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Congress gave final approval Saturday to a year-end spending measure that will provide $636.3 billion to keep the Pentagon operating, pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and deliver more than $113 million for earmarked projects by Maryland lawmakers.

Several million in federal tax dollars are destined for Anne Arundel County thanks to a spending bill finalized by Congress over the weekend.

Reaction among Maryland lawmakers to President Obama's call to deploy additional troops to Afghanistan was mixed last Thursday.

More than 70 Maryland projects, listed with their amounts and congressional requesters, were expected to be approved by the House.

U.S. Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski and U.S. Reps Donna F. Edwards and Roscoe G. Bartlett said this week that they are skeptical of President Barack Obama's plan to send more troops to Afghanistan, although some of their colleagues in Maryland's congressional delegation either support it or are undecided.

Figurines small enough to swallow, a knight's helmet with a high concentration of lead and play phones too loud for young ears are all toys on shelves this holiday season.

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology ; Preventive Medicine Article Date: 04 Dec 2009 - 5:00 PST At a hearing Wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health , members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said their message on new breast cancer screening guidelines was "communicated ...

NOAA deployed the seventh in a series of "smart buoys" to monitor weather conditions and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay today.

Before I was elected to Congress, I served for seven years in the Maryland State Department of Education as a liaison to the Baltimore City Public Schools.

For months, the Frederick County Commissioners have fought with city elected officials about the annexations.

The eighth annual Howard County Muslim Council food drive and picnic last week is a good example.

Pakistani-Americans key to promoting ties: Haqqani Wednesday, 21 Oct, 2009 The ambassador stressed the importance of having a larger presence in the mainstream academia, media, research-intensive institutions and think tanks and various sectors of economy.

Share + Oct 6, 2009 6:22 am US/Eastern Reporting Mary Bubala 1 of 1 With two Maryland children dead from the H1N1 virus, the state is preparing to receive its first doses of the vaccine.

Health officials and politicians are urging Maryland residents to get the swine flu vaccine that they say will be available, though in limited quantities, this week.

Health officials and politicians are urging Maryland residents to get the swine flu vaccine that they say will be available, though in limited quantities, this week.

Here's how Oklahoma senators and House of Representatives members voted on key bills and amendments last week.

The state's top transportation planners yesterday unveiled a proposal to widen Interstate 97 between Annapolis and the Baltimore Beltway, part of a broader plan to handle a 75 percent increase in freight traffic projected by 2030.

WASHINGTON a ' Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.

Maryland's Democratic-dominated congressional delegation sang the praises of President Obama's health care speech Wednesday night, calling it "bold" and "powerful." "This was an outstanding and bold speech," said Rep.

With heated debates about reforming health care swirling across the country, professors from the University of Maryland's graduate schools told more than 200 students about how proposed changes might affect their future careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, law, pharmacy and social work at a panel discussion Thursday night in downtown Baltimore.