Maryland Politics: January 21, 2007 - January 27, 2007
Gansler taps Montgomery Pol to Protect Consumers
The state's new Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler has assured a soft landing for a Montgomery County pal. Former County Council member and Democratic candidate for County Executive Steven A. Silverman starts next week as assistant attorney general for consumer...
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Ann Marimow
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January 26, 2007; 12:22 PM ET |
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Steele to Lead GOPAC
Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele will be taking over as chairman of GOPAC, a national organization that trains activists and seeks to field Republican officeholders. Steele, who ran unsuccessfully last year for the U.S. Senate, will succeed former...
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John Wagner
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January 25, 2007; 10:52 AM ET |
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Same Backers, Different Horse
Under Maryland's previous administration, Baltimore construction company executive Willard Hackerman came to symbolize what critics -- including now-Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) -- said was a too-cozy relationship between then-Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) and well-connected developers. Hackerman was at...
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Phyllis Jordan
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January 25, 2007; 6:29 AM ET |
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This is your chance to play newspaper editor. The photo above was taken of Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D), his wife, Katie, and other luminaries sitting in the gallery as guests of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at President Bush's...
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Phyllis Jordan
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January 24, 2007; 12:06 PM ET |
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Perez, Lyons join O'Malley team
Former Montgomery County Council member Tom Perez delivered a portion of his remarks in Spanish and touted the "value of inclusion" as he was introduced this morning by Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) as the state's next secretary of labor, licensing...
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John Wagner
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January 23, 2007; 11:58 AM ET |
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Team Maryland
Now that Democrats are in charge of congress, the House speaker has Baltimore roots and the House majority leader has represented Maryland for 25 years, the new administration in Annapolis has set some high expectations for the state's delegation to...
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Phyllis Jordan
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January 22, 2007; 12:28 PM ET |
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