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Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley and his wife, Catherine, today walk outside City Hall, where the couple denounced rumors of infidelity spread by an aide to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

O’Malley claims Ehrlich smear tactics

In some of his harshest language yet, Mayor Martin O'Malley charged Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. with orchestrating a taxpayer-financed smear campaign against him and demanded the governor cease his...
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Mayor says survival of Md. racing tied to slots

A day after attacking Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s leadership on juvenile justice issues, Mayor Martin O'Malley stood yesterday in support of his Republican opponent's signature issue: slots. At an...
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Mayor offers reforms of Md. agency for juveniles

The election is 18 months away, he hasn't formally declared his intentions, but Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley sounded like a candidate for governor yesterday -- even taking a page from...
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School officials agree to have answers for city

Baltimore school officials agreed yesterday in their weekly meeting with Mayor Martin O'Malley to explain by Friday how they have spent millions in city-backed bonds on school construction projects. Their...
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O’Malley expands city’s role in schools

Mayor Martin O'Malley moved closer to reasserting city control over Baltimore's public schools yesterday by taking partial oversight of school construction projects. The action by the Board of Estimates, which...
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Accusations of politics in struggle on city schools

The sparring over who will control Baltimore's struggling school system intensified yesterday as the mayor charged that the governor and state officials are trying to undercut the city's educational and...
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Comcast gifts to council targeted

Federal investigators have subpoenaed Comcast Cablevision for documents detailing gifts that the cable television provider has given to Baltimore's City Council members during the past few years, according to a...
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Officials’ testimony reportedly postponed

Federal prosecutors examining the Baltimore City Council's financial and political dealings have postponed grand jury testimony from the elected officials that was scheduled for this month and next, according to...
Baltimore schools CEO Bonnie S. Copeland presents a check for $34 million to the city during a ceremony at school headquarters, calling the loan "an extraordinary gesture of generosity."

Schools repay most of city’s $42 million loan

The Baltimore public school system has repaid most of the $42 million loan city government provided in March and has significantly improved its fiscal outlook for the coming year, city...