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Rice Discusses Palestinians' Financial Situation

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked Monday with other would-be Mideast peacemakers about the financial situation of the Palestinian territories after the Israeli Cabinet halted the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax money to Palestinians. Later in the day, Rice was traveling to the Mideast …

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Legislation Would Help Hospitals Curb Deadly Bacterial Infections

ANNAPOLIS – When Michael Bennett’s 88-year-old father caught the flu in the winter of 2004, Bennett took him to the hospital, just to be safe. He has regretted the decision ever since. “He was just feeling miserable. So I said ‘OK, let’s do it’,” said Bennett, a resident of Pikesville, …

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Fourth Quarter GDP Growth Revised Upward

WASHINGTON – The economy, sagging under the strain of lofty energy prices, grew at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the final quarter of last year — a mediocre performance that nonetheless turned out to be slightly better than first thought. The new reading on gross domestic product, released …

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