http://www.mddems.org Maryland Democratic Party Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:36:57 CDT en-us http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1182706 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1182706 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:31:43 CDT Nearly $25-k Donated to His Campaign - Profiting from ExxonMobil Stock Harris Energy Plan Promises More Pain at Pump, More Profits for Big Oil Annapolis, MD - He takes their money, owns their stock and campaigns with their message. It's almost like Big Oil bought, paid for and wrote the so-called "energy plan" for Republican candidate Andy Harris. In fact, it's exactly like that. "Andy Harris is delivering big oil's message hook, line and exploding profit margins. He has Big Oil... http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1182712 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1182712 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:11:09 CDT Maryland Asian Pacific Americans for Obama Unite to Elect Senator Barack Obama President Top Asian Pacific American leaders recently participated in a recent Maryland Democratic Unity Rally. As the Democratic presidential primary has come to an end, leading Asian Pacific Americans Democrats, who supported both Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, have united to support Senator Obama for President. Maryland House of Delegates, Delegate Susan Lee along with Paul Tiao and Minh Le... http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1192751 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1192751 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:50:30 CDT Secretary Perez Stumps for Barack Obama Thomas Perez, Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation and a nationally recognized civil rights lawyer and consumer advocate, continued his national efforts on behalf of Senator Barack Obama by representing Senator Obama at a town hall meeting on health care reform in San Diego on July 13 as part of the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza. NCLR is the largest Latino advocacy organization in the... http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1179190 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1179190 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:03:16 CDT Honored for her Pro-Immigration Work by the Progressive States Network 2008 Annual Gala Honored National Leaders who make America Better A statement from Michael Cryor, Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party "I want to congratulate Ana Sol for the tremendous honor she received this week. More importantly we congratulate and thank her for the work she is doing for people and families at the local level and for her advocacy in Annapolis at the state level. For as long as she has... http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178618 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178618 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:20:53 CDT Is this the Chesapeake Bay or Ocean City? "9% Andy" Harris has a "new" spin on behalf of "Big Oil." Why wouldn't he? EXXON is in HIS stock portfolio. From PolitickerMD.com Harris and McCain's day at the beach Sen. John McCain - whose campaign and "economic policy" are run by the very same lobbyists respsonsible for the "ENRON Loophole" - talks with "9% Andy" about helping "big oil" wherever they can, together. http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178631 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178631 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:34:17 CDT Maryland Moves Up to #2 in Biotech Economy O'Malley/Brown Secure Economic Advantage O'Malley/Brown - Maryland Increases its "Bio Power" "Maryland moved up (2nd in the nation) from fourth in this year's ranking, thanks to strong positions across the many indicators used by the Institute. In particular, the report cited an improvement in the ability to attract business into the state and new projects that link research institutions with industry to produce the most advanced products."... http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178216 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178216 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:43:29 CDT Edwards Wins Election to CongressDemocrat to Be First Black Woman Representing Md. By Rosalind S. Helderman and James HohmannWashington Post Staff WritersWednesday, June 18, 2008; B01 Democrat Donna F. Edwards was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by voters in Montgomery and Prince George's counties yesterday, becoming the first black woman selected to serve Maryland in Congress. Edwards, 49, a lawyer and nonprofit executive from Fort Washington, defeated Republican Peter James... http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178223 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178223 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:48:00 CDT Maryland Democrats Making it 8 in ‘08 "One down, seven to go." A statement from Michael Cryor, Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party "This is the first of what promises to be many remarkable achievements for the indefatigable Donna Edwards. As the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Maryland she is making history while remaking Congress in the image of all that is America. Equally important, the 4th District - indeed all of Maryland - now has another voice for... http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178215 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1178215 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:22:26 CDT Donna Edwards became the state's first black woman to be elected to Congress after easily defeating Republican Peter James last night in a special election for the vacant 4th District seat.With 74 percent of the precincts reporting by 10 p.m., Edwards had captured 79 percent of the vote.Edwards, an activist and lawyer, will serve out the remainder of former Rep. Albert R. Wynn's term. Wynn, who lost to Edwards in the February primary, left office May 31 to join a powerful lobbying group,... http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1177594 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1177594 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:40:07 CDT He's been elected to Congress 8 times. But he hasn't agreed to meet Jennifer Dougherty in a single debate. Call Roscoe and tell him to show up for a debate in every county! Bartlett's Office - 202-225-2721 Jennifer Dougherty, Democratic candidate for the 6th Congressional District, has asked Roscoe Bartlett to a debate in every county in the 6th Congressional District - Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Montgomery and Washington Counties. It's a big... http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1176208 http://www.mddems.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1176208 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:19:13 CDT "We are strong enough to embrace competing passions and then unite with purpose..." A Statement from Michael Cryor, Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party "Now that the Democratic presidential primary has come to an end, we will move quickly to do what Democrats do - unify and move forward together. While this has been an exhausting and hard fought campaign, it has been both profound and historic. Both Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton have achieved the unthinkable; moving America...