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November 16 - November 30, 2010 News
- 11-30-10 Washington Post: (PHOTO GALLERY) Friends of Joao Silva, injured 'New York Times' photographer, launch fundraiser
- 11-30-10 Washington Post: Maryland Politics -- Miller asks new lawmakers to help raise gas tax
- 11-30-10 Washington Business Journal: Commercial real estate sales -- Lorton office condo sells for $1.15M
- 11-30-10 Baltimore Business Journal: Study: Baltimore economy recovering faster than most U.S. metros
- 11-30-10 AnnandaleVA.com: BRAC-133 project will create nightmare for Fairfax County commuters
- 11-30-10 Annapolis Capital: Editorial -- Our Say: Decades-old mess at fort will take years to clean up
- 11-30-10 The Hill: Two-year earmark ban voted down in Senate
- 11-30-10 Politico: Strong showing in anti-earmark vote
- 11-30-10 USA TODAY: Cities sweat funding as Congress picks at 'earmarks'
- 11-30-10 WTOP 103.5 FM: Plans to widen I-270, add more public transit
- 11-30-10 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star: On the Road -- Fate of the $230/Month Federal Transit Subsidy?
- 11-30-10 Baltimore Business Journal: Could fed pay freeze hurt nation's cyber security efforts?
- 11-29-10 Associated Press: Inouye offers defense of congressional earmarks
- 11-29-10 Washington Post: Wounded in action: Photos tell an Afghan war story
- 11-29-10 The Hill: Killing the omnibus would deal a blow to Republican senators
- 11-29-10 New York Times: Gates Seeking to Contain Military Health Costs
- 11-29-10 Bethesda Patch.com: Bradley Boulevard Improvements Project Q&A: Part 1 -- Bethesda residents respond to questions on county plans to build sidewalks and bike lanes along busy Bradley Boulevard
- 11-28-10 Washington Post: U.S. strategy for treating troops wounded in Afghanistan, Iraq: Keep them moving
- 11-28-10 New York Times: War Machines: Recruiting Robots for Combat
- 11-27 Frederick News-Post: Biodefense boom -- Commentary by Barry Kissin
- 11-25-10 Washington Post: Officials, residents debate funding for Mark Center upgrades
- 11-25-10 Baltimore Sun: Maryland earmarks could be at risk -- Spending for pet projects could fall victim to ban
- 11-25-10 Gazette.Net: Montgomery looks to tackle budget woes with fresh ammunition -- Council member's bill would make county's ability to pay key in contract arbitration
- 11-25-10 Gazette.Net: Barry Rascover on Politics -- Tough budget cuts could make O'Malley a national player
- 11-25-10 Gazette.Net: Task force formed to protect small businesses in Langley Park area -- Owners concerned development plans could force them out of community
- 11-25-10 Washington Examiner: Mass transit and messed up priorities -- Commentary by Michael S. Johnson
- 11-24-10 Harford County Aegis: Editorial -- BRAC's tracks
- 11-24-10 NextGov Technology and the Business of Government: New leader of traumatic brain injury center brings combat experience to job
- 11-24-10 Gazette.Net: Report braces Montgomery council for belt-tightening ahead -- Changes to be determined
- 11-24-10 Gazette.Net: BRAC committee evaluates its future -- Community groups to push local representatives for money
- 11-24-10 Gazette.Net: Falkland Chase apartments redevelopment gets green light -- Developers will build a mixed-use complex on the northern part of the site
- 11-24-10 Washington Post: Va. confronts Gates on future of jobs
- 11-24-10 Washington Post: Md., Va., D.C. leaders press Metro reforms
- 11-24-10 WRAMC Stripe: Beneficiary thankful for Walter Reed care
- 11-24-10 Fort Detrick Standard: Medical robotic technologies a step closer to the battlefield -- The best way to see if a remote-controlled robot can reduce risk to medics in the field? Let real Soldiers test it
- 11-24-10 Fort Detrick Standard: Terrain-sensing technology moves from robots and SUVs to wheelchairs
- 11-24-10 Joint Base Andrews Capital Flyer: Education, commitment will get Guard through changing times
- 11-23-10 The Hill: Democrats still holding out hope for omnibus spending bill
- 11-23-10 WRC/NBC4 TV: I-95, Beltway Among Most Congested Roads
- 11-23-10 Washington Examiner: Montgomery officials weigh easing burden on White Flint developers
