WASHINGTON – Roses, cards, chocolates, romantic dinners: Some people look forward to Valentine’s Day, but others complain it has become overly commercialized and places expectations on couples to spend too much money

WASHINGTON – While Maryland received a larger-than-average share of federal stimulus funds, the state now lags behind others in spending the money and creating jobs

WASHINGTON – While Maryland politicians are praising the $70 million in stimulus dollars the state received Thursday for high-speed rail improvements, the ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee, Rep

WASHINGTON – No other mass transit system in the country racked up as many fatal accidents as the Washington Metrorail in the past five years, with 17 deaths in seven separate incidents since October 2005 — a statistic that’s prompted a call for new federal safety standards and oversight

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s Democrat-dominated delegation praised President Obama’s State of the Union address for taking on controversial issues, including gays in the military, and not giving up on health care

WASHINGTON – President Obama became the third president to nominate Dennis P

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s construction industry is one of the hardest hit in the nation, and the business’s picture nationally is not likely to get much better, according to a forecast released Wednesday

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COLLEGE PARK – First-term Rep