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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A Jefferson County geometry teacher was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday after being accused of using a hypothetical assassination plot on President Barack Obama as a way to teach geometric angles.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week by the largest amount in three months. The surge is evidence of how volatile the job market remains, even as the economy grows.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House promised tighter security for Wednesday’s state dinner — and it delivered.
Via: WBAL-TV Under a new bill to be signed by Gov. Martin O”Malley , meditation will be required between mortgage lenders and borrowers facing foreclosure. O’Malley says that this will allow more people a chance to work through financial difficulties in order to save their homes. This is one of many bills scheduled to be […]
Via: Baltimore Sun Baltimore City Council members said Wednesday that they have come up with an alternative to the four-cnet tax on bottled beverages. The idea was originally proposed to lessen the city’s budget gap and was never received positively. The Council members intend to swap taxes on billboards, oversized trucks and video poker machines […]
Via: Baltimore Sun In March, 13,000 borrowers became in danger of losing their homes, up from 10,500 in January. That is undeniably one of the largest increases in the U.S. For the entire story, click here.
Via: Baltimore Sun Former University of Maryland Medical System CEO Edmund Notebaert is back in the spotlight after his pay package of $7.8 million was made public. Notebaert resigned two years ago from his package. The package included $2.4 million in severance, nearly $639,000 in salary over a seven month period, deferred bonuses and payments […]
WASHINGTON – Voters rejected one of President Barack Obama‘s hand-picked candidates and forced another into a runoff, the latest sign that his political capital is slipping beneath a wave of anti-establishment anger.