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Sniper Who Killed 10 Is Executed in Virginia...Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. After Mr. Muhammad was sentenced to death in Virginia for shooting Mr. Meyers, Maryland prosecutors arranged to have him tried again for six murders in Montgomery County. At that trial, Mr. Malvo, who is now... In this article: John A. Muhammad, Virginia, Lee B. Malvo, Tim Kaine, Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens, Maryland, Washington, and Parole |
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Washington Times | October 05, 2009
Sotomayor quickly makes presence felt
...judge. Justice Sotomayor sharply question Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler about a convicted child molester who told police in 2003 he wanted to speak with a lawyer before answering questions about possible new charges. A lawyer...
In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Douglas F. Gansler, Defendant, Supreme Court, and Hillary Rodham Clinton
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USATODAY.com | October 06, 2009
Sotomayor adept at getting a few words in edgewise
...for a different crime. Sotomayor seemed concerned that the defendant might not have known he could have asked for a lawyer in the second interrogation, and pressed Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler repeatedly. Yet she also fired...
In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Defendant, Supreme Court, John Roberts, Stephen Breyer, and John Paul Stevens
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washingtonpost.com | October 06, 2009
First Click -- Maryland
...(D-Md). Briefly: The Post's Robert Barnes wraps the appearance of Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) before the U.S. Supreme Court into a story about Justice Sonia Sotomayor's first day on the bench. Today, Gov. Martin...
In this article: Sheila Dixon, The Sun, The Baltimore Sun, Martin O'Malley, Montgomery County, Baltimore, and University of Maryland School of Law
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NPR | July 16, 2009
Sotomayor's Careful Means To High-Stakes Ends
...Ends Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is congratulated by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D-VT, left) and committee member Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) after she finished her testimony Thursday. AP NPR.org,...
In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Barack Obama, Dianne Feinstein, NPR, John Roberts, Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senate
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Newsday.com - Nation | July 15, 2009
Sotomayor confronts questions on abortion
...the case." Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin of Maryland and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island offered Sotomayor friendly questioning, rarely challenging the Manhattan federal appellate court judge on her past decisions or speeches. "Tell me...
In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court, Sheldon Whitehouse, John Cornyn, Ben Cardin, Tom Coburn, Manhattan, Barack Obama, and Texas
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Honolulu Advertiser | October 05, 2009
Sotomayor makes presence felt on first day of Supreme Court's term
...present. The Supreme Court took up Maryland's appeal, and the justices, Sotomayor included, sounded as though they were searching for a new rule that would allow new questioning of crime suspects after a long lapse of time. A lawyer for...
In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Yankees, Douglas Gansler, David Souter, and Clarence Thomas
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Baltimore Sun | October 05, 2009
Sotomayor takes vocal role on her first day
...opening argument. She leaned forward and began questioning Maryland Atty. Gen. Douglas Gansler about the Miranda rule, which requires police to warn a suspect that he has a right to remain silent and a right to lawyer. If a suspect says he...
In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Yankees, Choose Life, Florida, and Yankee Stadium
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The State | June 04, 2009
Sotomayor's personal assets top $1M
...June 3, 2009. - Charles Dharapak /AP Photo Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. - Susan Walsh /AP Photo Supreme Court nominee...
In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Washington, David Souter, Senate Judiciary Committee, and White House
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Maryland (/ˈmɛrələnd/) is a state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east. It is comparable in size to the European country of Belgium. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maryland has the highest median household income of any state, having surpassed New Jersey in 2006; Maryland's median household income was $68,080 in 2007. For 2009, Maryland ranked first—for the third year in a row—as the U.S. state with the highest median income for 2008, with a median income of $70,545. It was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution and bears two nicknames, the Old Line State and the Free State.
Maryland is a life sciences hub with over 350 biotechnology firms, making it the third-largest such cluster in the nation. Institutions and agencies located throughout Maryland include the University System of Maryland, The Johns Hopkins University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Celera Genomics, Human Genome Sciences (HGS), the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), MedImmune (recently purchased by AstraZeneca), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
- Name:
- Maryland
- Also Known As:
- Old Line State; Free State; Little America;' America in Miniature
- Capital:
- Annapolis
- Motto:
- Fatti maschii, parole femine, (Manly deeds, womanly words)
- Largest City:
- Baltimore
- Governor:
- Martin O'Malley (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Anthony G. Brown (D)
- Total Area:
- 32,133
- Area of Land:
- 25,314
- Area of Inland Water:
- 2,633
- Latitude:
- 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N
- Longitude:
- 75° 03′ W to 79° 29′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 3,360
- Highest Point:
- Hoye Crest
- Admittance Date:
- April 28, 1788
- Time Zone:
- Eastern: UTC-5/-4
- Demonym:
- Marylander
- Median Income:
- $68,080
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