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 Wednesday, Oct 3 Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Baltimore Democrat, is his party's ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He is in line to become chairman if Democrats win control of the House in November. More: Read today's eNewspaper | Listen to the news now |   | |
| Columnist Peter Schmuck grades each Orioles player after the worst season in club history. |
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| A woman who was shot during a road rage incident Sunday was able to speak to detectives for the first time Tuesday, according to Baltimore County police spokeswoman Jennifer Peach. |
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| Traces of toxic chemicals have persisted in waterways, including in the Chesapeake Bay, for decades since the U.S. government banned their use. A new study in Maryland could help explain how the polychlorinated biphenyls continue to wash into the Baltimorea area's Back River. |
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| Some thoughts on PoeFest International, from some of the folks who know Mr. E.A. Poe best |
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| Baltimore police are investigating after a resident complained that officers didn’t make enough efforts to resuscitate a victim. |
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| A five-year effort by the University of Maryland and other researchers aims to figure out how best to reduce tick populations, and, they hope, Lyme disease. |
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| Maryland will try to cut down on its penalties when the Terps travel to play at No. 15 Michigan on Saturday. |
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| Republican Al Redmer Jr. is the first on the air with television ads in the Baltimore County executive’s race, with an ad that paints his Democratic opponent, Johnny Olszewski Jr. as a “big spending taxer.” |
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| Mayor Catherine Pugh said she would announce long-awaited plans for the redevelopment of Lexington Market, as upgrades for other markets in the city are underway. |
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| With Smith sidelined this year, the Ravens' pass defense has been perhaps even better without him than it was with him last season. |
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