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Carol Rice's reaction to the cost of 50 pills of Lipitor to help lower her cholesterol nearly induced another health problem, she said.________________________________________________________________________

U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, whose district includes northern Prince George's County, presented the county State's Attorney's Office with a check for $260,000 to combat illegal gun activity and gangs in a ceremony Monday at the Laurel Municipal Center.________________________________________________________________________

Funding math and science teacher recruitment and training programs at the earliest education levels is imperative for keeping America competitive, the Maryland state superintendent of schools told House lawmakers Thursday.________________________________________________________________________

While most Laurel residents were sleeping through the Feb. 11 snowstorm, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center technicians struggled in the dark to save an endangered species program.________________________________________________________________________

President George W. Bushs 2007 budget proposal includes more than $9 million in budget cuts to the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), including the closure of two BARC labs.________________________________________________________________________

President Bush has proposed slashing $25 million from Chesapeake Bay programs and deals a staggering blow to cleanup efforts, a bay watchdog group said this morning.________________________________________________________________________

Things that have been found floating in the Potomac River: a vintage Chevy. A giant plastic hot dog. A tombstone from 1878. A $50 check to the Internal Revenue Service.________________________________________________________________________

While the issue of Iraq continues to produce a wide range of views across our nation, I believe that most Americans are united on two fundamental propositions. First, we want our nation and our coalition partners to succeed in helping the Iraqis establish a democratic government that respects human rights and abides by the rule of law, and to succeed in helping the Iraqis stand up security forces that can maintain order and protect their citizens.________________________________________________________________________