: Human Rights, Elections, Politics, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration
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Ruppersberger backs Rosen in 1st District
Democratic congressional candidate Wendy Rosen picked up the endorsement of neighboring Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger on Wednesday in her bid for the nomination in Maryland's 1st Congressional District. Rosen, a Baltimore County resident, is running...Tags: Elections, Baltimore County, Politics, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Kent County
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Gingrich brings presidential campaign to Maryland
For Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, campaigning in Maryland on Tuesday represented something of a political homecoming. It was nearly 20 years ago that Gingrich, then a Georgia congressman, hatched the outlines of the "Contract with...
Tags: Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), NASA, Ron Paul, Republican National Conventions, Baltimore County
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Editorial: Primary picks
Early voting has begun and the official primary election in Harford County is Tuesday, April 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and there's a lot of talk about politics this season because it's a presidential election year. Those who vote in the Democratic and...Tags: Voting, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Republican Party, Elections
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Md. Senate votes to ban smoking in cars carrying kids
The Maryland Senate wants to prohibit drivers from smoking in cars if a child under the age of 8 is a passenger.
Senators signed off on the bill in a 27-19 vote Wednesday.
Proponents of the legislation said they chose the 8-year-old age standard...Tags: Elections, Politics, Asthma, Paul G Pinsky
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Senator's office backtracks as Nittany Lions roar
Even in the throes of the worst scandal in the university's history, fans of the Penn State Nittany Lions are capable of rising up in defense of their school's name. Suzanne Collins, chief of staff for state Sen. Nancy Jacobs, got a taste of the power of...Tags: Penn State Nittany Lions, Child Abuse, Colleges and Universities, Colleges and Universities, Joe Paterno
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