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With the upset primary-election ouster of a longtime congressman and the departure of a county school chief generally credited with starting a long overdue turnaround in the public education system, 2008 was a year of change and challenge in Prince George’s County.
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WITH ANY luck and moral fortitude, Maryland lawmakers will heed the march of history and make 2008 the last year in which the death penalty is legal in the state. After months of study, the bipartisan Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment, formed by the General Assembly and approved by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), has provided clear-cut evidence that capital punishment in the state neither deters crime nor provides a sense of closure for victims’ families.
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Michael D. Thompson, a former crack cocaine dealer, thought he deserved a break.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Criticism rained down on embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday for his defiance in appointing the state’s new U.S. senator but doubts persisted that anyone could block the move.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A former Indonesian intelligence chief was cleared Wednesday of playing any role in the fatal mid-flight poisoning of the country’s most prominent human rights activist and a symbol of defiance in the face of authoritarian rule.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The law offices of McCabe Rabin and Stein, Stein & Pinsky have been retained by Florida investors to investigate claims against various third parties in connection with Madoff's alleged Ponzi scheme. The third parties include Westport National Bank (a division of Connecticut Community Bank, N.A.).
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Slate contributor Edward McClelland was online Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 11 a.m. ET to discuss his take on embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s decision to name former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, despite federal charges stating Blagojevich tried to auction off the seat to the highest bidder.
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A group of atheists, led by a California man known for challenging the use of the words “under God” in recitals of the Pledge of Allegiance at public schools, filed a lawsuit yesterday to bar prayer and references to God at the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama.
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— Today is Wednesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2009. There are 358 days left in the year.
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— Today is Sunday, Jan. 4, the fourth day of 2009. There are 361 days left in the year.
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