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Witness intimidation summit held in Baltimore
Baltimore City State's Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein hosted a summit Tuesday about witness intimidation where police, prosecutors and witness assistance providers could discuss the best ways to protect and support victims and witnesses of crime. "Violent...Tags: Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Witnesses, Crime Victims, Justice System, Lawyers
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Regulator vows to improve trucking enforcement
The nation's top trucking regulators said Wednesday that their agency is moving to prevent companies that have been shut down for repeated safety violations from staying in business by changing their names, a recurring problem in the industry. The...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Economy, Business and Finance, Republican Party, Consumer Goods Industries, Human Mishaps
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Help wanted: But only the employed need apply
While nearly 14 million unemployed Americans are searching for work, some employers are limiting their hiring to preferred candidates: People who already have jobs. Recruiters and worker advocates say companies are screening out applicants who don't have...Tags: Baltimore County, Economy, Business and Finance, Lawyers, Employment, Media Industry
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Rawlings-Blake sweeping competition
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has opened an imposing lead over her challengers with just weeks to go before the Democratic primary, garnering a larger share of likely voters than all of her rivals combined, according to a Baltimore Sun poll. Sixty-eight...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Regional Authority, Primaries, Pimlico, Joseph T. Landers, III
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Md. lawmakers have mixed reactions to Obama's job speech
After hearing President Barack Obama plead Thursday for speedy passage of his $447 billion jobs package, Maryland lawmakers were divided about whether the plan would reduce the nation's stubbornly high unemployment.
State Democrats expressed near-...Tags: Baltimore County, Martin O'Malley, Back to School, Technology, Public Finance
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Rawlings-Blake gets Democratic nod
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake glided to victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday, securing the nomination for a full four-year term in the office to which she ascended last year.
In her first campaign for Baltimore's highest office, Rawlings-Blake turned...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Martin O'Malley, Tom Kiefaber, Bernard C. Young, File Sharing
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Md. Holocaust survivors take rail fight to Congress
It wasn't until Ellen Lightman began to take care of her mother in her final years that she learned that the frail woman used her nightly prayers to whisper words of their family's painful past.
"Every night, she prayed that the last few seconds of her...Tags: Baltimore County, Economy, Business and Finance, Martin O'Malley, Allen West, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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Obama willing to waive education targets
President Barack Obama is prepared to offer states that have embraced his administration's key education reform initiatives — including Maryland — a break from the most rigid requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, senior officials...Tags: Standards, Republican Party, Benjamin L. Cardin, Bowie, Tea Party Movement
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UM barge to help fight invasive species
The first step in stopping invasive species from hitching a ride into the Chesapeake Bay aboard cargo ships is determining how to make massive ballast tanks an inhospitable environment. Maryland scientists hope they will find the answer aboard a new $2.7...Tags: Water, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, College Sports, Inner Harbor
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Report: Agency failed to stop foreclosure abuses
The federal agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failed to stop abuses by the mortgage giants' network of foreclosure attorneys for years before problems surfaced in news accounts, according to a report released Tuesday. The inspector general for...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Financial and Business Services, Lawyers, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae
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Groups question legality of new districts
Two disparate groups suggested Friday that Maryland's proposed congressional map might illegally dilute the power of minority voters, though national experts warned that any potential lawsuit would face a high hurdle in federal court. A Prince George's...Tags: Steny Hoyer, Martin O'Malley, Minority Groups, Donna F. Edwards, Immigration
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Four to receive Maryland consumer-rights awards
Two political leaders, an advocate for seniors and a community activist are to receive consumer-rights awards this month. The Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition said Thursday that it was naming U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings the "Federal Champion of the...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Consumers, Hank Greenberg, Arbitration, Trials
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