Maryland governor candidates hope to win big with casinos
PERRYVILLE, MD. — Gov. Martin O’Malley strode Tuesday into a shell of a building here in Maryland’s northeastern corner that, if all goes according to plan, will be transformed into the state’s first slots casino just a few weeks before Election Day.
United States – Maryland – Politics – Governor – Candidates and Campaigns
Shadow of politics hangs over D.C. budget as Fenty tangles with council members
The mayor’s budget lacks, some of his critics charge, imagination and grit — ignoring tough decisions and continuing to borrow from the city’s already weakened reserve funds to close a $550 million gap.
Adrian Fenty – Washington DC – United States – Politics – Organizations
Obama, GOP adversaries to meet in closed-door session
President Obama will submit to a polite but pointed grilling from his Republican Senate adversaries in the Capitol’s LBJ room Tuesday afternoon, a rare show of bipartisanship in an increasingly hostile city.
Republican – United States – Barack Obama – President – Government
Popular benefit of health-care law excludes military families
By the time Congress passed the national health-care overhaul, anxiety about it was so widespread that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates issued a statement reassuring military families. The legislation, Gates said, “will not negatively impact the TRICARE medical insurance program” for members of …
United States – Health – Politics – Health care – Health Care Reform