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Gambling, gay marriage and presidential race draw long lines to polls
Voters across Maryland reported record lines and waits of up to two hours Tuesday as a close presidential contest and several controversial state ballot questions drew people to the polls. "In all the elections I've been to, I've never seen a line this...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Electronics, Howard County, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups
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MGM to open information center at National Harbor
MGM Resorts International will open a visitor center at National Harbor next week as part of its campaign to win approval to build a "destination" casino at the site on the Potomac River. The international casino and entertainment company said it will...Tags: Entertainment, Prince George's County, Economy, Business and Finance, Penn National Gaming, MGM Resorts International
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O'Malley, county execs appear in new casino ads
Proponents of expanded gambling have enlisted four leading political figures — including Gov. Martin O'Malley — to make television ads assuring voters that the additional tax revenue expected to flow into state coffers will go to education....Tags: Lawyers, MGM Resorts International, Movies, Montgomery County (Maryland), Elections
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Dream Act supporters ramp up campaign
Supporters of Maryland's Dream Act, a measure passed by the General Assembly last year extending in-state college tuition to the children of some illegal immigrants, are staging a series of events this week to build momentum in their effort to uphold it ...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), DREAM Act, Benjamin L. Cardin, Community College of Baltimore County
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Rawlings-Blake, Ogden star in pro-casino ad
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake brings on the muscle in a just-released ad warning voters that casino owners in West Virginia are behind the opposition to the proposed gambling expansion plan on the Nov. 6 ballot. In the ad, the former Ravens star...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, MGM Resorts International, Harbor, Montgomery County (Maryland), Jonathan Ogden
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Curry to bring grassroots touch to pro-casino campaign
Armed with a $500,000 war chest donated by the developer of National Harbor, former Prince George's County Executive Wayne K. Curry plans to conduct a grassroots campaign on behalf of the gambling expansion question on the Nov. 6 ballot. Curry's campaign...Tags: Prince George's County, Politics, MGM Resorts International, Penn National Gaming, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Former county executive Wayne Curry enters casino fray
A new player entered the fight in favor of expanded gambling as Wayne K. Curry, a former Prince George’s County executive, registered a pro-Question 7 ballot committee Thursday. Curry’s committee, Maryland First NOW - Vote Yes On 7, Inc., is...Tags: Entertainment, Politics, MGM Resorts International, Penn National Gaming, Movies
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Vocus tackles digital marketing, hires hundreds
Vocus Inc. is hiring hundreds of people, betting big that it will become a leading digital marketing firm for small and medium-sized businesses.
The Beltsville-based technology company is on track to hire around 500 people this year at its headquarters...Tags: Science and Technology, Email, Sales, Social Media, Personal Service
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Same-sex marriage backers raise $3.2 million
The main group supporting same-sex marriage in Maryland has raised $3.2 million and still has $1.2 million in its war chest to defend the law in the Nov. 6 referendum, according to a disclosure filed last night with the State Board of Elections. Among...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Local Elections, Marriage, Social Issues, MGM Resorts International
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From Sun Magazine: A marriage made in Annapolis
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, newly single, was lunching with an old friend. She wanted to know if he was dating. Nope, he said, too busy — why, did she know anyone?
Karmen Walker, she suggested. The willowy government relations liaison for Comcast was a...Tags: Accidental Death, Regional Authority, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Crofton, Karmen Walker
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Some gambling opponents focus fight on Prince George's
Some gambling opponents are hoping to block a sixth casino from being built in Maryland by focusing their energy in one place: Prince George's County. The county is a key battleground because of a provision in the new gambling law that says the state can...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Entertainment, Religion and Belief, Judges, Christianity
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Three county executives urge support for gambling expansion
County leaders from three of Maryland's largest jurisdictions stood side-by-side in Montgomery County urging voters to support gambling expansion. Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker -- one of the staunchest supporters of gambling in the...
Tags: Advertising, Lifestyle and Leisure, Entertainment, Howard County, Washington, DC
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