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Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown. (Credit: Office of Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown)

Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown to Run for Governor

No Maryland lieutenant governor has ever been elected governor of the state, but Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, who will formally announce his gubernatorial bid Friday, is hoping to make history by becoming the first.

2013/05/10

Mitt Romney. (Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Mormon State Donated $12 Million To Mitt Romney

Utah residents donated just shy of $12 million to presidential candidates last year, according to the latest campaign disclosure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

2013/04/23

File photo of former congressman Anthony Weiner (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Anthony Weiner Gets 15 Percent Of Dem Vote In NYC Poll

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner would get 15 percent of the vote in a Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral race, according to a poll released Friday.

2013/04/19

File photo of a press conference given at Republican party headquarters on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Gallup Poll: Americans Think Republicans Too ‘Unwilling To Compromise’

A new Gallup Poll indicates that Americans on both sides of the political divide view the GOP as too unwilling to compromise with others.

2013/04/01

The Maryland State Capitol Building in Annapolis. Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

Maryland Becoming More Liberal

Political scientists say a state long solidly Democratic has moved increasingly to the left as the result of recent statewide elections.

2013/03/18

Historic Growth Of Latinos, Decline In Whites Blurring US Political ‘Whiteness’

A historic decline in the number of U.S. whites and the fast growth of Latinos are blurring traditional black-white color lines, testing the limits of civil rights laws and reshaping political alliances as “whiteness” begins to lose its numerical dominance.

2013/03/18

An air traffic controller monitors flights (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Air Traffic Tower Closures Will Strip Safety Net

The planned shutdown of nearly 240 air traffic control towers across the country under federal budget cuts will strip away an extra layer of safety during takeoffs and landings, leaving pilots to manage the most critical stages of flight on their own.

2013/03/15

File photo of President Obama in a previous Whitehouse Easter (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

White House tours off, Easter egg roll on for now

The White House says it is going forward with plans for its 135-year tradition of the Easter egg roll, while dashing the hopes of some Iowa children who hoped to visit the president’s home.

2013/03/07

Former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of defense (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Hagel Has Enough Support For Defense Secretary

Chuck Hagel has lined up the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him next week to be the nation’s next defense secretary, after a senior Republican lawmaker said he will back President Barack Obama’s choice.

2013/02/21

Joe Kennedy III, candidate for the US House of Representatives (Photo credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)

Congressman Edges Kennedy Name Back Into Politics

Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., who was raised among political royalty but is just another lost freshman on Capitol Hill six weeks after taking office. His family served in Washington for most of the past six decades, but this Kennedy exits elevators on the wrong floor, struggles to locate bathrooms and has yet to make many friends.

2013/02/16