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• House passes health-care bill, 220-215

  One Republican lawmaker votes for plan House Democrats passed historic legislation late Saturday to expand the nation’s health-care system, securing 220 votes—two more than needed—with the support of one Republican lawmaker. During a roll call vote, applause broke out in the House as the tally hit 218—a target Speaker Nancy Pelosi [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:37pm EST
  

• CURRENT VACANCIES - COUNTY COMMISSIONER APPOINTED BOARDS/COMMITTEES

  The Charles County Commissioners are seeking County residents to fill vacancies on the following boards and committees: the Adult Public Guardianship Review Board, Area Council on Aging, Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity and Inter-Group Relations, Board of Appeals, Board of Fire and Rescue, Board of License Commissioners (Liquor Board), Board [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:40pm EST
  

• The small print looms larger

  Time to stop tossing those notices about your credit cards Clear out the holiday catalogues, the Christmas cards and the coupons, and your mailbox may look less than festive. Now that the credit card industry is required to warn you about any changes they’re planning, you should be scrutinizing what you [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:28pm EST
  

• Texas is the new retirement mecca

  The Lone Star State’s attractions include its low cost of living and no income tax.[...] With some of the country’s lowest prices for housing, gas and food, no state income tax and one of the most resilient economies in the nation, Galveston and other parts of the Lone Star State are [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:48pm EST
  

• Another shooting

  One man was killed and another man injured when shots were fired in the parking lot of a Charles County restaurant early Saturday morning.  Captain Robert Cleveland of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said a man began firing a handgun during an argument at 1:15 a.m. in the parking lot [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:44pm EST
  

• High court to look at life in prison for juveniles

  [...] Now the Supreme Court is being asked to say that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual - and thus, unconstitutional. Other than in death penalty cases, the justices never before have found that a penalty crossed the cruel-and-unusual line. They will hear arguments Monday. Graham, [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:24pm EST
  

• ‘You never forget it’

  Panel to address veterans’ difficulties coping with post-traumatic stressPost-traumatic stress disorder does not go away if you just ignore it. Mike Moses found this out the hard way. “I’ve had it for 30 years,” Moses, 61, of Waldorf said. “You never forget it.” [...] Moses said that the VA is now responding to [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:25pm EST
  

• IRS Seeks to Return $1.7 Million in Undeliverable Refunds

  The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 1,619 Maryland taxpayers whose federal income tax refund checks, totaling over $1.7 million were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors. “We want Marylanders to get this money as soon as possible. If you think you are [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:13pm EST
  

• Open Thread - November 7, 2009

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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:59am EST
  

• Another reason to cover your cough: pets at risk

  People who think they may have H1N1 flu need to stay away from work, avoid sneezing on their spouses and children and now, they have someone else to worry about infecting too—their pets. U.S. vets reported this week that a pet cat had been infected with the pandemic swine flu virus, [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:49am EST
  

• Charles County Law Library - Newsletter

  LIBRARY NEWS AND NOTES from Mary Rice, Circuit Court Law Library, October 2009 [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:41am EST
  

• How Much Stimulus Funding is Going to Your County?

  Want to know what’s going on with the stimulus in your area? ProPublica has compiled nearly all the contracts, grants and loans that the government has reported awarding so far in the stimulus program. Type in your county or click on your state to find projects in your area. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:38am EST
  

• Maryland Partnership for Children in Nature

  Report and Recommendations to Governor Martin O’Malley [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:35am EST
  

• From Tobacco to Soybeans: Southern Maryland’s ‘Growing’ Tradition

  There is a great deal of speculation as to when and how farming began in North America, but what is seldom in question is the belief that the first farmers were American Indians. Migrating from Central and South America, American Indians are believed to have settled in North America as [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:31am EST
  

• Teen charged with assault in bus incident

  A North Point High School student was charged Wednesday with punching a school bus driver, injuring the man’s face, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:27am EST
  

• Authorities believe odd animal could be beaver

  A White Plains woman saw a strange creature waddling in the road near the St. Charles Towne Center, but the county government said the animal was likely a beaver standing on its hind legs. Sherry Morris said she was driving near the mall in Waldorf on Oct. 29 when the car [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:25am EST
  

• Do early pols get the votes?

  With a year to go, some candidates start runs If it feels like the every-two-years cycle of presidential elections followed by local elections has spread out into a constant state of political campaigning, that’s because it has. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:22am EST
  

• A place to put down roots

  Mike Hanks grew up in Clarks Run, and he loved his childhood days playing sports with his friends around the La Plata neighborhood. Years later, when Hanks was looking for a safe place to raise a family, Clarks Run was an easy choice. In fact, he bought his old house [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:14am EST
  

• Hundreds decry cuts to services for the disabled

  Maryland Board of Public Works to consider more budget cuts this monthThey came in wheelchairs, carried signs and pleaded with state legislators not to cut the funding that pays for the services they need. More than 300 people filled The Arc of Frederick County headquarters Wednesday night, angry over $30 million [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:55am EST
  

• Our Bay: The politics of cleaning the bay

  For years, environmentalists have lamented that the federal government didn’t seem to be doing much when it comes to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay. In the last year, however, the feds have stepped up their game and made promises to do better. But the steps the federal government is taking can [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:47am EST
  

• Hundreds of Va. watermen offer to sell back licenses

  One-third of Virginia’s watermen have offered to sell their licenses back to the state under a buyback program intended to ease pressure on the Chesapeake Bay crab. The bids, however, far exceed the $6.7 million in federal disaster aid bankrolling the buyback, meaning only a fraction of the watermen who bid [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:45am EST