O'Malley: Road maps, but no new themes in Md. State of the State speech

Washington Post by Aaron C. Davis | Feb. 3, 2011 (News Analysis)

For most of the past year, Gov. Martin O'Malley's speeches have served as a bellwether for national Democratic messaging. "Jobs, jobs, jobs" and "moving forward" were lines that emanated from the governor's mansion in Annapolis long before they became part of the Democrats' election-year mantra. And just last month, O'Malley announced a plan to inject venture capital funding into Maryland businesses, a day before President Obama in his State of the Union ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Howard Libit - Feb 2, 2011 - 6:19 PM PST
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Edited by: Howard Libit - Feb 2, 2011 - 7:28 PM PST

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Howard Libit
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 by Howard Libit - Feb. 2, 2011

The reporter does a good job of placing the governor's speech in a political and budget context within Maryland, and offers a preview of what readers can look for in the speech.

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 by Matt Ford - Feb. 3, 2011

I found this story to be well-sourced. It had non-partisan and partisan analysis of the Governor's agenda in the State of the State coming up. I thought the writing was clear and concise and had an objective tone. A fair and fairly interesting read.

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