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Baseball Bat Returns in District 19!
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District 19 Senate challenger Roger Manno has recycled one of our favorite mailers of the cycle, incumbent Mike Lenett’s famous Baseball Bat piece, into a brutal attack mailer. What do…
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Following are summaries of candidates’ campaign finance filings for the period of 1/14/10 through 8/10/10, along with our take on what they mean.District 14 Senate challenger Karen Montgomery’s cash on…
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King Campaign Launches Anti-Saqib Blog!
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In a first for Montgomery County politics, Senator Nancy King’s campaign has launched “a Blog dedicated to responding to Delegate Saqib Ali’s distortions and negative campaign.” It’s ironic that Ali,…
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Gazette Endorses for Council
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The Gazette has made its endorsements in the County Council elections. The newspaper is supporting:Council At-Large: Marc Elrich, Nancy Floreen, George Leventhal, Becky WagnerCouncil District 1: Ilaya HopkinsCouncil District 2:…
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Police Union Endorses for Council
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Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 has announced their endorsements for County Council. They are supporting:Council At-Large: Marc Elrich, Nancy Floreen, George Leventhal, Hans RiemerCouncil District 1: No EndorsementCouncil District…
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Council At-Large: Duchy Trachtenberg
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Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg finished third in the 2006 at-large Democratic primary. What does that mean this year?First, some basic statistics on Trachtenberg along with her performance chart in 2006….
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Luiz Simmons Joins the 21st Century
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Kudos to former Gazette reporter Doug Tallman for remembering the hilarious email we printed from Delegate Luiz Simmons (D-17) last fall. And thanks to House Majority Leader Kumar “Bad Boy”…
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By Steve Simon. As my former boss, MCPS Superintendent Jerry Weast, announces his retirement today, I will say… there are all kinds of leaders. Most people recognize that he has…
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