UPDATE 11:15 A.M. EST: Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced via Twitter that the city will be lifting its curfew, effective immediately. Effective immediately, I have rescinded my…

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Maybe Jim DeMint has never heard of the American Civil War. DeMint, the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation and former Republican senator from South Carolina, was a…

Via Foxbaltimore.com  Governor O’Malley has gun control, transportation funding, and job creation at the top of the list, but that’s not all. The death penalty is a law the governor is trying to repeal. O’Malley believes that the senate is 2 votes closer to getting it repealed. Read More.

Via Foxbaltimore.com  Governor O’Malley has proposed many solutions to Maryland’s Transportation funding and need issues.  The city is at risk of running into many issues if legislation doesn’t cure the problems it faces. Some, including the governor, believe increasing MD gas tax will cure the problem. Read More.  Death Penalty Battle Approaches In Maryland [VIDEO] Organs Of 10-Year-Old Girl Killed On New […]

Via Foxbaltimore.com The Maryland General Assembly convenes next week in Annapolis, and on the agenda; the death penalty. Past efforts to repeal the death penalty have failed through the senate. Mayor O’Malley is in support of repealing the bill. Read More.    Mary Mary Sneak Peek “All Night Wrong” [VIDEO] Recent Baltimore City HS Threat […]

WASHINGTON — In the ultimate cap to a year of last-minute, half-loaf legislation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to extend a payroll tax cut for a two months, with the chamber’s leaders and the White House proclaiming victory, even as they pushed the issue of how to extend the tax cut and unemployment benefits […]

Via: http://www.866ourvote.org Proposed legislation that would require voters to produce photo identification at the polls is popping up in roughly half of the states across the country. These bills create new hurdles to the ballot box that are especially high for low income and minority voters who may not have the resources to get a […]

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana president John Atta Mills said the country’s World Cup players will be given national honors and $20,000 each after making Africa proud with their performance in South Africa.