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O'Malley's map easily wins House approval
A new political map aimed at adding a seventh Democrat to the state's congressional delegation is expected to be sent to Gov. Martin O'Malley Thursday for his signature.
The plan won approval in the Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday after five...Tags: File Sharing, Illegal Immigrants, Maryland General Assembly, Trials, Elections
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Ivey to challenge Edwards for House seat
Former Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey filed the paperwork Thursday required to challenge incumbent Rep. Donna F. Edwards, setting up what is likely to be one of Maryland's most competitive Democratic primaries next year. Ivey, 50,...Tags: Minority Groups, Martin O'Malley, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Elections
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Keeping Congress clean
In September 2008, the U.S. financial system was teetering on collapse and the stock market was shaky. But Alabama Republican Rep. Spencer Bachus saw opportunity in the crisis. According to an investigation by the CBS news program "60 Minutes," Mr. Bachus...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Federal Reserve, Democratic Party, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Insider Trading
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Groups question legality of new districts
Two disparate groups suggested Friday that Maryland's proposed congressional map might illegally dilute the power of minority voters, though national experts warned that any potential lawsuit would face a high hurdle in federal court. A Prince George's...Tags: File Sharing, Elijah E. Cummings, Minority Groups, Steny Hoyer, Trials
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Minorities and Republicans: The strange bedfellows of redistricting
Since a redistricting commission presented its plans for new congressional maps to Gov. Martin O'Malley, two groups have been particularly vocal in their complaints that it dilutes minority votes: African-American and Hispanic Democrats, and Republican...Tags: E.J. Pipkin, Carroll County (Maryland), Benjamin L. Cardin, Minority Groups, Martin O'Malley
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Proposed congressional map draws more criticism
A congressional map drafted by Maryland Democrats drew more opposition Wednesday as Republican leaders offered alternative proposals, the state NAACP requested changes and the O'Malley administration released 600 comments — mostly critical —...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Nancy Jacobs, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Kensington, Elections
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GOP, others find faults with proposed map
Maryland Republicans criticized a proposal Tuesday to redraw the state's congressional map, saying a Democratic-controlled panel seeking to bolster the party's position would separate communities with like-minded views and fuse areas with little in...Tags: Elections, Frederick County (Maryland), Baltimore County, St. Mary's County, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Alternate Md. redistricting bills will get hearing
Maryland congressional redistricting plans other than Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed map will be considered on their own at a hearing in next week's special session, aides to the presiding officers of the General Assembly said Friday. Lawmakers had...Tags: Thomas V. Mike Miller, Nancy Jacobs, Minority Groups, Martin O'Malley, Democratic Party
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O'Malley unveils proposed congressional map
Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley released his congressional redistricting plan Saturday evening, hours after a handful of African-American lawmakers walked out of a Legislative Black Caucus meeting and prevented the group from taking an official position...Tags: Minority Groups, Martin O'Malley, Democratic Party, Montgomery County (Maryland), Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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Senate gives initial approval to O'Malley map
Gov. Martin O'Malley's political redistricting plan earned a quick first stamp of approval from the Maryland Senate on Monday night despite a day full of objections from top Republicans — and a sitting Democratic congresswoman — who slammed...Tags: Hispanic and Latino Americans, James Brochin, Elections, Baltimore County, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Sarbanes, Harris lead in 2012 race for cash
Rep. John P. Sarbanes, a third-term Democrat who faces little opposition for re-election in 2012, raised more campaign cash than any other Baltimore-area member of Congress in the past three months, campaign finance reports made public over the weekend...Tags: Elijah E. Cummings, Benjamin L. Cardin, Steny Hoyer, Washington (U.S. state), Roscoe G Bartlett
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Leopold: Redistricting should bring disparate groups together
While I regret the continued partition of Anne Arundel County into four separate congressional districts, I concur with Dan Rodricks' view that congressional redistricting across the country has helped create legislative gridlock and political segregation...Tags: Elections, Politics
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