February
7th 2009
The Saturday Line, 2/7/09

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44828048Since Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold announced a “hiring freeze” four months ago, 300 employees have been added to the county payroll. [The Capital]

Michael Steele’s former finance chairman alleges that Steele arranged for his 2006 Senate campaign “to pay a defunct company run by his sister for services that were never performed.” [Washington Post]

Baltimore Olympic Icon Michael Phelps says his three month suspension from USA Swimming, handed down after a picture surfaced of him smoking from a bong, is “fair.” [WJZ]

Senate President Mike Miller says the bids received so far for slot parlors in Maryland are “unacceptable” and the state should start over. [The Capital]

Efforts to protect the crab population in Maryland began in 1924. [Bay & Environment]

Del. Don Dwyer (R-Anne Arundel) is proposing a state constitutional amendment “that would define anything from a fertilized egg through a full-term fetus as a person.” The amendment is viewed as an effort to effectively ban abortion in Maryland. [Maryland Politics]

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