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The Maryland Republican Party has hired a fundraiser who was fired by the national party for authorizing payment for young donors to attend a bondage-themed nightclub.
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Read More »GOP blocks tax hike on firms moving overseas
Republican senators blocked an election-year bill Wednesday to limit tax breaks for U.S. companies that move operations overseas.
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Read More »Last forum for GOP candidates for governor set
Maryland's Republican candidates for governor are scheduled to meet for a final televised forum before the primary on June 24.
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Read More »GOP seizes on state woes to highlight health care
House Republicans intent on highlighting the woes of President Barack Obama's health care law need to look no further than their own back yards, some of which are traditionally liberal strongholds.
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Read More »GOP candidate offers to draw down income taxes … to zero
Maryland residents could end up paying no state income taxes under a plan proposed by one Republican candidate for governor.
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Read More »Reid: Senate may change rules to avoid GOP’s blocking
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he’s considering changing his chamber’s rules to make it harder for minority Republicans to block President Barack Obama’s nominations, a warning shot that suggested Democrats might soon use their power ...
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Read More »GOP blocks key Obama court nominee in Senate vote
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked another of President Barack Obama’s picks for one of the nation’s top courts on Tuesday, the latest skirmish in a nominations battle that has intensified partisan tensions in the chamber. Tuesday’s near-party line vote derailed ...
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Read More »Md. GOP sponsored robocall about Frederick Co. Dem
FREDERICK — The Maryland Republican Party says it sponsored a robocall targeting a Democratic candidate for the Frederick County Board of Aldermen. The Frederick News-Post reports that the calls programmed to reach 10,000 home the night before Tuesday’s election urged ...
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Read More »Gay rights bill advances in Senate with little word from GOP
WASHINGTON — Invoking the Declaration of Independence, proponents of a bill that would outlaw discrimination against gays in the workplace argued on Tuesday that the measure is rooted in fundamental fairness for all Americans. Republican opponents of the measure were ...
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Read More »GOP newcomer replaces Getty on Senate judicial panel
The Democratic-controlled Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee will see a changing of the Republican guard when it returns to Annapolis in January.
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