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In Congress, a proposal for $23B in new subsidies for teachers falters amid deficit worries. A $23 billion payout to save thousands of educators' jobs faltered Thursday ? perhaps for good ? to election-year jitters among moderate Democrats over deficit spending and only lukewarm support from the White House.

African-American business community leader, former Parks Sausage CEO Haysbert dies at 90. Raymond V. Haysbert Sr., whose Parks Sausage Co. became the first black-owned business in the U.S. to go public in 1969, has died at age 90.

Vice President Joe Biden to deliver commencement address at US Naval Academy on Friday. Vice President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on Friday.

A 56-year-old lesbian was ordained as a bishop by the Episcopal church here Saturday, reigniting an issue which has caused bitter divisions in the Anglican movement worldwide.

Vice President Joe Biden's older son, the Delaware attorney general, had a mild stroke Tuesday and was transferred to a Philadelphia hospital, where he was alert and talking with family.

Vice President Joe Biden's older son, the Delaware attorney general, had a mild stroke Tuesday and was transferred to a Philadelphia hospital, where he was alert and talking with family.

Vice President Joe Biden's older son, the Delaware attorney general, had a mild stroke Tuesday and was transferred to a Philadelphia hospital, where he was alert and talking with family.

Vice President Joe Biden's oldest son, the Delaware attorney general, had a mild stroke Tuesday and was transferred to a Philadelphia hospital, where he was recovering.

Biden's son being moved from Delaware to Philadelphia hospital for further observation. The White House says Vice President Joe Biden's son Beau is being transferred to a Philadelphia hospital for further observation and examination after suffering a mild stroke.

Vice President Joe Biden's oldest son had a mild stroke Tuesday but is expected to recover, his doctor said.

US bid speaks volumes _ 5 to be exact _ of why World Cup should return. The hopes of the U.S. soccer community were shipped to Switzerland in two packing crates, filled with 30 five-volume sets of the official bid plus 94 4-inch binders containing contracts and copies.

Wounded warriors ride from the White House with best wishes from vice president and his wife. Vice President Joe Biden has kicked off the annual Wounded Warrior Ride, telling the injured troops taking part that they're an inspiration to all Americans.

John Carl Warnecke, renowned architect who designed JFK's grave site, dies at 91. John Carl Warnecke, the architect who worked closely with the Kennedys on numerous projects, including President John F. Kennedy's grave site at Arlington National Cemetery, has died. He was 91.

Maryland GOP ex-governor launches rematch race to win back job in heavily Democratic state. Former Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich wants his old job back, and he's challenging the Democrat who ousted him four years ago in a rematch testing whether a blend of GOP, tea party and independent voters can make a difference in heavily Democratic Maryland.

BP Solar laying off 320 in shutdown of Frederick, Md., plant citing lower costs overseas. BP Solar said Friday it is closing its landmark Frederick manufacturing plant as part of a reshaping of the U.S. solar industry in a cost-cutting move that will eliminate 320 jobs.

Md. has long straddled the line between North and South, but these days North is winning. Maryland's official song may include a line about "Northern scum" left over from the Civil War era, but the state isn't feeling so Southern anymore.

Analysis: Washington doesn't get it: Gulf between voters, leaders as wide as anger is deep. They just don't get it in Washington.

They just don't get it in Washington.

Maryland lawmakers will attempt several maneuvers to reverse state Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler's favorable gay marriage opinion. Lawmakers in Maryland will attempt several maneuvers to reverse state Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler's favorable gay marriage opinion, including impeachment, Annapolis-based 'The Capital' reported. Gansler's February 24 opinion concludes that Maryland's highest court is likely to decide in favor of recognizing gay marriages performed in other states. The Court of Appeals ?will likely apply the principle that a marriage valid in the place of celebration is valid in Maryland,? Gansler, a Democrat, said in a 45-page opinion. ?The opinion reaches this conclusion in light of the evolving state policy, reflected in anti-discrimination laws, domestic partner laws and other legislation, that respects and supports committed intimate same-sex relationships,? he added. State agencies are expected to follow the opinion and recognize the marriages of gay coup

Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.