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Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Maryland Politics -- Bringing Down da' Gov


David Wissing says that Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley will announce his candidacy for Governor on Sept. 28th, [here]. O'Malley's campaign website confirms this. [here]

Meanwhile Democrats have stepped up their attacks on Gov. Ehrlich. Robert Farrow, citing the Washington Times, notes that the State legislature has refused to place any spending limits into an investigation of Ehrlich's firing of state workers. Democrats outnumber Republicans on the investigating panel eight to four and have consistently denied Republicans the opportunity to hire their own legal consul or to call witnesses. Given all that you can imagine that the outcome of the investigation will not be favorable to the incumbent. Farrow rightly brands it "A Well-Funded Witch Hunt" [read it here]

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