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It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/reY9630HNo0/bal-md.ci.dixon08nov08,0,511949.story Dixon to face charges she stole and spent gift cards for the needy <br/><br/> I t was a day packed with official events for Mayor Sheila Dixon: approving millions of dollars in contracts at a Board of Estimates meeting, holding a news conference to urge parents to vaccinate their children against swine flu , pushing health care reform at a town hall meeting, surprising a Baltimore school with a visit, even playing bingo at a senior center that she had fought to keep open. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tBjVRHz4ob_ptUO0WTpttsRATrM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tBjVRHz4ob_ptUO0WTpttsRATrM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tBjVRHz4ob_ptUO0WTpttsRATrM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tBjVRHz4ob_ptUO0WTpttsRATrM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/reY9630HNo0" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-md.ci.dixon08nov08,0,511949.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/GCPkewm_Vy4/bal-md.dixontimeline08nov08,0,5769907.story Key developments <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jky9eqOuHq7-k_QuABgTOLhiS4Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jky9eqOuHq7-k_QuABgTOLhiS4Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jky9eqOuHq7-k_QuABgTOLhiS4Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/jky9eqOuHq7-k_QuABgTOLhiS4Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/GCPkewm_Vy4" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-md.dixontimeline08nov08,0,5769907.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/cTh56ZXzb7A/bal-ho.politics08nov08,0,3550813.story T he number of liquor store licenses could be limited for the first time in Howard County, if a bill on the county's General Assembly delegation's list is approved this year. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4l_n3cH6OB1euf08SzliNB0O2gI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4l_n3cH6OB1euf08SzliNB0O2gI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4l_n3cH6OB1euf08SzliNB0O2gI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/4l_n3cH6OB1euf08SzliNB0O2gI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/cTh56ZXzb7A" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-ho.politics08nov08,0,3550813.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/sq0AWGEJrrM/bal-md.legalfees06nov06,0,4157861.story Taxpayers might wind up paying fees of her seven defense lawyers <br/><br/> Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's legal bills, racked up during a years-long corruption probe that has led her to enlist seven criminal defense attorneys for a theft trial next week, could run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, legal observers say. Yet city residents have no idea how their elected leader plans to pay. Dixon's chief attorneys, Arnold M. Weiner and Dale P. Kelberman, have consistently declined to explain whether they are working pro bono or how they are being compensated. The mayor, too, has been mum. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/SxR1rtd63dUnTwnGh9NJNHc81hE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/SxR1rtd63dUnTwnGh9NJNHc81hE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/SxR1rtd63dUnTwnGh9NJNHc81hE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/SxR1rtd63dUnTwnGh9NJNHc81hE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/sq0AWGEJrrM" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-md.legalfees06nov06,0,4157861.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/v97msR--nAc/bal-kratovil-health-reform1106,0,6915009.story But Democratic congressman says he could support 'a better bill' in future <br/><br/> But Democratic congressman says he could support 'a better bill' in future <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LGTucKJNKxZ0wPS6FIL9d0GYRa4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LGTucKJNKxZ0wPS6FIL9d0GYRa4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LGTucKJNKxZ0wPS6FIL9d0GYRa4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/LGTucKJNKxZ0wPS6FIL9d0GYRa4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/v97msR--nAc" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:17:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-kratovil-health-reform1106,0,6915009.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/l_P7FtpaGjw/bal-md.steele06nov06,0,6797742.story He, Schock advise students at Hopkins to stay involved <br/><br/> The Republican National Committee chairman told a Johns Hopkins University student audience Thursday night that they were "not the future" of politics, but were in fact at the center of it today. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/A_Bw8GwD744Lz42FGIMAASDPVb8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/A_Bw8GwD744Lz42FGIMAASDPVb8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/A_Bw8GwD744Lz42FGIMAASDPVb8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/A_Bw8GwD744Lz42FGIMAASDPVb8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/l_P7FtpaGjw" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-md.steele06nov06,0,6797742.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/eV1862Zy9Ww/bal-md.ci.fire06nov06,0,6289426.story Justice Dept. didn't respond adequately, senator tells Holder <br/><br/> Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski asked Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday to assist the family of a Baltimore fire cadet killed in a training exercise whose death benefit claim was rejected by the Department of Justice. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hdv-oR4iEum-JljgkwaOW5arbCw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hdv-oR4iEum-JljgkwaOW5arbCw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hdv-oR4iEum-JljgkwaOW5arbCw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/hdv-oR4iEum-JljgkwaOW5arbCw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/eV1862Zy9Ww" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-md.ci.fire06nov06,0,6289426.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/QI0aQyS-mGc/bal-md.ozone06nov06,0,4425791.story Twelve states, including Maryland, and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q1v5xbKGbh7d4rVfKy6Eyd_V2UY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q1v5xbKGbh7d4rVfKy6Eyd_V2UY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q1v5xbKGbh7d4rVfKy6Eyd_V2UY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/q1v5xbKGbh7d4rVfKy6Eyd_V2UY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/QI0aQyS-mGc" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-md.ozone06nov06,0,4425791.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/VsL7eaYpyi4/bal-md.mocoschools06nov06,0,2209094.story Gansler says county fails to meet minimal funding level <br/><br/> Top Montgomery County officials threatened Thursday to sue the state and "aggressively pursue" legislation that would change state law after Maryland's attorney general found that the county had failed to meet the state's minimum level of funding for education. The opinion renders it potentially liable for millions of dollars in penalties. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/S2ZJZSz29bY99ghI8Om6beMrN5g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/S2ZJZSz29bY99ghI8Om6beMrN5g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/S2ZJZSz29bY99ghI8Om6beMrN5g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/S2ZJZSz29bY99ghI8Om6beMrN5g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/VsL7eaYpyi4" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-md.mocoschools06nov06,0,2209094.story?track=rss http://feeds.baltimoresun.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~3/wQ0f8NzbMgI/bal-md.republicans05nov05,0,247596.story Election results may make Ehrlich-O'Malley rematch more likely <br/><br/> The second "change" election in a row could add fresh momentum to a heavyweight rematch in Maryland next year between Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley and his Republican predecessor, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. Republican National Chairman Michael S. Steele (pictured), elected lieutenant governor on the Ehrlich slate in 2002, declared that "the Republican renaissance has begun." <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YIKkOb_DB6_JYy-tlicUsKJuKuE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YIKkOb_DB6_JYy-tlicUsKJuKuE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YIKkOb_DB6_JYy-tlicUsKJuKuE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/YIKkOb_DB6_JYy-tlicUsKJuKuE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/baltimoresun/news/local/politics/rss2/~4/wQ0f8NzbMgI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-md.republicans05nov05,0,247596.story?track=rss