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Oct 1, 2013

House to pass bills to reopen national parks, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

WASHINGTON — House and Senate Democrats say they’ll reject a bid by Republicans to reopen portions of the government, including national parks and processing of claims at the Department of […]

Oct 1, 2013

Americans anxious, irritated as government shuts down

The partial government shutdown that began Tuesday threw into turmoil the household finances of some federal workers, with many facing unpaid furloughs or delays in paychecks. Park ranger and father-to-be […]

Nov 22, 2011

Maryland’s jobless numbers decline

Maryland’s unemployment rate fell in October for the first time in six months, but economists and labor officials cautioned Tuesday the state faces immense challenges as the economy recovers slowly […]

Sep 22, 2011

Law in the global village

Despite our nation fighting wars on at least three fronts (Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan), U.S. news outlets, for the most part, have focused much of this past year on domestic […]

Sep 12, 2011

Economists cut growth forecasts for 2011 and 2012

WASHINGTON — Confronted with an economy that has decidedly underperformed this year, economists are scaling back their growth forecasts for 2011 and next year. In their latest forecast, top economists […]

Aug 25, 2011

C. Fraser Smith: Can we find common ground?

I struck a nerve the other day when I suggested the tea party had fomented a crisis around the debt ceiling. There was this email: “I find it amazing that […]

Aug 19, 2011

The Daily Record News Quiz: August 15 – 19

Have you been keeping up with The Daily Record’s news this week? Take our 10-question weekly news quiz in this fun, interactive feature. Leave a comment below and tell us […]

Aug 18, 2011

Letters to the Editor – 8/19/11

We are writing to correct misstatements made by Mr. David Johnson in his recent guest column in The Daily Record regarding the State Center project. First, Mr. Johnson states that […]

Aug 15, 2011

Maryland could near its debt ceiling in 2017

Maryland could be within $43 million of hitting its debt ceiling in fiscal 2017, according to projections presented to the Capital Debt Affordability Committee. The committee, made up of financial […]

Aug 11, 2011

C. Fraser Smith: Ghouls, goblins and the U.S. debt crisis

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Rupert Murdoch, who was driven off Page One, may be the only one to find something good in the recent implosion of confidence and credit in governments […]

Aug 10, 2011

Board of Public Works to sell bonds for state health lab

Despite warnings from Comptroller Peter Franchot that the state is on course to exceed its capital debt ceiling in 2017, the Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to sell bonds […]

Aug 8, 2011

Fed gets its chance to stimulate economy

WASHINGTON — When it meets Tuesday, the Federal Reserve could signal what it can or will do to help the nation avoid another recession. Since the Fed last met in […]