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With the passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act by the House of Representatives , we are one step closer to a stronger Medicare for seniors and future generations, as well as stable, affordable health care options for all Americans.

Myrna Cardin, wife of Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin , donned a T-shirt printed with "Elect to end hunger" and went to work Tuesday on an assembly line at the Maryland Food Bank in Halethorpe .

Relay residents Beverly Stevens and Paul Rauser stand in the yard behind Stevensa TM house on Hazel Avenue near where one of four sound barriers will finally be constructed along Interstate 195.

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2009 The opening sessions of this year's GEOINT Conference had a running theme: the need for new, well trained workers to fill open jobs within the industry.

October 19, 2009 - Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger will deliver a keynote address at the Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Symposium in San Antonio, Texas on Monday, October 19, 2009.

The United States is unprepared for a major hostile attack against vital computer networks, government and industry officials said on Thursday after participating in a two-day "cyberwar" simulation.

At the beginning of September, the two co-chairs of the Bipartisan House Cybersecurity Caucus sent a letter to President Obama asking him to expedite the appointment of a Cybersecurity Coordinator.

Maryland will get $6 million of federal stimulus money to go toward port and transit security and firehouse construction, an announcement government officials made Wednesday in Baltimore amid the backdrop of an unspecified terrorism warning issued this week.

Maryland will need to spend an additional $315 million to $470 million on transportation projects around three military sites, according to a new study by the Government Accountability Office.

President Barack Obama sought to harness the energy of his youthful supporters to the Democratic push for health care change, rallying a largely student crowd Thursday at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Republican Larry Hogan is exploring a run for governor. Hogan said he would back former Gov.

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While Rep. Frank Kratovil Jr. and state Sen. Andrew Harris gear up for a probable battle for the 1st Congressional District seat next year, Rep.

President Clements has been honored by his alma mater. West Virginia University President James P. Clements has been named the 2009 Alumni of the Year by his alma mater in the Engineering and Information Technology category.

According to GradeGov.com , members of Congress from Maryland rank in the bottom of the country.

According to GradeGov.com , members of Congress from Maryland rank in the bottom of the country.

According to GradeGov.com , members of Congress from Maryland rank in the bottom of the country.

LEARNING THE ROPES: Keisha Walker, MSN, RN, meets U.S. Rep. C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger during her Nurse Internship in Washington, DC.

They held the tutorial in the Capitol basement. The leadership had set aside five hours, from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, with one break for procedural votes upstairs. For the first 2 1/2 hours, about 180 members of Congress had to do something for which they have limited affinity: Remain speechless. Sit still in a folding chair. Listen to staffers. They couldn't even ask questions but only jot them down for discussion later in the evening.

They were all House Democrats, boning up on the historic and controversial health-care reform legislation that's being crafted in their chamber. The rough draft of HR 3200 ('America's Affordable Health Choices Act') was unveiled two weeks ago and runs more than 1,000 pages, not counting amendments. Last week the Democrats decided that, if they're going to try to sell this plan to their constituents, they need to have a better sense of what it says, line by line.