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Biden predicts Nancy Pelosi's return as speaker of the House

2012-01-27 09:10:00

Vice President Joe Biden said Democrats are poised to win control of the House this fall, returning Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as speaker. "I really do think we're going to win back the House," Biden said Friday, speaking to House Democrats at...

House Democrats sing to Obama: 'Let's Stay Together'

2012-01-27 14:55:00

"Let's Stay Together" is turning into something of a new anthem for the Democratic Party. Last week, President Obama sang a bit of the Al Green tune during a fundraiser at the landmark Apollo Theater in Harlem, a moment that became an instant sensation....

Jody Powell dies at 65; press secretary to President Carter

2009-09-15 00:00:00

Jody Powell, who was White House press secretary and among the closest and most trusted advisors to President Carter, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 65. Powell, a member of the so-called Georgia Mafia that descended on Washington after Carter...

Mazda3 folds its assets into a small package

2007-07-11 00:00:00

The car went zoom-zoom, sip-sip, which was odd. Most cars that go zoom-zoom don't sip; and most that sip don't go zoom-zoom. When you get a car that does both, you pay attention. The subcompact Mazda3 2.3 Sport sedan was hard to ignore. Personally, I...

Bea Arthur dies at 86; star of 'Golden Girls' and 'Maude'

2009-04-26 00:00:00

Beatrice Arthur, best known as the acerbic Maude Findlay on Norman Lear's sitcom "Maude" and as the strong-willed Dorothy Zbornak on the long-running "The Golden Girls," died Saturday. She was 86. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: The obituary of...

In Different Worlds, Afghan Clan Leads

2001-12-19 00:00:00

One brother will be installed Saturday as the leader of a newly liberated Afghanistan. The other will be planning his newest restaurant in America. Both are members of the Popalzoi, a tribe whose Durrani ancestors--part of the larger Pushtun clan--...

Latest Confirmed Casualties and Missing Persons in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

2001-09-15 19:57:00

The following is a list of confirmed dead as of Monday. List compiled from sources including Pentagon websites, New York Coroner's Office, and Times wire services, by Times researchers Cary Schneider and Kent Coloma and Times staff writer Myrna Oliver....

Investigators open probe into airplane crash that killed father and son

2013-05-06 18:05:00

Federal investigators began examining Monday the wreckage of a two-seater, home-built airplane that crashed Sunday in Virginia, killing a man from Davidsonville and his son from Westminster, the father of 10 children. On Saturday, experimental...

Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment:

2013-05-04 08:06:55

Annapolis looking for proposals for golf course ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Annapolis is looking for potential buyers and tenants to take over its Eisenhower Golf Course. The Capital of Annapolis reports that the city has asked for proposals for...

Cambridge officer charged with rape in off-duty incident

2013-05-03 02:04:48

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) — A 24-year-old Cambridge police officer has been charged with rape in an off-duty incident. A Dorchester County grand jury indicted Officer Carlton Brittingham Jr. of Rhodesdale last week on charges of second-degree rape, false...

Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel makes recovery

2013-04-24 17:08:00

Trapped in a steel cage barely big enough to hold her, the large squirrel was not happy, pawing at the bars and trying them with her teeth. Matt Whitbeck and Cherry Keller of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were glad to see her, though. The furry...

With rare chickweed in bloom, ecologists gather in Baltimore to celebrate biodiversity

2013-04-14 15:35:00

Leading a tour of the Soldiers Delight area of western Baltimore County on Sunday afternoon, Paula Becker, an ecologist with Maryland's Department of Natural Resources, was pleased to report the first blooming of serpentine chickweed — a plant as...

Jan "Scott" Frey and Jacalyn "Jackie" Spicer were married Aug. 15, 1976, in Cambridge, Md. It was the date of Jackie's parents' anniversary. Daughter Heather Burke got married on the same date.

2012-11-24 13:11:00

Barth was born in Cambridge, Md., and received a B.A. in 1951 and an M.A. in 1952 from Hopkins.

2012-02-20 10:16:12

Barth was born in Cambridge, Md., and received a B.A. in 1951 and an M.A. in 1952 from Hopkins.

2012-02-20 10:16:12