Maryland: Baltimore

November 13, 2009 - 03:45 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Cummings' part in Baltimore mayor's trial: Will he testify? Or not?

At least one prominent Washington politician, President Barack Obama, has carefully kept his distance this year from Sheila Dixon, the indicted mayor of Baltimore. That hasn't been the case with many other public figures, including Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, who...

November 6, 2009 - 10:40 am
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Long wait about over for Baltimore judge

It's been nine years since federal Judge Andre Davis of Baltimore was first nominated to fill the "Maryland seat" on the federal Court of Appeals. It's been seven months since President Barack Obama re-nominated Davis for the same position--which has...

November 6, 2009 - 10:40 am
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Long wait about over for Baltimore judge

It's been nine years since federal Judge Andre Davis of Baltimore was first nominated to fill the "Maryland seat" on the federal Court of Appeals. It's been seven months since President Barack Obama re-nominated Davis for the same position--which has...

October 23, 2009 - 03:34 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Broken ankle doesn't keep Mikulski from outpacing Republican rivals

More than three months after shattering her ankle on the steps of a Baltimore church, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski has finally graduated from a wheelchair to a wheeled walker. She still is hampered by an oversized soft-cast shoe that makes...

October 22, 2009 - 11:03 pm
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Reporter

Live, Local, Lazy Reporting

From Red Maryland
The AP and WBAL TV are reporting that the “watchdog” groups Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington or CREW filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission over Baltimore developer Edward St. John’s contributions to the Maryland GOP and Michael Steele’s 2006 Senate campaign.
The St. John story is old news.
However, what concerns [...]

October 9, 2009 - 08:44 pm

CP Takes Second Place in Mobbies Awards: Thanks For Your Votes!!!

Thanks to all our terrific and loyal readers who voted CP the Second Most Outstanding Political Blog in Maryland in The Baltimore Sun's Mobbies Awards. The contest ran in early October and had 20 blogs nominated in that category, most of them based in Baltimore or focusing on statewide issues, which makes the second place finish of a small-town, locally-based blog all the more exciting. We would

October 9, 2009 - 11:18 am
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Two Maryland victims of banking system meet with Obama

A Baltimore woman and a retired city police officer were among five victims of the financial system invited to meet privately with President Barack Obama at the White House today. After the meeting, the president will deliver a speech about...

October 9, 2009 - 11:18 am
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Sun

Two Maryland victims of banking system meet with Obama

A Baltimore woman and a retired city police officer were among five victims of the financial system invited to meet privately with President Barack Obama at the White House today. After the meeting, the president will deliver a speech about...

October 5, 2009 - 12:09 am
NEWS FEED: Baltimore Reporter

Death, Taxes, Earmarking

From Red Maryland
Is anybody terribly surprised that Maryland’s Senior Senator seems to be shutting money to her campaign donors?
Democratic Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski has added tens of millions of dollars to a defense spending measure in earmarked grants for her top campaign donors, according to a Baltimore Sun analysis.
All but [...]

October 3, 2009 - 06:38 am

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