NORFOLK (AP) — The Family Foundation is trying to reduce the number of divorces in Virginia by recommending public policies that could preserve traditional marriages.
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland's new Democratic Party chairman is stepping into the job during a rejuvenating period for Democrats in the state.
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland's new Democratic Party chairman is stepping into the job during a rejuvenating period for Democrats in the state.
NEW YORK — Developing nations are in revolt against a plan by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to merge his African advisory office with one that coordinates policy for all poor nations, saying that he is trying once again to save money at Africa's expense.
Harold Purcell, 87, legislator, judge
Harold Purcell, 87, legislator, judge
NEW YORK — Developing nations are in revolt against a plan by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to merge his African advisory office with one that coordinates policy for all poor nations, saying that he is trying once again to save money at Africa's expense.
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Some Frederick civil rights leaders are demanding the removal from City Hall of a bronze bust of 19th-century Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, author of the Dred Scott decision affirming slavery.
Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's fundraising lead over other state lawmakers will likely be a big help to Democrats in the fall elections when they campaign in Northern Virginia and try to take control of the General Assembly for the first time since 1995.
