ANNAPOLIS – Gov
Maryland
Hoyer Unopposed in Bid — His Third — For No. 2 Democratic Job in House
WASHINGTON – A member of the Maryland congressional delegation is positioned to become the second-most powerful Democrat in the House, in a post- election shakeup of the Democratic leadership
Elections Leave State House Leadership Vacuum
ANNAPOLIS – When the Maryland General Assembly convenes in January, it likely will be with a new speaker of the House of Delegates and a new complement of Senate committee chairmen
Montgomery County Voters Passes Charter, Constitutional Amendments
ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County voters approved three amendments to their charter and a statewide constitutional amendment on the county Tuesday
Ruppersberger’s Last-Minute Campaigning Fueled Surge in 2nd District Race
WASHINGTON – Dutch Ruppersberger’s comfortable victory in a 2nd District race that was supposed to be a dead heat is being attributed to the Democrat’s energetic blitz in the last few weeks — and a lack of same by Republican Helen Bentley
Small Businesses Welcome White House Plan to Reduce Contract `Bundling’
WASHINGTON – Carmen Ortiz-Larsen is fighting for her share of the $234 billion federal contract pie
Violent Video Games, Movies May Hold Clues to Sniper Motives
WASHINGTON – Montgomery County detectives have reportedly bought violent video games in a search for any possible motive behind the sniper attacks that left 10 dead and three wounded in the region
Echo of Sniper Attacks Has Little Effect on Violent Video Game’s Sales
WASHINGTON – Less than a week after two suspects were arrested in connection with the sniper attacks that killed 10 people and wounded three, a video game with eerily similar sniper capabilities is flying off the shelves of local stores
Preserved Wye Oak Leaves Selling Fast
ANNAPOLIS – The remains of the stately Wye Oak, which witnessed more than four centuries of Maryland history before it toppled in a storm last summer, are beginning to go on sale – but interested customers should hurry, because one limited set of preserved leaves has already sold out