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WASHINGTON – Women – long excluded from the leadership of many civil rights organizations – need to play a greater role in the future, a panel of black religious and political leaders said Friday

Black Doctors Cite Continuing Exclusion from HMOs

ANNAPOLIS – From 1988 through early 1994, Dr

Maryland Republicans Want Bay Program Fully Funded

WASHINGTON – Maryland’s four Republican House members sent a letter this week to House Speaker Newt Gingrich asking him to help preserve funds for a program designed to protect the Chesapeake Bay

Federal Employees’ Suit to Be Heard Jan. 29

WASHINGTON – A U

Woman Fails To Get Share of Ex-Husband’s Injury Settlement

ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Court of Appeals Wednesday unanimously dismissed a Baltimore woman’s attempt to get a portion of her ex-husband’s personal injury settlement, which he received after losing his leg in a 1984 accident

Bartlett Says Clinton’s Speech Emphasizes Form Over Substance

WASHINGTON – Republican Rep

Former State Senator Lectures on the Environment

ANNAPOLIS – Three major steps would save the Chesapeake Bay and the earth, former state Sen

Gilchrest, Sarbanes, Mikulski Find Hope in Clinton’s Message

WASHINGTON – President Clinton delivered a positive message Tuesday night that a country that had become “very cynical towards government needed to hear,” Republican Rep

Clinton’s College Tax Deduction Plan Could Benefit 220,000 Maryland Students

WASHINGTON – The 220,000 students attending college in Maryland could see tax deductions on up to $10,000 of their tuition under a proposal offered Tuesday night by President Clinton, said a spokesman for the Maryland Higher Education Commission