Ehrlich surprises, signs bill

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Defusing a potential confrontation with the Senate, Gov. Robert Ehrlich Thursday signed a bill called the “Healthy Air Act” that will reduce four major pollutants produced by coal-fired power plants in Maryland.

The bill was the most important of those passed late Friday afternoon that could not be delivered to the governor?s legislative office because the door was locked.

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