- 11-23-10 Gazette.Net: Faith-based group says funding White Flint should not be priority -- Group says county is subsidizing development at time when county has more people in need
- 11-23-10 Washington Post: Bill would alter Montgomery bargaining
- 11-23-10 New York Times: Defenders of Earmarks Point to Urgent Needs That Would Not Be Met
- 11-23-10 New York Times: Expansion of Bike Lanes in City Brings Backlash
- 11-23-10 Lutherville-Timonium (MD) Patch.com: Patch Exclusive: Q&A with Rep C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Part II) -- Democrat speaks with Patch on BRAC, Baltimore County government, his political future and more
- 11-23-10 WMAR/ABC2 TV: Harford County parents express feelings on school redistricting plan
- 11-22-10 National Public Radio: Helmet Face Shields Could Prevent Military Brain Injuries
- 11-22-10 United States Army News Release: Robots to rescue wounded on battlefield
- 11-22-10 Infection Control Today: DOD Center Tracks Health, Illness in U.S. Forces
- 11-22-10 WTOP 103.5 FM: MoCo unlikely to raise taxes despite deficit
- 11-22-10 Federal News Radio 1500 AM: (AUDIO) Moran: BRAC Mark Center move must be delayed
- 11-22-10 Baltimore Business Journal: Md. seeks to connect companies with fed contracts
- 11-22-10 Baltimore Business Journal: Baltimore remains high for job postings
- 11-22-10 Huntsville (AL) Times: Army creates website to help Wounded Warriors sort through programs, resources
- 11-22-10 TBD News.com: Noise limits could be lifted in downtown Silver Spring, Bethesda
- 11-22-10 Washington Post: A less-than-joyful budget season set for Montgomery
- 11-22-10 Washington Post: Capital Business -- Review to reassess Mark Center traffic
- 11-22-10 Washington Post: Capital Business -- Alexandria business to discuss traffic gridlock
- 11-22-10 WTOP 103.5 FM: Va. seeks remedy for Mark Center commuting crunch
- 11-22-10 Washington Examiner: Lawmakers: Earmark ban would not - should not - end spending on local projects
- 11-22-10 Annapolis Capital: Meade job fair targets veterans -- Unemployment rates of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans highest
- 11-21-10 Lutherville-Timonium (MD) Patch.com: Patch Exclusive: Q&A with Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger -- Democrat speaks with Patch on recent election, working with Republicans, the economy and more
- 11-21-10 Washington Post: Will U-Md.'s new president get on board the Purple Line? -- Commentary by Marcus Afzali, who represents District 4 on the College Park City Council
- 11-21-10 Washington Post: Why the much-maligned earmark is good for America -- Commentary by Mark Greenberg, a former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs and now a lobbyist with FBA
- 11-20-10 Wall Street Journal: GOP Earmark Ban Shifts Clout
- 11-20-10 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: Mullen Outlines Progress, Shortfalls in Veteran Support
- 11-19-10 Baltimore Sun: Naval Academy should be center for study of cybersecurity, new superintendent says -- Miller wants a $100 million building and new classes to focus on warfare of the future
- 11-19-10 ABC News: An Avowed Earmarker Goes Cold Turkey (For Now)
- 11-19-10 United States Air Force News Release: DOD officials establish wounded warrior task force
- 11-19-10 Gazette.Net: Commercial Real Estate: BRAC spawns building, hiring boom -- Harford County gaining business parks, thousands of workers
- 11-19-10 Gazette.Net: Chamber program for veterans goes national -- Classes designed to help businesses win federal contracts
- 11-19-10 Gazette.Net: Blair Lee's My Maryland column -- Now they tell us
- 11-19-10 Frederick News-Post: Fort Detrick weathers recession, BRAC
- 11-19-10 Frederick News-Post: Officials: No health risk from Agent Orange testing
- 11-19-10 Congress.org (CQ Today): Road projects may survive earmark ban
- 11-19-10 CBS News: Political Hotsheet -- That Earmarks Ban? Mostly For Show
- 11-19-10 Watertown (NY) Daily Times: Earmarks loathed and loved -- Preparing for Ban: Lawmakers look for loopholes, exceptions
- 11-19-10 Government Executive: IG will review BRAC moves in Northern Virginia
- 11-19-10 Federal Computer Week: Army IT Agency pushes technology transformation
- 11-19-10 Harford County Aegis: Anzio Annie leaving APG -- Seized from Germany after World War II, legendary gun on its way to Fort Lee, Va.
