Foreclosure wave threatens stability of housing market
The housing market is facing swelling ranks of homeowners who are seriously delinquent but have yet to lose their homes, and this is threatening a new wave of foreclosures that could hit just as the real estate market has begun to stabilize.
Obama offers plan to boost U.S. exports
President Obama unveiled plans Thursday to double U.S. exports over the next five years in hopes of spurring job growth, an ambitious goal that may rekindle the battle over free-trade policy.
Democrats move to group key bills
Democratic leaders said Thursday that they were increasingly inclined to release a final health-care bill that could accomplish two of President Obama's top domestic priorities: guaranteeing coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans and vastly expanding federal aid for college students.
Old Mill 73, Urbana 64
The ninth-ranked Old Mill boys basketball team holds off Urbana in the Maryland 4A state semifinals on Thursday, March 11.
Seneca Valley 69, Largo 65
No. 4 Seneca Valley stays unbeaten, outlasting Largo in the Maryland 3A girls basketball state semifinals on Thursday, March 11.
Merlin Olsen: NFL star, sports broadcaster, actor -- 1940-2010
The Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams later became as well known as a football broadcaster and a television actor. He died March 11 of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer. He was 69.
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