Maryland http://www.npr.org Maryland en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:25:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Maryland http://www.npr.org yes Two Major East Coast Bridges Will Close Today For 'Delicate Maritime Ballet' A cargo ship carrying four huge cranes is set to squeeze under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Washington, D.C., and the Key Bridge outside Baltimore. Both spans have to close temporarily this afternoon as it passes under. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/20/155420537/two-major-east-coast-bridges-will-close-today-for-delicate-maritime-ballet?ft=1&f=126926588 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/20/155420537/two-major-east-coast-bridges-will-close-today-for-delicate-maritime-ballet?ft=1&f=126926588 A cargo ship carrying four huge cranes is set to squeeze under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Washington, D.C., and the Key Bridge outside Baltimore. Both spans have to close temporarily this afternoon as it passes under. no A cargo ship carrying four huge cranes is set to squeeze under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Washington, D.C., and the Key Bridge outside Baltimore. Both spans have to close temporarily this afternoon as it passes under.

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]]> 5 Things To Watch For Tuesday In Wisconsin, Maryland, D.C. Impressive wins Tuesday could help Mitt Romney further the growing sense in his party that resistance is futile, that he will be the nominee. It would also make his rivals' arguments for staying in the race, especially those of Rick Santorum, the last not-Romney to pose a threat, sound ever more forced and divorced from political reality. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:58:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/04/03/149902271/five-things-to-watch-for-tuesday-in-wisconsin-maryland-dc?ft=1&f=126926588 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/04/03/149902271/five-things-to-watch-for-tuesday-in-wisconsin-maryland-dc?ft=1&f=126926588 Impressive wins Tuesday could help Mitt Romney further the growing sense in his party that resistance is futile, that he will be the nominee. It would also make his rivals' arguments for staying in the race, especially those of Rick Santorum, the last not-Romney to pose a threat, sound ever more forced and divorced from political reality. no Impressive wins Tuesday could help Mitt Romney further the growing sense in his party that resistance is futile, that he will be the nominee. It would also make his rivals' arguments for staying in the race, especially those of Rick Santorum, the last not-Romney to pose a threat, sound ever more forced and divorced from political reality.

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]]> Friday Political Grab Bag: Obama To Israel, Iran - 'I Don't Bluff' Obama told The Atlantic that he doesn't "bluff" as president of the U.S. when he says he's willing to use the military to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon... Maryland became the eighth state to legalize gay marriage... Virginia approved a controversial anti-abortion bill requiring ultrasound which the governor says he will sign. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:48:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/03/02/147791396/friday-political-grab-bag-obama-to-israel-iran-i-dont-bluff?ft=1&f=126926588 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/03/02/147791396/friday-political-grab-bag-obama-to-israel-iran-i-dont-bluff?ft=1&f=126926588 Obama told The Atlantic that he doesn't "bluff" as president of the U.S. when he says he's willing to use the military to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon... Maryland became the eighth state to legalize gay marriage... Virginia approved a controversial anti-abortion bill requiring ultrasound which the governor says he will sign. no Obama told The Atlantic that he doesn't "bluff" as president of the U.S. when he says he's willing to use the military to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon... Maryland became the eighth state to legalize gay marriage... Virginia approved a controversial anti-abortion bill requiring ultrasound which the governor says he will sign.

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]]> Maryland Robocall Conviction Puts Political Dirty Tricksters On Notice Election-day dirty tricksters be forewarned: getting caught trying in a voter-suppression scheme can draw you a prison term, at least in Maryland.That's one take away message from Tuesday's conviction of the man who served as campaign manager for the effort of Maryland's former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich Jr.'s to regain the governorship. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:07:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/12/06/143218143/maryland-robocall-conviction-puts-political-dirty-tricksters-on-notice?ft=1&f=126926588 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/12/06/143218143/maryland-robocall-conviction-puts-political-dirty-tricksters-on-notice?ft=1&f=126926588 Election-day dirty tricksters be forewarned: getting caught trying in a voter-suppression scheme can draw you a prison term, at least in Maryland.That's one take away message from Tuesday's conviction of the man who served as campaign manager for the effort of Maryland's former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich Jr.'s to regain the governorship. no Election-day dirty tricksters be forewarned: getting caught trying in a voter-suppression scheme can draw you a prison term, at least in Maryland.That's one take away message from Tuesday's conviction of the man who served as campaign manager for the effort of Maryland's former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich Jr.'s to regain the governorship.

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]]> The End Of Minumum Pricing? Coincidence that those chairs you've dying to buy cost exactly $49.97 at every store you walk into? Probably not, and states may ban this kind of minimum price arrangements. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:50:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2009/04/the_end_of_minumum_pricing.html?ft=1&f=126926588 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2009/04/the_end_of_minumum_pricing.html?ft=1&f=126926588 Coincidence that those chairs you've dying to buy cost exactly $49.97 at every store you walk into? Probably not, and states may ban this kind of minimum price arrangements. no Coincidence that those chairs you've dying to buy cost exactly $49.97 at every store you walk into? Probably not, and states may ban this kind of minimum price arrangements.

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]]> Racing on the Street Street racing is not only dangerous for the drivers, it can also put spectators in peril. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:57:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/02/racing_on_the_street.html?ft=1&f=126926588 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/02/racing_on_the_street.html?ft=1&f=126926588 Street racing is not only dangerous for the drivers, it can also put spectators in peril. 0 no Street racing is not only dangerous for the drivers, it can also put spectators in peril.

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]]> No Smokin', No Textin', and No Wastin' Electricity In 2008, out with the old and in with the new... new laws, that is! Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:57:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/12/no_smokin_no_textin_and_no_was.html?ft=1&f=126926588 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/12/no_smokin_no_textin_and_no_was.html?ft=1&f=126926588 In 2008, out with the old and in with the new... new laws, that is! 0 no In 2008, out with the old and in with the new... new laws, that is!

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]]> All Hail Annapolis Hopefully, the peace conference is finally putting Annapolis on the map. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:41:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/11/all_hail_annapolis.html?ft=1&f=126926588 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2007/11/all_hail_annapolis.html?ft=1&f=126926588 Hopefully, the peace conference is finally putting Annapolis on the map. no Hopefully, the peace conference is finally putting Annapolis on the map.

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