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Victoria Jackson-StanleyShe ousted a two-term incumbent to become the first African American mayor in a city famous for its 1960s racial strife. |
Peter FranchotWe really do love Peter Franchot and think he's one hell of a pol. But another week, another let-down: this time a letter on cigars that came out of the Comptroller's office but was not his position. |
Bruce BereanoAlcohol, tobacco and firearms never hurt him -- the lobbyist-turned-convict-turned-lobbyist again is the top earner in his field, making more than $800,000 in the 2008 session. |
Ulysses CurrieMiller gave him a firm, almost polite, push toward the door as the evidence mounts against the state Senate Budget and Taxation chairman. |
Anthony BrownNamed to the Democratic National Committee Platform Drafting Committee, he is turning heads in national circles and could likely play a major role in an Obama administration. |
Frank KratovilVolunteering that you will not out fundraise your Republican opponent in a Republican district in a presidential year may be good at pre-empting bad news stories, but sends the wrong message to donors and people who want to take him seriously. |
Michael SteeleHe had an audience with his party's presidential nominee and is still a major mover in national Republican politics. |
Sweatshop workersThe group SweatFree Maryland put out a report this week saying that the state spends $8 million a year on uniforms from companies that work with sweatshops overseas. |
Steny HoyerThs FISA legislation made it through. His role as dealmaker on Capitol Hill is not in question. |
Steny HoyerThe FISA legislation made it through. His role as dealmaker on Capitol Hill raises questions in his party's base. |
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Wally Edge
U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, Republican of Frederick County, joins Rep. Jim Marshall, Democrat of Georgia, in a Washington Post op-ed this ... >
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This is probably the first Burns-pourri that actually is looking back at the previous month and not two or three days before the end of the month. In ... >
David Paulson
How can a governor say she “championed” earmark “reforms” when she just boasted about requesting 85 separate federal earmarks during her two ... >
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