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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Black Friday shoppers out in force
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:58:00 -0500
Shoppers who waited in line for hours enter the Best Buy at White Marsh upon its 5 a.m. opening on Black Friday. The National Retail Federation said that as many as 134 million people will shop this weekend, more than the 128 million people that planned to last year.
A TALE OF TWO CITIES Gun crime and race: A different view
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
London unit deals with black-on-black gun violence The Metropolitan Police Department's Operation Trident program was set up about 10 years ago to address the problem of black-on-black gun crime in Britain's Afro-Caribbean and black communities.
Obama, Congress crafting jobs bill
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Multibillion-dollar measure points to stimulus' limits, stokes stronger deficit fears 10.2 percent unemployment adds urgency for action that must be mindful of deficit
Wine lovers, vintners ready to take on General Assembly
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500
Groups seek law that would permit direct-to-consumer sales, deliveries Groups seek law that would permit direct-to-consumer sales in Maryland, deliveries
First Mariner Bancorp agrees to create plan to boost its capital
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:11:00 -0500
First Mariner Bancorp reached an agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond where the Baltimore bank's holding company must get regulator approval before paying dividends or taking on new debt and promises to come up with a plan to boost its capital, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday.
Authorities investigate fatal shooting of man in Edgewood
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:35:00 -0500
Harford County authorities on Friday were investigating the shooting death of an unidentified man in Edgewood.

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