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Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is a former Republican governor of Maryland and four-term congressman from Baltimore County. He defeated Democratic gubernatorial opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51 percent to 48 percent in the 2002 elections. Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County from 1989 to 1995. Ehrlich lost the governorship to Democrat Martin O'Malley in the November 2006 elections. Born in Arbutus, Md., he attended the private Gilman School in Baltimore's Roland Park neighborhood and earned degrees from Princeton...
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is a former Republican governor of Maryland and four-term congressman from Baltimore County. He defeated Democratic gubernatorial opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51 percent to 48 percent in the 2002 elections. Ehrlich represented Maryland's 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County from 1989 to 1995. Ehrlich lost the governorship to Democrat Martin O'Malley in the November 2006 elections. Born in Arbutus, Md., he attended the private Gilman School in Baltimore's Roland Park neighborhood and earned degrees from Princeton University in 1979 and Wake Forest University Law School in 1982. Ehrlich married Kendel Sibiski in 1993. They have two sons. Ehrlich and his wife currently host their own radio show on WBAL-AM Radio every Saturday. A month after he left public office, Ehrlich and several aides from his administration opened a Baltimore-area office of North Carolina law firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice.
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It's not business, Barack, just personal
There's Audacity of Hope," John Coale was saying, "and then there's just audacity." Coale - the big-time Democratic fundraiser and Clintonite who lent $500,000 to Martin O'Malley's campaign in the last days of the governor's race - made that crack...Tags: University of Maryland, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Regional Authority, Republican National Conventions
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Maryland Republicans hold on to modest hopes
Head home, hunker down and hope for the best. That was the recipe for Maryland Republicans as they departed their party's national convention to prepare for an election they hope puts John McCain in the White House. There's not much of a chance of...Tags: Family, Annapolis, Lawyers, Republican Party, Polls
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The floor leader awaits a blinking light
Carmen Amedori, 52, is a resident of Westminster and was a state delegate representing Carroll County from 1999 until 2004, when she was appointed to serve on the Maryland Parole Commission during the Ehrlich administration. A Baltimore native and a...Tags: Family, Carroll County (Maryland), Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Carmen Amedori, Kansas
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Ehrlich won't attend GOP convention
The Associated PressFormer Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. says he's too busy to attend next week's Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Ehrlich says his schedule is "just crazy" and he has no formal role to play. Ehrlich said Thursday skipping the convention...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Maryland, Regional Authority, John McCain
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Steele to speak at RNC
Deprived of sleep and the chance to change his clothes, Michael S. Steele landed here Sunday night and was whisked to the cavernous Fox News tent at the Republican convention for yet another national television appearance. The former Maryland...Tags: Annapolis, Republican Party, Minnesota, Sean Hannity, Hurricane Gustav
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Michael Kostinsky, 56
Michael Harry Kostinsky of Ellicott City, a small-business advocate in Annapolis and Washington, died Thursday, after suffering an apparent heart attack at his Arbutus restaurant. He was 56. Mr. Kostinsky transformed his father's pizza and sub shop,...Tags: Executive Branch, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Virginia, National Government, Annapolis
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Helping to craft the GOP platform
Carmen Amedori, 52, is a resident of Westminster and was a state delegate representing Carroll County from 1998 until 2004, when she was appointed by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. to serve on the Maryland Parole Commission. A native of Baltimore and...Tags: Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Carmen Amedori, Maryland, John McCain, Republican Party
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William Donald Schaefer slept here
Fells Point is about to lose a celebrity, somebody famous for jumping into a pool. Michael Phelps is still headed there, but William Donald Schaefer is on his way out. The former mayor, governor, comptroller and seal-pool dipper just put his...Tags: Political Campaigns, Homes, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney
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Md. GOP applauds pick
Maryland Republicans - especially women - applauded the addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to their party's presidential ticket yesterday, saying she delivered strong conservative credentials and a youthful complement to John McCain's maverick...Tags: Tim Pawlenty, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Walter Mondale, Sarah Palin
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McCain choice of Palin baffles
The SwampJohn McCain may have some work to do with the Republican Party pros regarding his selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate if the reaction of former Maryland GOP Gov. Robert Ehrlich is any indication....Tags: Sarah Palin, Executive Branch, Tribune Co., Government, Maryland
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Plaintiff to pay $900G to Sea Cliff
susana.enriquez@newsday.comMore than a year after losing a federal harassment lawsuit against the Village of Sea Cliff and several officials, the owner of a multimillion-dollar gourmet popcorn company was ordered to reimburse them more than $900,000 in attorney's fees. Robert...Tags: Defendants, Court Administration, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Prosecution, Lawyers
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O'Malley no longer hot young attraction at convention
The past couple of years have left some tarnish on one of Maryland's once-sparkling political leaders.
Martin O'Malley arrived at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston with the swagger of one of the party's young stars, granted a prime...Tags: State Budgets, Virginia, Annapolis, Republican Party, Steny H Hoyer
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