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Reject the Maryland gerrymander
Kathleen Dumais' op-ed ("Md. congressional map is fair, legal," Oct. 29) contained several inaccuracies. I am very familiar with the redistricting process since I attended most of the public hearings conducted by the Governor's Redistricting Advisory...Tags: Belair-Edison, Montgomery County (Maryland), Annapolis, Peter Franchot, Democratic Party
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Election results test
Baltimore Sun reporterUPDATED 2:18 p.m. [ President and Vice President of the United States (Maryland) ] 0 of 1846 precincts reporting All Write Ins 0% 0 Barack Obama And Joe Biden 0% 0 Jill Stein And Cheri Honkayla 0% 0 Gary Johnson And James P. Gray 0% 0 Mitt...Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Joe Biden, Jill Stein, Baltimore County, Crime, Law and Justice
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Now, it's all about turnout
With just two days left until polls open on Election Day, all sides of Maryland's fiercely contested ballot questions are turning to their final task: getting their supporters into the voting booth. To accomplish that goal, the campaigns have recruited...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Lawyers, Minority Groups, Gambling
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Lopsided races: Most Maryland congressional reps face little competition
Despite well-known challengers and widespread dissatisfaction with Washington, most of Maryland's incumbents in the House of Representatives appear to be cruising to re-election — a result of convoluted congressional districts and large Democratic...
Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Baltimore County, Democratic Party, Elijah E. Cummings, Havre de Grace
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES Â When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Criminals, Laws, Economy, Business and Finance, Libertarian Party, Industrial Production
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Against Question 5
Maryland's congressional maps are a product of the politicians, for the politicians, by the politicians. They were born of the two competing desires of the state's Democratic Party bosses: to give incumbent Democrats the precincts they want to make...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Randallstown, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. House of Representatives
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Franchot is latest Democrat to reject congressional map
Comptroller Peter Franchot has become the latest prominent Democrat to reject the congressional redistricting map drawn by Gov. Martin O'Malley and the General Assembly, urging Marylanders to vote it down at the polls Nov. 6. During a radio appearance...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Montgomery County (Maryland), Annapolis, Baltimore County, Peter Franchot
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Maryland investment firms haven't abandoned Democrats
Wall Street might have turned its back on Democrats this election, but that's not the case among Maryland investment firms. The vast majority of contributions to candidates by T. Rowe Price employees went to Democrats. And Democrats were the...
Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial and Business Services, Joe Walsh, Charity
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Congressional map draws tepid support, even opposition, from some Democrats
Gov. Martin O'Malley and the ruling Democrats in Annapolis worked hard to draw a new congressional map that could force a Western Maryland Republican from office. But the result is such a contorted tangle of districts that even some Democrats have...
Tags: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, James Brochin, Baltimore County, Democratic Party, The Washington Post
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3rd District called a 'religious gerrymander'
The shape of Maryland's 3rd Congressional District has been compared to everything from a Rorschach Test inkblot to a crime-scene blood spatter to a broken-winged pterodactyl, but according to one theory its odd dimensions could have a basis in religion...Tags: Paul Sarbanes, Martin O'Malley, Montgomery County (Maryland), Separation of Church and State, Annapolis
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Vote no on gerrymandering
Whenever proponents of Maryland's new congressional districts make their pitch, there is something missing: the map itself. The gerrymandered map of Maryland's congressional districts produced by Gov. Martin O'Malley and a majority of the General Assembly...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Montgomery County (Maryland), Annapolis, Justice and Rights, Howard County
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From a Playmate to the president, celebs send congrats to Michael Phelps
The Baltimore SunWith Michael Phelps status as the greatest Olympian of all time sealed Tuesday, congrats and well wishes came pouring in from every corner of the celebrity-sphere. Actors. Athletes. Musicians. Even a Playmate. Behold just a few: Golfer Graeme McDowell:...Tags: Michael Phelps, Awards and Prizes, Martin O'Malley, Shaun White, Barack Obama
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