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Morning Roundup: Oct. 26
Md. panel seeks 60 percent gas-tax hike; Opening arguments begin in Lululemon murder trial; Teen arrested for carjacking was DYRS ward; Ivey eyes Rep. Edwards' Md. seat; D.C. Council considers ethics-related bills; 'Scoopgate'; Two arrested in fatal Metrobus shooting.
Cain moves out in front in Ohio poll
Businessman Herman Cain zoomed to the top of the latest Republican presidential poll in Ohio, quadrupling his support in the key state in the past month while Texas Gov. Rick Perry plummeted.
PICKET: Occupy protest sites continue to attract dangerous criminal element
Occupy protests across the country are becoming better known for the crimes happening at the protest sites as opposed to the confusing political messages the occupy movement is putting out through their signs and daily marches.
Perry takes to Fox to pitch flat tax
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, looking to jump-start his bid for the GOP's presidential nomination, made a rare live appearance Tuesday on a major cable news program, Fox New's "The O'Reilly Factor," to pitch his new flat-tax proposal.
Ivey planning primary challenge against Edwards
Glenn F. Ivey, a former Prince George's County state's attorney, is preparing a run for Congress next year against incumbent Democratic Rep. Donna F. Edwards, his spokesman said Tuesday.
PICKET: Former Dem congressman and CBC member accused of looking to switch parties
Former Democratic Alabama Congressman Artur Davis ruffled feathers on Capitol Hill last week, when he wrote an October 17 Op-Ed for the Montgomery Advertiser where he reversed his long time position on voter identification.
TRR: The Immortal Chaplains
A new monument at Arlington National Cemetery honors 14 Jewish military chaplains, among them Alexander B. Goode, one of the four "Immortal Chaplains" who sacrificed his life in 1943 to give others a fighting chance to live.
McDonnell: Proposed MoCo resolution a 'stunning statement' to defense contractors
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell ratcheted up the ongoing competition between Virginia and its neighbor to the north on Tuesday, blasting Montgomery County for a withdrawn council resolution asking Congress to spend less on wars that drew attention from Bethesda-based defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin.
PICKET: Occupy encampments become danger zones
The party appears to be wrapping up for a number of occupy protest set ups around the country.
Hoyer: Debt panel failure would be 'harmful' to nation
The House's No. 2 Democrat said the nation would face "harmful effects" if the congressional supercommittee fails in its goal to find ways to slash the federal debt by $1.5 trillion.
Obama says he's aging in 'dog years'
President Obama says that he's aging rapidly in "dog years" but that he still has enough energy for a second term.
Morning Roundup: Oct. 25
D.C. ends 'land banking'; Jury selection resumes in Lululemon murder trial; Rep. Harris benefits from Maryland redistricting; Maryland transportation commission making final recommendations; Suspect in cabbie killing was in custody of D.C.'s youth-rehab agency; Hit-and-run kills man in Shaw; Suliamon Brown in traffic court; Ehrlich's book due out Dec. 6.
Tracking the Bowl-pocalypse: Vol. 1
Beginning a look at whether there will be enough eligible teams to fill every bowl slot
Running down Maryland's weekly depth changes
As expected, C.J. Brown and Danny O'Brien listed as co-starters at quarterback
PICKET: Ted Turner on CNN: I don’t like everything I see
CNN's founder and former owner did not seem so enthused about the network he built from scratch in 1980.
Garagiola cites support from colleagues in Md. legislature
Maryland Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Garagiola announced Monday that he has received endorsements from more than 15 state legislators in his potential run for Congress.
Study: Michelle dominates Laura in press attention
A media research firm says Michelle Obama has gotten nearly 30,000 mentions in the press since her husband was elected president, more than tripling the attention paid her predecessor, Laura Bush, during the equivalent time.
McDonnell seeks federal aid for earthquake-damaged schools
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has requested federal assistance for two Louisa County schools that were damaged during the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Virginia on August 23.
