Maryland (IPA: ), is both a Southern and a Mid-Atlantic state located on the East Coast of the United States and is classified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a South-Atlantic state. It is the seventh state admitted to the U.S. and is nicknamed the Old Line State and the Free State. Its history as a border state has led it to exhibit characteristics of both the Northern and Southern regions of the United States.

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Town with troubled past faces forward
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Woman becomes first black to be elected mayor of York, Pa. Mayor-elect Kim Bracey is cheered by well-wishers as she arrives at her election-night party Tuesday in York, Pa.. Bracey, 45, made history Tuesday when voters elected her the first black mayor of York, a city with an ugly racial past. Forty years ago, a black woman and a white police officer were killed as riots convulsed the city, but it took decades for anyone to be brought to justice.
Muslims, Arabs worry about reprisals
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Fort Hood shootings stir concern about reputation Fort Hood shootings stir concern about reputation for Arabs and Muslims in Maryland and across the nation
U.S. stimulus funds prompt quicker area school renovations
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
School districts in Baltimore City and Baltimore County are speeding up construction projects that have been on hold for years, including the possible construction of the first new city school in a decade
Kratovil announces opposition to health care legislation
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Amid defection, Democrats fight to secure enough votes Democratic leaders scrambled Friday to secure enough votes to push major health care legislation through the House this weekend, but opposition from a growing number of Democrats, including Rep. Frank Kratovil of Maryland, raised new questions about the measure's prospects.
Police arrest man in stabbing of city officer at Balto. Co. strip club
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Second suspect shot during altercation also expected to be charged Baltimore County police have charged an Overlea man in the stabbing of an off-duty Baltimore police officer early Thursday at a strip club in the Dundalk area.
Constellation, French utility close $4.5 billion nuclear power deal
Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Constellation Energy Group closed a deal Friday to sell half its nuclear power business to a French utility, one week after Maryland regulators approved the $4.5 billion transaction with conditions.

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