Word: westernness
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...demarcation between North and South. During the mid-19th century, Maryland was a major immigration center, and its ethnic diversity still sets it apart from many southern regions. The state also boasts demographic variety, from urban Baltimore to the rustic, Southern-styled Eastern Shore and the hills of the western panhandle. The eight House seats are divided equally between the parties, and while its political differences are great, when taken as a whole, Maryland is moderate with a slight Democratic edge, like the nation itself...
...heavily industrialized Second District, DeJuliis' connection with the working class--like her mother before her, she worked the midnight shift at the Western Electric steel mill--poses a serious challenge to Robert Ehrlich's incumbency. She supports government benefits for the elderly and government guaranteed loans for students. But her success may depend on how effectively she can stick a Gingrich pin to Ehrlich...
ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D) District 7 (Inner-city Baltimore; western Baltimore County...
When the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620, they became the first chapter in the Massachusetts story. Their descendants are farmers in the state's western meadows, computer technicians in Boston and fishermen in the seaports, and they share a reverence for history and local heroes--everyone from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Larry Bird. But the Kennedys remain the state's most potent living legacy to the nation, with three of the clan now in Congress, helping to make politics one of the state's favorite spectator sports. This year, with John Kerry and Bill Weld battling for a Senate seat...
BORN: June 25, 1945, Detroit EDUCATION: Ferris State U, A.A., 1965; Western Michigan U, B.S., 1968; U of Michigan, M.S., 1972 FAMILY: Divorced; two children RELIGION: Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Teacher POLITICAL CAREER: Michigan House, 1978- ADDRESS: 3026 East Grand Boulevard, Detroit...