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Wrong cure, wrong problem
The official name for the group of 12 U.S. House and Senate members charged with finding “at least” $1.5 trillion in cuts to the federal deficit by Thanksgiving is the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction. Unofficially, the group usually is called the...Tags: Michigan, Fleetwood Mac (music group), Rob Portman, Maryland, James E Clyburn
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State budget surplus greater than expected
Maryland finished the most recent budget year with nearly $1 billion in unspent funds, a surplus that was more than 50 percent higher than expected, mostly due to stronger-than-anticipated income tax receipts, officials said Thursday.
"It is...Tags: Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance, David Brinkley, Maryland, Government
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Will the next farm bill be written by budget cutters?
The biggest activity in Washington between now and Thanksgiving is the focus on the so-called “super committee,” those 12 Democrats and Republicans charged with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Lobbyists,...Tags: Republican Party, Agriculture, Kent Conrad, Rob Portman, Debbie Stabenow
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2012 called crucial year for Md. gas tax
If Maryland is to raise significant new revenue to meet its backlog of transportation needs — most likely through a higher gas tax — 2012 is the year it must be done, a leading lawmaker told a gathering of Baltimore business leaders Monday....Tags: Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Unemployment, Ken Ulman
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Two congressmen discuss state redistricting with O'Malley
![Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday night that two Maryland congressmen — one Democrat, one Republican — have asked him to make "substantial" changes in the state's proposed new political map.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65255669-06194119.jpg "Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday night that two Maryland congressmen — one Democrat, one Republican — have asked him to make "substantial\" changes in the state's proposed new political map.")
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday night that two Maryland congressmen — one Democrat, one Republican — have asked him to make "substantial" changes in the state's proposed new political map.
O'Malley spoke after back-to-back meetings in...Tags: Republican Party, Roscoe G Bartlett, David Brinkley, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Minority Groups
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GOP, others find faults with proposed map
Maryland Republicans criticized a proposal Tuesday to redraw the state's congressional map, saying a Democratic-controlled panel seeking to bolster the party's position would separate communities with like-minded views and fuse areas with little in...Tags: Entertainment Events, Demographics, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Annapolis, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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O'Malley unveils proposed congressional map
Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley released his congressional redistricting plan Saturday evening, hours after a handful of African-American lawmakers walked out of a Legislative Black Caucus meeting and prevented the group from taking an official position...Tags: Republican Party, African Americans, Donna F. Edwards, Prince George's County, Minority Groups
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Senate gives initial approval to O'Malley map
Gov. Martin O'Malley's political redistricting plan earned a quick first stamp of approval from the Maryland Senate on Monday night despite a day full of objections from top Republicans — and a sitting Democratic congresswoman — who slammed...Tags: Annapolis, Montgomery County (Maryland), James Brochin, Baltimore County, Democratic Party
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House approves debt ceiling deal
The House of Representatives approved a bipartisan deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling Monday in a vote that splintered the Democratic and Republican members of Maryland's congressional delegation and pushed the months-long battle toward a climax in...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Roscoe G Bartlett, Medicare, Human Interest, Budgets and Budgeting
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Debt vote tough call for Md. lawmakers
— Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin rarely embraces drama, but as the denouement of the debt ceiling debate played out Tuesday, the Maryland Democrat became something of a mystery — undecided up until the very last minute on how he would vote. Cardin,...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Medicare, Health, South Carolina, Crime, Law and Justice
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Debt crisis could have outsized effect on Maryland
Bracing for the loss of a steady paycheck is becoming something of a routine for Frank Silberstein. A statistician for the U.S. Census Bureau and a union steward for the American Federation of Government Employees, Silberstein said the pitched battle...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Economy, Business and Finance, Medicare, Human Interest, Budgets and Budgeting
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Sarbanes, Harris lead in 2012 race for cash
Rep. John P. Sarbanes, a third-term Democrat who faces little opposition for re-election in 2012, raised more campaign cash than any other Baltimore-area member of Congress in the past three months, campaign finance reports made public over the weekend...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, Republican Party, Roscoe G Bartlett, U.S. Secret Service, Maryland
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