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Attorney General Doug Gansler says he supports tightening evidence requirements in death penalty cases, but the bill working through the General Assembly is “clumsy” and needs to be “reworked or abandoned.” Any amendments to the bill would likely kill the effort, as Senate President Mike Miller has announced his chamber is done debating the issue this year. [Washington Post]
The State Senate approved a ban on driving while texting. [WBAL]
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) goes off on AIG for awarding large bonuses to executives. Cummings “sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, asking that Treasury do everything in its power to keep bonus payments to AIG as low as possible, or possibly eliminate them.” [Maryland Politics]
Outgoing Salisbury mayor identifies a great danger to the future of the city: bloggers. [Eye on Annapolis]
Maryland is “among the top five states reporting the highest incidents of mortgage fraud.” [WBAL]
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