- 11-18-10 Bethesda Patch.com: BRAC Committee Works on Goals for the Group -- The goals include creating a priority list of projects, securing funding, communication of what’s going on and improving the county’s BRAC website
- 11-18-10 NNMC Journal: Bethesda Notebook -- Concerned About Parking? Tell Us!
- 11-18-10 NNMC Journal: New Pharmacy Integrated Chief Takes Over
- 11-18-10 Gazette.Net: Major road improvements planned around Joint Base Andrews -- Private-property reclaiming among several long-term suggestions
- 11-18-10 Washington Post: DOD cooperating in Mark Center plans, official says
- 11-18-10 Washington Post: Mark Center roadwork proposed
- 11-18-10 Washington Post: Report: Metro organization is outdated
- 11-18-10 Washington Post: Joe Davidson Federal Diary column -- Telework legislation is good news for budgets and workers
- 11-18-10 ARLnow.com: BRAC Delays Could Keep Thousands of Jobs in Arlington
- 11-18-10 Wall Street Journal: Defense-Spending Bill Enters Uncharted Waters
- 11-18-10 WTOP 103.5 FM: Arlington's Way or the Highway -- Part VII: Praise for Columbia Pike; Part VIII: Gridlock Continues
- 11-18-10 Bowie Patch.com: Prince George's County Executive-Elect Vows to Improve Schools, Spur Growth
- 11-18-10 Columbia (MD) Flier: In Howard County, house sales are down but prices are going up -- Average price hits $397,000 in October
- 11-18-10 Baltimore Business Journal: Harford County Chamber names Milio as CEO
- 11-18-10 Washington Business Journal: Maryland a top New Economy state
- 11-18-10 Washington Business Journal: Fairfax County's vacant acres nearly gone
- 11-18-10 Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star: A building boom in North Stafford -- North Stafford about to experience a building boom
- 11-18-10 Fayetteville (NC) Observer: Earmarks' beauty is in the eye of the beholder -- Commentary by Myron B. Pitts
- 11-18-10 U.S. Department of Defense News Release: Program Easing Medical Separation Rolls Out Forcewide
- 11-18-10 Air Force Times: Wounded staff sgt. finally getting new ears
- 11-17-10 Washington Examiner: Pentagon inspector general investigating BRAC move
- 11-17-10 Washington Examiner: Plan to widen I-270 to Frederick approved
- 11-17-10 WTOP 103.5 FM: Report recommends big changes at Metro
- 11-17-10 TBD News.com: Silver Spring's Falkland Chase redevelopment up for approval
- 11-17-10 New York Times: A Second Group of Experts Calls for Cutting Military Programs to Lower U.S. Debt
- 11-17-10 Orange County (CA) Register: Fisher House comforts military families
- 11-17-10 Bloomberg Business Week (HealthDay): Veterans With PTSD May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease -- More hardening of the arteries, higher death rate in vets with the disorder, researchers find
- 11-17-10 Bethesda Patch.com: Federal Funds For BRAC Still Up in the Air -- Because of the mid-term election, the county is unsure when Congress will act
- 11-17-10 Bethesda Patch.com: Leggett Weighs in on Future of BRAC Implementation Committee -- County Executive writes he expects committee to continue on "in some form" after September of 2011
- 11-17-10 WTOP 103.5 FM: Investigation launched into BRAC move to Mark Center
- 11-17-10 Washington Post: DOD to probe Mark Center move
- 11-17-10 Washington Post: Bipartisan agreement on balancing budget may be harder than thought
- 11-10-10 Washington Post: (GRAPHIC) A bolder deficit plan -- A proposal by the co-chairmen of President Obama's deficit- reduction commission aims to cut the deficit to levels lower than in the CBO's baseline budget by slashing spending, eliminating tax breaks and reforming Social Security
- 11-17-10 Harford County Aegis: Sparking development goal of exec committee -- 'This is a very short-term issue.'
