The annual meeting's location is a sign of Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport’s hub status for the airline.

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The retirement offer affected about 5 percent of the Sparks-based company's U.S. workforce.

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WASHINGTON — Business leaders are taking sides with Democratic President Barack Obama after failing to persuade their traditional Republican allies in Congress to avert a government shutdown. Obama, whose health care and regulatory agenda they have vigorously opposed, is embracing ...

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FREDERICK — Officials in Maryland have received at least two complaints about a closed-door vote by the Frederick County commissioners. The Frederick News-Post reports the Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board received the complaints, including one from the paper, after the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is planning to talk about proposals to improve transparency and accountability in state government. Gansler has scheduled a forum for Wednesday in Annapolis. It’s the third forum the attorney general has set as ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The head of the Baltimore city delegation in the House of Delegates said Tuesday that a delegation meeting to talk about expanding gambling in Maryland has been postponed until next week because not enough details are available yet. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The owner of Maryland’s largest casino has met with House Speaker Michael Busch to discuss the potential expansion of gambling in the state. David Cordish, owner of the Cordish Cos., met for about two hours with the speaker. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is planning to meet with local officials next week to talk about the potential for holding a special session to expand gambling in Maryland. Raquel Guillory, an O’Malley spokeswoman, confirmed Friday the governor is scheduled ...

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MOUNT VERNON, Va. — The key players in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay are meeting in northern Virginia to assess the progress of the massive undertaking. The annual meeting of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s executive council begins at 10:30 ...

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NEW YORK — AOL Inc. said Thursday shareholders voted at their annual meeting to re-elect all eight directors on the company’s board, fending off a takeover attempt by one of its largest investors. New York-based investment firm Starboard Value LP, ...

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