GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Time in a prison here is much like any other in America — long, monotonous days behind razor wire and concrete walls — with one key difference: An inmate on American soil knows when imprisonment will end
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House “Gun Day” Highlights Stalemate in Assembly
ANNAPOLIS – When the House Judiciary Committee meets next week, just days after it finished wrestling with a contentious same-sex marriage proposal, lawmakers will be greeted by another lighting rod issue: Guns
Guantanamo Military Tribunals Differ from U.S. Trials
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – The vast majority of the more than 170 detainees at Guantanamo Bay’s prison camps, including a former Baltimore resident, have not been charged with any crime
Westboro Church Plans Anti-picketing Law Challenges, in Wake of Supreme Court Victory
WASHINGTON – Emboldened by Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision, Westboro Baptist Church attorney Margie Phelps said she will challenge statutes all over the country that restrict picketing at funerals
Howard County Pilots Easier, Web-based Health Insurance Application
WASHINGTON – Howard County Executive Ken Ulman attended a health care conference in Phoenix three years ago to learn more about improving coverage options for his constituents, a trip that ended up yielding an ideal solution to his district’s health insurance woes
Uncertain Future for Same-Sex Marriage in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS — The future remains uncertain for same-sex marriage in Maryland after the House Judiciary Committee again failed to vote on the bill Thursday
Same-Sex Marriage Legislation May be Back on Track
ANNAPOLIS — Same-sex marriage in Maryland may be back on track now that two delegates who skipped votes earlier this week said Wednesday that they will vote on the bill when it comes up in the House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Gay Church’s Protest Rights in Md. Case
WASHINGTON – The First Amendment that 20-year-old Marine Lance Cpl
Maryland’s Hill Democrats Join Federal Workers’ Rally
WASHINGTON – Led by Democrats from Maryland’s congressional delegation, hundreds of riled federal workers from across the nation rallied Wednesday on the lawn of the U