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WASHINGTON – “A disappointment,” a “power-hungry move,” and “a mistake” are just some of the phrases used by Maryland House members in reaction to President Bush’s announcement to deploy an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s General Assembly opened its annual 90-day session Wednesday with optimism that an end to divided government will help move the Democratic agenda forward

ANNAPOLIS- To meet the growing demand for pharmacists, Baltimore’s College of Notre Dame took the first step Wednesday toward adding a doctoral program in pharmacy – specializing in women’s health – to its liberal arts program

WASHINGTON – Nearly 8,000 homeless people live in Maryland, according to an estimate released Wednesday by the National Alliance to End Homelessness — a population that is concentrated in Baltimore City and Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties

WASHINGTON – The federal government is targeting millions of retiring baby boomers to replace the estimated one-half of their colleagues eligible to retire from federal service in the next few years, according to the Partnership for Public Service, an advocacy organization for federal careers

WASHINGTON – Less than half of Maryland’s pharmacies were inspected in the past two years, and just a third in the past year, a situation that health care advocates say puts the public at risk of getting outdated or improper medication

BALTIMORE – Ronnie and John Turner haven’t lived a luxurious life, struggling on John’s small salary as a steel mechanic to raise their seven children

WASHINGTON – After nearly two-thirds of the state’s pharmacies went without required annual inspections last year, the Maryland Board of Pharmacy is hoping to change what some argue is a broken regulatory system

WASHINGTON – Amy Gorman had no teaching experience and no teaching certificate when she was put in charge of a 12th-grade English class in Prince George’s County last winter