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Congress pushes back against another round of BRAC

DoD officials say as the number of troops shrink so should their real estate holdings. Lawmakers are wary about reducing troop and bases levels too much, and the expense of the Base Realignment and Closure process.

Tags: DoD , budget , BRAC , Leon Panetta , Michael McCord , James Inhofe , Mac Thornberry , Martin Dempsey , House Armed Services Committee , Senate Armed Services Committee , GAO , Jared Serbu

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Members of Congress will get security suggestions

A House Democratic leader says he thinks lawmakers will be taking precautions when meeting with the public in the wake of a congresswoman's shooting in Arizona.

Tags: Gabrielle Giffords , Ben Cardin , Eleanor Holmes Norton , Arizon shooting , security , Congress , U.S. Capitol Police , Tom Davis

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House Armed Services releases new oversight plan

Defense News reports on changes to major DoD policy issues coming from the new oversight plan.

Tags: DoD Report , Defense News , oversight , House Armed Services Committee , Dorobek Insider , Howard McKeon ,

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Rep. Bartlett of Md. joins lawsuit over Libya

Tags: Libya , Barack Obama

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All hands on deck for stink bug solution

Up to half of Robert Black's Pink Lady apples at Catoctin Mountain Orchard in Thurmont were damaged by the brown marmorated stink bugs last year.

Tags: stink bugs , Mount St. Mary's University

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Bartlett announces town halls, open-door meetings

U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett will hold an open-door session in Frederick this week to better engage his constituents.

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Bartlett: U.S. needs more geeks and nerds

About half the students graduating with degrees in science and engineering are Chinese and Indians who will eventually return to their countries, according to Rep. Roscoe Bartlett.

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Community gathers to celebrate life of fallen Marine

Americans don't always get it right, the Rev. Alan Greijack said Saturday in his message during the funeral service for Marine Lance Cpl. Maung P. "Sam" Htaik.

Tags: Alan Greijack , Maung "Sam" Htaik , Afghanistan , Frederick Christian Fellowship Church , Martin O' Malley , Blaine Young , Funeral

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Frederick County taps federal drought aid

Farmers will get federal disaster aid as a result of the extreme dry weather last summer that devastated some corn and soybean crops.

Tags: Drought , Frederick County Farm Bureau , Martin O'Malley

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Bartlett easily wins re-election

There were no surprises in the District 6 congressional race as incumbent Roscoe Bartlett easily won a 10th term, defeating Democratic challenger Andrew Duck for the third time in the past four elections.

Tags: Andrew Duck

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