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Gay rights suit on docket
Sun StaffMaryland will become the focus of the volatile national debate on gay rights today, as a Baltimore Circuit Court judge hears arguments challenging the state's prohibition of same-sex marriages. On the eve of the legal fight over whether Maryland's...Tags: Bolton Hill, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Maryland, Gay Rights
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Personal histories
During the late summer of 1918, Americans were gripped by news from the European front as World War I neared its end. They didn't dream that a larger, more deadly battle would soon be fought on U.S. soil.
The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed about 500,...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Manhattan (New York City), Fever, Health and Medical Professionals, Roman Catholicism
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Md. poker player puts money on fun
Sun StaffLAS VEGAS - Steve Dannenmann, an Anne Arundel accountant, has a strategy for winning the World Series of Poker main event. It involves riding only in cabs whose serial number ends in an even digit, taking the same route from his hotel to the Rio All-...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Travel, Brooklyn Park, Casino and Gambling Industry, Hotels and Accommodations
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Bracing for the sniper trial
Sun reporterLori Ann Lewis-Rivera was the shy little girl with fine blond hair, the teenager who didn't use profanity, the young woman absorbed in mystery novels and, finally, a 25-year-old nanny thousands of miles from home. She was Marion and Jo Lewis' daughter,...Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Bus Accidents, Frederick County (Virginia), Virginia, Punishment
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Ehrlich's lawyers argue against reviving Sun suit
By A Sun Staff WriterA Sun lawsuit against Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. challenging the governor's ban on two Sun journalists should not be revived because the newspaper failed to provide sufficient evidence of irreparable harm from the ban, lawyers for the governor argued in a...Tags: Justice System, The Washington Post, Executive Branch, CNN (tv network), Government
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Kale's new season
Sun reporterThe strawberries and citrus fruit that Joe Bartenfelder is unloading at the Waverly farmers' market this bitter cold Saturday morning come from far away. But his deep-green, tightly curled kale is from right here in Maryland. "It's still our kale,"...Tags: Butter, Kale, Belvedere Square, Salt, Kosher Salt
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Starry Nights
Sun ReporterThe night sky is missing. It hasn't fallen, exactly. But, for most of us, it most definitely has dropped out of our lives.Urban light pollution and our reluctance to go outside at night and look up have left many of us estranged from the star-spangled...Tags: Periodicals, Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Lehigh Valley Weather, Weather Reports
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Winds rise ahead of Atlantic storm
Maryland WeatherWinds down at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station are huffing along at between 17 and 21 mph, with gusts to nearly 30 mph this morning, as that Atlantic storm moves closer to landfall later today in the Carolinas. It's......Tags: National Hurricane Center, Disasters and Accidents, Harford County, Natural Disasters, Weather Reports
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Snow dusts Southern Maryland; rainy weekend ahead
Maryland WeatherMaybe this was our Farewell to Winter storm. Parts of St. Mary's, Calvert, Charles and Prince George's counties reported a dusting to a half-inch of snow on unpaved surfaces this morning as a weak storm drifted across the Carolinas and......Tags: Maryland, St. Patrick's Day, West Virginia, Virginia, White House
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Under-30 crowd flocks to polls
For months, young people have knocked on doors, made phone calls and given money to support Sen. Barack Obama. Yesterday, they finally had a chance to vote for him. "It's like cool to vote now. It's a fashion statement," said Lola Olakanye, 22, a...Tags: U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), St. Mary's City, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Polls, Barack Obama
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Official focuses on bar games
![Comptroller Peter Franchot is pushing for Baltimore City and Baltimore County to stop providing licenses for thousands of video gambling machines that critics allege make illegal, "under the table" payouts in area bars and restaurants.](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-03/36883188-18071100.jpg "Comptroller Peter Franchot is pushing for Baltimore City and Baltimore County to stop providing licenses for thousands of video gambling machines that critics allege make illegal, "under the table\" payouts in area bars and restaurants.")
Sun reporterComptroller Peter Franchot is pushing for Baltimore City and Baltimore County to stop providing licenses for thousands of video gambling machines that critics allege make illegal, "under the table" payouts in area bars and restaurants. Lawmakers in...Tags: Entertainment, Casino and Gambling Industry, Local Government, Punishment, Laws
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Electronic bingo backed by strong lobbying push
Sun reporterElectronic gambling machines - devices that resemble slots - have been proliferating in rural Maryland counties recently, in part because of a concerted lobbying effort by their manufacturer. Officials in one municipality, afraid that they could be...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Lotteries, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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