- 11-17-10 PhysOrg.com: Post-traumatic stress disorder linked to death, atherosclerosis in veterans
- 11-17-10 Globe St. Real Estate.com: BRAC’s Deadline More Flexible Than Realized
- 11-17-10 Gazette.Net: Montgomery County Executive Leggett to recommend mid-year budget cuts -- County's budget shortfall has grown to $200 million
- 11-17-10 Gazette.Net: County Council to vote on newest funding plan for White Flint -- Council still uncertain over taxes and fees to be included
- 11-17-10 Gazette.Net: Leggett sends two development bills back to County Council unsigned -- Measures affecting White Flint growth coordinator become law in January
- 11-17-10 Gazette.Net: NIH Bethesda campus goes green -- Agency gets $500 million Recovery Act grant for construction, renovation
- 11-17-10 Gazette.Net: Bethesda-Chevy Chase parents want new middle school, better curriculum -- Chevy Chase, North Chevy Chase elementary schools want to keep sixth-graders
- 11-17-10 Gazette.Net: Bradley Boulevard bike path joins list of projects waiting for funding -- MacArthur bike path to start construction this summer, with three other projects stalled
- 11-17-10 Gazette.Net: Silver Spring Transit Center still on track for fall 2011 opening -- Concrete pours encounter few obstacles
- 11-17-10 Gazette.Net: Wheaton residents get chance to present redevelopment wish lists -- B.F. Saul will incorporate community input into downtown design
- 11-17-10 Federal Computer Week: DISA won't get derailed by changes in location, culture
- 11-17-10 WTOP 103.5 FM: Arlington's Way or the Highway -- Part V: Should I-66 be Widened?; Part VI: The Promise Made
- 11-17-10 New York Times: Congressional Memo -- Earmark Ban Exposes Rifts Within Both Parties
- 11-16-10 Ballston-Virginia Square Patch.com: Arlington 5th Richest County: Q&A With Economic Development -- A brief chat with Karen Vasquez, PR manager for Arlington Economic Development on why the county does so well and if she thinks that success will continue
- 11-16-10 Politico: Appropriations panel loses its luster
- 11-16-10 Cassidy Turley Commercial Real Estate Services News Release: Cassidy Turley Releases BRAC Impact Report
- 11-16-10 Washington Examiner: BRAC delays soften blow for Arlington County
- 11-16-10 Washington Examiner: Montgomery's midyear budget shortfall worsens
- 11-16-10 Washington Post: Columbia Pike streetcar plans take shape
- 11-16-10 WTOP 103.5 FM: Arlington's Way or the Highway -- Part III: Putting On The Brakes; Part IV: Getting Heat Over HOT Lanes
- 11-16-10 Washington Post: In sudden reversal, GOP leader McConnell will back ban on earmarks
- 11-16-10 Washington Post: States won't be able to reroute high-speed rail funding
- 11-16-10 Washington Post: Nonprofit that aids troops gets a grant
- 11-16-10 Washington Business Journal: Metro will proceed with joint development in New Carrollton
- 11-16-10 TBD News.com: Ripley District project could be reduced in size
- 11-16-10 Annapolis Capital: Eric Hartley column -- Remember: It could be worse
- 11-16-10 Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot: Hampton Roads transit plan envisions ferries, rail, buses
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