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Maryland Veterans Turn Storytellers for History
WASHINGTON – When Richard Hartman sent letters home from a Prisoner of War camp during World War II, he wanted to be certain his mother sent him “toilet articles, socks, hankies, cigarettes and food
^Early Primary Means Early Voter Deadlines
WASHINGTON – Today is the deadline for voters to change party affiliation
Schools, Policymakers Clash on Small Section of Big Bill
WASHINGTON – Congress wants to crack down on illegal music and movie downloads at colleges, but universities are questioning the methods and their consequences
House Passes Referendum by Narrow Margin, But Slots Work Only Half Done
ANNAPOLIS – The House narrowly approved a constitutional amendment Friday that will let voters decide whether to legalize slot machine gambling in a referendum next November
Expected Thanksgiving Fliers Prompt Loosening of Airspace
WASHINGTON — Commercial airliners will be able to fly unused military airspace to accommodate an unprecedented number of people traveling for Thanksgiving, President Bush announced Thursday
House Inches Toward Slots Vote After Day of “Twists and Turns”
ANNAPOLIS – A House committee advanced a plan Thursday that would let voters decide the fate of slot machine gambling in a referendum next November
House Gives Preliminary OK to Chesapeake Fund, Must Negotiate with Senate
ANNAPOLIS – The House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that outlines how a dedicated Chesapeake Bay cleanup fund would be used to reduce runoff pollution in Maryland’s waterways
House Panel Wipes Out Worcester, Puts Frederick Into Slots Plan
ANNAPOLIS – A House subcommittee voted Wednesday to cut Worcester County out of a bill to legalize slot machines in the state, inserting Frederick County instead
U.S. Still Vulnerable to Anthrax Attack
WASHINGTON – The United States is still “very poorly prepared” for an anthrax attack six years after a 2001 attack targeted Congress and television broadcasters, said a former Central Intelligence Agency director Wednesday