WASHINGTON – A Burke woman and an unidentified man were in critical condition Wednesday night following a morning shooting a few blocks from the White House

WASHINGTON – Two local members of Congress said they were glad President Clinton devoted at least one sentence to his plan to revitalize the District during his hour-long State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON – Democrats from Baltimore and its suburbs applauded the president’s focus on education in his State of the Union address

ANNAPOLIS – The American Cancer Society provided a forum Tuesday for two Maryland lawmakers to launch an attack on underage smoking

ANNAPOLIS – A bill brought before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Tuesday would make abuse one of two reasons a person could file for divorce in the state without a waiting period

ANNAPOLIS – Jessica Meredith Xavier, 44, had her “re- assignment of sex surgery” in September 1993

BALTIMORE – A coalition of environmental and taxpayer groups thinks the government should stop worrying about reforming social programs and take on an even bigger budget drain — corporate welfare

ANNAPOLIS – Casino opponents who want to help the horse industry are now looking to other programs to help keep it alive

WOODENSBURG, Md

ANNAPOLIS – Six Eastern Shore school superintendents told lawmakers Thursday that schools are increasingly overburdened by state regulations and social problems that take money away from education