A few government and politics headlines for Friday.

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ANNAPOLIS — Del. Ron George is scheduled to formally announce he is running for governor. The Anne Arundel County Republican is scheduled to make the announcement Wednesday evening in Annapolis. His announcement speech will focus on creating and expanding small ...

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A few government and politics headlines for Tuesday.

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ANNAPOLIS — Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele says he is considering running for governor in Maryland. Steele, who also is a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, told MSNBC host Chuck Todd on Monday that “we’re looking at ...

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A few government and politics headlines to start the day.

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A judge on Thursday dismissed an obstruction of justice charge against Paul Schurick, a longtime aide to former Gov. Robert Ehrlich, but denied defense requests to throw out charges alleging Schurick played a role in trying to suppress the black ...

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OXON HILL — GOP Chairman Michael Steele has dropped his re-election bid after falling behind in balloting for the leadership of the Republican National Committee. He asked his backers to give their votes to GOP operative Maria Cino. Steele got ...

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OXON HILL — Embattled GOP Chairman Michael Steele fought to hang onto his post Friday atop the Republican National Committee. Four challengers argued that they would be better stewards of the party heading into the 2012 elections, when defeating President ...

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WASHINGTON — Embattled GOP Chairman Michael Steele could disclose late Monday whether he’ll seek re-election to the two-year post as a stream of challengers line up to challenge him in balloting next month. The latest to formally announce a candidacy: ...

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WASHINGTON — Republicans are aggressively recruiting a challenger to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, whose tenure as party chief has been marked by ill-chosen comments and questions about finances. The RNC must decide in January whether to keep Steele. ...

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