Discord among Palestinians complicating Mideast talks
Washington AP reports the seventh round of Mideast peace talks opens at the State Department amid Palestinian discord and the looming Nov 3 presidential election. Israel pursues land for peace with Syria while extending autonomy to 1.7 million Palestinians. Palestinian Ashrawi says talks aim to move beyond skepticism despite violence in the occupied territories and a deadly West Bank car bombing claimed by a radical PLO faction.
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Mideast
State Department
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
Hanan Ashrawi
Madrid
Spain
Ashrawi
Ed Djerejian
West Bank
Gaza
Martin Indyk
Washington Institute For Near
Golan Heights
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ms. Ashrawi
Occupied Territories
Palestinian Authority
Opposition voices at Libertytown rubble fill hearing
More than 200 people attended the Winchester Hall session on Eyler rubble fill near Libertytown asking for details on traffic and water impacts. The county commissioners kept the record open 30 days and will decide within 60 days, with a tie vote not approving.
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Winchester Hall
Eyler
Libertytown
Ron Sundergill
Planning Commission
Singanore
Kenneth Smith
Pleasant Companies
William D. Pleasants Jr
Smith
Jails face growing fights as mentally ill inmates surge
Frederick County jail nurses describe escalating combat like incidents in the medical unit as mentally ill inmates increase. A vandalized thumb brace and self harm by an inmate highlight safety concerns. NAMI notes jails as a national holdover amid state shutdowns and lack of care.
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Frederick County
Aliance For
Jim Buie
Nami Advocate
Mr. Buie
Thomas seeks help amid long prison history and hospital recalls
Thomas, a 35-year-old alcoholic with an early 1980s arrest record, seeks treatment while facing charges including indecent exposure and armed robbery. Detention center officials say he has attempted suicide 12 times since February and has been sent to Springfield Hospital Center 30 times, though hospital officials dispute the tally.
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Frederick County
Springfield Hospital Center
Springfield
Barry Stanton
Carl Harbaugh
Harbaugh
Sherff Harbaugh
Bruce Hershfield
Hershfield
Virginia State Penitentiary
Richmond
Fiery I-270 crash prompts barrier debate and fatalities
A loaded gasoline tanker crash on I-270 near the Capital Beltway killed two and left three seriously burned. Authorities identified Wayne A. Frebert of Libertytown and Jeannette Pile of Arlington, with warnings that stronger highway barriers might have limited the disaster.
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Potomac
Capital Beltway
Maryland
Rob Moroney
Libertytown
Wayne A. Frebert
Jeannette Pile
Arlington
State Highway Administration
SHA
Gerald Donaldson
Center For Reliable and Safe Highways
GOP leads by 864 in 6th District registration
Sixth District Republicans hold a narrow 864 vote edge in unofficial registration totals with 140,785 Republicans and 139,921 Democrats among 310,554 registered voters. Frederick County accounts for about 23 percent of district registrants, while independents total 29,475. Republicans and Democrats vie for unaffiliated voters seen as pivotal.
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GOP
Frederick
Maxine Pratt
Washington
Howard
Alegany
Carroll
Garrett
Carroll County
Pratt
Fred Hoover
Thomas Hattery
Roscoe Bartlett
Bartlett allies organize Democrats for Bartlett effort grows
Bartlett announces 10 Democrats from across the 6th District pledged to persuade others to back him over Thomas Hattery. The group, led by Jim McSherry, includes Frederick Alderman Sally Murphy and Byron Democrats friends who oppose Hattery. Hattery campaign dismisses the move as grandstanding amid polls showing Bartlett trailing.
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Roscoe Bartlett
Bartlett
Hattery
Paul Rosencrantz
Mr. McSherry
McSherry
Bartlett Campaign
West Patrick Street
Frederick County
Democratic
Frederick
Sally Murphy
Dr. Bartlett
Beverly
Murphy
Byron
Western Marsland
Weather forecast sunny and warm with midweek cooldown
Inside The News Weather reports sunny and warmer today with highs near the upper 60s. Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows around 40. Thursday turns cloudy and breezy with highs in the upper 50s.
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