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Md. governor's tax proposals seek nearly $1 billion to balance budget, fund ... - Washington Post
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:49:37 GMT

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Md. governor's tax proposals seek nearly $1 billion to balance budget, fund ...
Washington Post
Political analysts say the passage of O'Malley's tax plans could position him as one of the nation's most liberal governors and set Maryland apart as one of the purest expressions of Democratic Party values in action. Failure of large parts of his tax ...
Firms vying for state contracts fund O'Malley-led groupBaltimore Sun
Firms With Maryland Ties Gave To Democratic GovernorsMyFox Washington DC

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Van Hollen's path from political strategy to budget wonkery - Washington Post
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:30:10 GMT

Van Hollen's path from political strategy to budget wonkery
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A top lieutenant to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Maryland Democrat had led his party's attacks on GOP candidates in 2008 and 2010. ¶ So some Republicans were surprised when Van Hollen proved to be a committed negotiator who tried to forge ...

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O'Malley returns to the Sunday talk-show circuit - Washington Post (blog)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:16:59 GMT

O'Malley returns to the Sunday talk-show circuit
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(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) is booked to appear Sunday morning on CNN's “State of the Union,” his latest in a string of national talk-show appearances. O'Malley, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, ...

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Debate over taxing the rich trickles down to Md. congressional race - Washington Post
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:31:11 GMT

Debate over taxing the rich trickles down to Md. congressional race
Washington Post
The other is a longtime politician and lobbyist. The controversies of the Republican presidential contest are trickling down into a Democratic primary fight playing out in Washington's back yard — the previously conservative and rural Maryland ...

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MD POLITICS: O'Malley backs levying sales tax on gas for roads - Delmarva Daily Times
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:49:07 GMT

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MD POLITICS: O'Malley backs levying sales tax on gas for roads
Delmarva Daily Times
O'Malley, a Democrat, said during an interview on WTOP Radio that he believes the best option for raising the money is to move away from the flat gas tax, which was last raised in 1992, and end a sales tax exemption on gasoline.
Companies with Md. business interests make big donations to DGA, chaired by Md ...Washington Post
Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks to members of the General… (Baltimore Sun/Lloyd Fox)Baltimore Sun (blog)

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Maryland Politics: Miller rebuked for perceived cultural insensitivity - Baltimore Sun
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:05:54 GMT

Maryland Politics: Miller rebuked for perceived cultural insensitivity
Baltimore Sun
Delores Kelley, a Baltimore County Democrat, who scurried to the podium and hissed at Miller that he was making delegation members seem like specimens at the zoo. Nevertheless, the group filed down and assembled in the well of the Senate, ...

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Democrats prime recruits to try to take back the House - CNN
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:53:09 GMT

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Democrats prime recruits to try to take back the House
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Vice President Joe Biden made a bold prediction on Friday, telling House Democrats at their annual retreat on Maryland's Eastern Shore, "I really do think we're going to win back the House." To flip control of the House back just one cycle after losing ...
Send to a friendOpen Mike, Jan. 27-29Politico
President Obama Joins House Democrats At 3-Day Retreat In CambridgeCBS Local

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Republicans Challenge Democrats to Approve Federal Pay Freeze - BusinessWeek
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:57:38 GMT

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Republicans Challenge Democrats to Approve Federal Pay Freeze
BusinessWeek
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer called the House Republicans' plan a “very clever political effort” because Democrats would appear to be voting to give themselves a salary increase if they oppose the pay freeze. Still, the Maryland lawmaker urged ...
House votes to continue federal worker pay freezeThe Seattle Times
House Passes Extension of Federal Pay FreezeInternational Business Times

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Rep. Chris Van Hollen's ascent - Washington Post
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:35:13 GMT

Rep. Chris Van Hollen's ascent
Washington Post
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has morphed over the past year into a bonafide budget expert, representing Democrats in all major negotiations with Republicans and the White House over spending and taxes. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, co-chairman of the House Budget ...

Strip-Club Spending Ban a Target of Lawmakers' Message Politics - BusinessWeek
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:41:53 GMT

Strip-Club Spending Ban a Target of Lawmakers' Message Politics
BusinessWeek
“These things are going to come to a full stop in the Senate,” said Representative Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat. “What you have for the most part is show-horse legislation that will die in the Senate, rather than workhorse legislation that ...

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