Highlights from the Daily News Clips -- April 4, 2005
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"Mr. Ehrlich is the governor now. He's responsible. He can cry smear and accuse people of blackmailing him with unpleasant disclosures, as he has done recently. He can say he doesn't know the whistleblower - as if she were some sort of wild thing sent in by the Democrats. It doesn't matter if he knows her or not. What matters is the quality of service his administration provides." - C. Fraser Smith in the Baltimore Sun, April 3, 2005

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THE EHRLICH FOLLIES

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Ehrlich's legislative priorities sputter as session winds down
By Andrew A. Green | Baltimore Sun Staff | April 4, 2005

With a week to go in the legislative session, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has yet to see a single vote cast against any of his proposals on the floor of the House of Delegates this year. But that's because only his least-contentious ideas have made it through the legislative process, while others have stalled, giving him a mixed record at this point in the last session before attention shifts to next year's election. [complete article]

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Are Democrats responsible for global warming, too?
C. Fraser Smith | Baltimore Sun | April 3, 2005

GOV. ROBERT L. Ehrlich Jr. calls it partisan harassment, but he shouldn't be able to duck some alarming questions about child welfare in Maryland. We'll put them in true-false format.

Abusive conditions in the juvenile justice system have worsened during the Ehrlich administration. The questions are inevitably political because Mr. Ehrlich campaigned on a promise to improve things. True or false? [complete article]