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Not Steny H. Hoyer . The House majority leader from Southern Maryland proved as loyal to the famous Miller as he is to the pro-Israel lobby.

July 1, 2009 Contact: Rachel MacKnight/Cassie Harvey, 202-228-1122 MIKULSKI, RUPPERSBERGER ANNOUNCE NEW FUNDING FOR CRITICAL BALTIMORE COUNTY 911 CENTER UPGRADES BALTIMORE, MD - U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski and Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today joined Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith to announce new federal funding for critical ...

If you've made a call to the 911 system in Baltimore County, you're not alone. At least 900,00 calls come into the center each year.

Benjamin L. Cardin , took a financial hit when the U.S. economy nose-dived last year, according to annual financial disclosure forms released Friday.

When Chris Cavey sizes up Republican prospects for Maryland congressional races in 2010, he sees hope beyond Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore.

A decrepit railroad bridge in the shadow of Interstate 95 could find new life as the linchpin of a 5 A A -mile trail encircling the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River - opening up recreational opportunities along a stretch of Baltimore waterfront that some are calling "the next Inner Harbor." For now, the century-old CSX swing bridge carries ...

Images View Larger Image But rather than emerging with clear agreement on what the memos reveal about the CIA briefing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi received in 2002, and whether she was aware that aggressive interrogation methods were being used on terrorism suspects, lawmakers remain as divided as ever about the story they tell.

After Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday accused the CIA of lying and misleading Congressional leaders including herself, some observers suggested she'd made a grave error and would likely try to dampen the firestorm she's created.

Oyster restoration efforts are getting a $6.6 million boost in federal aid. Representative C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger was joined by oyster experts in Annapolis on Friday for the announcement.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Oyster restoration efforts are getting a $6.6 million boost in federal aid.

Members of Congress from Maryland and other states protested President Barack Obama's budget cuts Thursday, even as critics dismissed them as trivial savings in a $3.55 trillion spending plan.

The one-alarm fire was reported just before 5 a.m. Friday at the home in the 17100 block of Pleasant Meadow Road.

Maryland's congressional delegation has lined up an additional $42 million in federal funds to help Greater Baltimore's major military installations prepare for a massive infusion of new government workers.

Maryland officials say the state is set to receive about $65 million to help with transportation needs related to military base realignment.

While they won't likely be developing exploding pens, dagger shoes or rocket-firing cigarettes, researchers at a new university-affiliated center will be creating cutting-edge technology for federal intelligence agencies.

Congress is investigating a "serious" failure by the National Security Agency to comply with legal limits on its domestic eavesdropping activities, key lawmakers said Thursday.

Apr 14, 2009 5:57 pm US/Eastern Reporting Mike Schuh RANDALLSTOWN, Md. Go into most doctor's offices and much of the space is filled with patients' records.

Staff Sgt. Xhevair Maskuli went on a cruise with his family in August after learning he'd be deployed to Iraq for a year.

But before I could get to the station in a pickup truck, she got runned over by a damned old train." So it is with the earmarks that Maryland's delegation are requesting - all the usual suspects on the state's checklist of the deserving get a nod, or five: the bay, the police, the children, the military, the medical research.

In spite of President Barack Obama's call for an end to the "old way of doing business," Maryland's members of Congress are requesting more than $1 billion worth of earmarked projects in federal spending legislation this year, disclosure reports show.