House Rejects Term Limits for Congress in Vote
The House defeated a constitutional amendment to cap terms for lawmakers by a 217 to 211 vote, short of the two thirds required, with support from 180 Republicans and 37 Democrats and against 165 Democrats, 45 Republicans, and one independent. Critics called it a watered down measure while supporters argued it ends careerism in Washington.
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Texas
Bill McCollum
R-Fla
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Henry Hyde
U.S
Paul Jacob
Congress
Frederick mayor delivers a state of the city report card
Frederick Mayor Jim Grimes presented a 25 minute State of the City address calling it the mayors report card He noted progress and disappointments under his administration and stressed decisions based on facts input from citizens He highlighted outreach through cable and the Internet and praised a strong financial reserve for 1997 He cited challenges including Weinberg Center Civil War museum X Hale parking sinkholes and snow He pledged to seek 1998 tax relief and touted the cities improving economic health with growing businesses and a new police substation along Seventh and North Market streets
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Jim Grimes
Grimes
Weinberg Center
X-Hale
North Market
Simpson Rejects Goldman Offer to Confess for Cash
Simpson refused Fred Goldman’s offer to confess in detail in exchange for dropping the $33.5 million civil judgment. Goldman sought justice over Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman deaths in 1994, with damages totaling $85 million compensatory and $12.5 million punitive.
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Calif
Simpson
Fred Goldman
Phillip Baker
Mr. Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Goldman
Mr. Goldman
Associated Press
Daniel
Amendment to Ferguson bill fails in Maryland Senate
In Annapolis, Sen. Decatur Trotter urged abolishing plea bargains as an amendment to Sen. Timothy Ferguson's bill increasing sentences for sexual assault and child kidnapping. The move failed narrowly, highlighting divisions between liberal and conservative senators over tough on crime measures. Ferguson defended the bill citing high recidivism, while an accompanying 10 year mandatory minimum for first degree rape advanced earlier.
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Decatur Trotter
Sen
Timothy Ferguson
Ferguson
Trotter
Senate
Genghis Khan
John Wayne Society
Rotter
Mr. Ferguson
House of Delegates
Mt Airy Residents Protest Proposed Gas Station Plan
Mount Airy residents protested a plan to build a Shell gas station with a convenience store and car wash at Md 27 and Md 144 near their water wells. Neighbors warned the project could threaten their century-old water supply and cited Parrs Spring as the Patapsco River’s fountainhead, stressing fragile groundwater and local wells’ importance.
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MD 27
MD 144
Frederick County
Chesapeake Bay
Monocacy Valley
Don Maxey
Parrs Spring
Four County Farm
Patapsco
Ellicott City
Baltimore Harbor
Maxey
Inside The Frederick News Post Recycling Note
The Frederick News Post prints portions daily on 100 percent recycled paper and emphasizes its recyclable status. The notice highlights ongoing commitment to eco friendly production and sustainability.
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Frederick News Post
Pisa
VEIP opponents push to kill mandatory treadmill tests
In Annapolis supporters of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program face a final push by opponents aiming to delay or stop the plan. The House Environmental Matters Committee heard bills on IM 240 style emissions testing, including a proposal to ban mandatory treadmill tests indefinitely. Delegate Donald Elliott urged remote sensing to detect violators and require treadmill retests for those flagged.
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House Environmental Matters Committee
Donald Elliott
Frederick Carroll
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