An aide to former Gov. Robert Ehrlich is scheduled to go on trial for allegedly using robocalls to suppress voter turnout in Maryland’s 2010 governor’s race. Paul Schurick’s trial is scheduled to begin Monday in Baltimore City Circuit Court. It’s ...

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The trial of a political operative accused of trying to sabotage Gov. Martin O’Malley’s re-election with robocalls was postponed until Feb. 6 after the judge assigned to hear the case recused himself Tuesday because O’Malley had appointed him to the ...

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Mayoral challenger Otis Rolley is hoping comedy legend Bill Cosby will lend some star power to his campaign in the run up to primary day. Cosby headlined a fundraiser for Rolley in January and returns to Baltimore on Wednesday to ...

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WASHINGTON — Tired of broken Metro escalators? Bothered by constant rail work and other inconveniences? Metro officials unveiled a new information campaign Thursday aimed at keeping riders up to speed about an ongoing effort to rebuild the 35-year-old transit system. ...

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RALEIGH, North Carolina — A federal grand jury has indicted two-time presidential candidate John Edwards over massive sums of money spent to keep his mistress in hiding during the peak of his 2008 campaign for the White House. The case ...

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Actress Betty White has become even more spectacular in her golden years. To show for it, she teamed up with AARP to tell other older Americans to “get over” the idea of getting over the hill. Golden Girl White will be ...

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Federal and Maryland grand juries have been convened to investigate possible campaign-law violations by staff members of Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.’s 2010 gubernatorial run, a lawyer for defendants in a related lawsuit stated in court papers filed Wednesday. The grand ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Attorneys for media outlets asked a North Carolina judge on Friday to pull back the cloak of privacy that has allowed records to be kept secret in a lawsuit filed by the mistress of former presidential candidate ...

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WASHINGTON — The White House says it’s considering requiring companies pursuing federal contracts to disclose their campaign contributions. Spokesman Jay Carney says that would be achieved by an executive order that’s being drafted. With President Barack Obama officially a candidate ...

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ANNAPOLIS — State Sen. Ulysses Currie’s former campaign treasurer has been sentenced to a year in jail for stealing more than $150,000 from the senator’s campaign. An Anne Arundel County judge on Monday also ordered 65-year-old Olivia Harris, who pleaded ...

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