Recent Prince George's County News (17 Mar 2010)

Public Safety

• Post: In Langley Park, a new crime-fighting strategy http://bit.ly/acQvp6 (About murder-central 8100 block of 15th Ave http://bit.ly/btnfo1) 
• burgersub.org: Chris Nelson's maps of homicides around the 8100 block of 15th Avenue, 2005-9 http://bit.ly/9ZJsnN, 2010 http://bit.ly/9rXZEm 
• Post: Police in Md., Va. make arrests in unarmed bank robberies, including PG man charged in 5 robberies since December http://bit.ly/c9siv7 
• Post: Md. juvenile center workers to be disciplined in murder case http://bit.ly/a94cDy

2010 Election

• Prince George’s County Candidates Challenged to Sign Pledge http://bit.ly/cMy6AT Text of The Pledge: http://bit.ly/aQHy93 
  • Cand. initially signing "The Pledge" Baker, CoEx; Alsobrooks, StAtty; Hylton, Sher; Council: Davis, 6; Franklin, 9; Lehman, Smalls & Epps, 1 
• rt @NWilliams23 Come to "Friends of Nicole Williams" (Cand, for Del., 23A) Sunday, March 21, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. http://bit.ly/axQ9M9 
• Rushern Baker (Cand. For County Executive):
• Post: Pr. Geo's candidate Rushern Baker faces questions on campaign finance, past birther donor http://bit.ly/9TpaiS 
• Post: Slate that funded Pr. Geo's candidate Rushern Baker releases donor list http://bit.ly/bCBP44 
• MDPolWatch: Baker’s Secret Slate Money Revealed http://bit.ly/bGR4a8 
• Gazette: Baker focuses on slate strategy in election effort, CoExec cand uses campaign funds to assemble co-wide ticket http://bit.ly/c5RrPc 
• rt @kidjk Rushern Baker to officially kick off campaign - http://tinyurl.com/y8gkb2h 
• SoMDOnline: Lollar Stirs Tea Party Health Care Protest http://bit.ly/9V60UG 
• iafwebnews.com: Maryland Senate grills MAIF over bonuses, lobbying dollars http://bit.ly/9dd0o7 MAIF head D.L. Davis is cand. for PG council 

2010 General Assembly

• rt @MDReporter Sex offender bills heat up in House, and slots are a hot topic again. Ehrlich tests a campaign message. http://bit.ly/c5jh9D 

Other Politics

• Post: Prince George's council rejects Jack Johnson's Planning Board nominee David Byrd (8-0, Campos absent in Haiti) http://bit.ly/aFj7ZO 
• Gazette: Council rejects nominee to lead county planning dept; Critics said exec should not have made selection now .. http://bit.ly/biNt4V 

Education

• rt @kidjk Dear Reader...Challenges to Most effective on the Board of Education - http://tinyurl.com/yeyjyfo 

Other

• rt @WBJonline Cirque du National Harbor http://bit.ly/926Z8x about 13 hours ago
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