Rachael Pacella
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Rachael Pacella is a senior undergraduate student at the University of Maryland. In the past, she has contributed to The Baltimore Sun’s OC Blog and interned at Baltimore City Paper and Ocean City Today. Follow her @rachaelpacella and on her site .

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Poll Shows Marylanders Favor Same-Sex Marriage and Dream Act, Split on Gambling

New poll shows support for same-sex marriage and Dream Act among Maryland’s registered voters, but a split on expanding gambling.

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Environment Maryland Says Fracking Not Worth the Cost

Environment Maryland says fracking would cause water contamination, pollution and infrastructure damage.

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Storify: Maryland’s Reaction To Clinton’s Speech

Bill Clinton took the stage Wednesday night to support the president. Here’s what the Republicans and Democrats from Maryland thought of the speech.

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Storify: Maryland Delegation Responds to Michelle Obama’s Speech

Michelle Obama spoke Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention. Her speech was mentioned, at its peak, more than 28,000 times per minute on Twitter.

Storify: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Kerry Washington to Speak Thursday

The Republican National Convention surprised viewers with a speech from Clint Eastwood last week. This week, according to a report from CNN, the Democratic National Convention will have some celebrity surprises of its own.

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Storify: Occupy Protestors March on “Wall Street South”

Twitter has been buzzing about the 3-mile protest, which passed several of Charlotte’s largest banks and corporations, such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Duke Energy.