ANNAPOLIS— Maryland lawmakers are gathering for their annual 90-day legislative session. The session begins Wednesday at noon in Annapolis. Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, and the two presiding officers of the General Assembly are scheduled to talk about the session ...

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After signing an executive order last week that started a two-month review of state regulations, Gov. Martin O’Malley is looking for suggestions on ways regulations can be changed or streamline. Suggestions can be posted to the state’s Maryland Made Easy ...

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NEW YORK — Sporadic outages of BlackBerry messaging and email service spread to the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, as problems stretched into the third day for Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. Research In Motion Ltd., the Canadian company ...

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WASHINGTON — Decrying the human toll of the nation’s economic and financial crisis, a group of corporate and labor leaders advising President Barack Obama is calling for sweeping and urgent changes in government policies, from liberalized immigration and less restrictive ...

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WASHINGTON — Six Democratic mayors were joined by a Republican mayor in urging President Barack Obama and Congress to work together to create jobs and rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. The mayors spoke Tuesday after meeting with White House officials ...

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital is increasing police presence during the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and following a threat of a new attack. The move mirrors heightened security across the country as federal officials said Thursday ...

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Baltimore City offered would-be casino developers new financial incentives to bid on the city’s lone gaming license on Wednesday. The changes approved by the Board of Estimates include the diversion of up to $6 million in slot machine tax revenue ...

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Mayors from across the United States passed a resolution Monday urging Congress to quickly end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and spend the money on domestic priorities. The mayors voted during the last day of an annual conference of ...

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Money spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq should be spent at home under a resolution proposed Friday by U.S. mayors who called on Congress to hasten the end of the wars. The resolution proposed at the opening of the ...

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The look inside BWI is increasingly local and upscale. Travelers can dine on crab cakes at two Maryland seafood joints, sip Maryland beers from DuClaw Brewing Co., or relax in a new, locally owned lounge at the end of Concourse ...

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