Hayley Peterson

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Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo)

White House defends Biden, says remarks not racist

Hayley Peterson · August 16, 2012 4:00 am

Conservative lobbying group calls itself ‘leading voice for the family’

Hayley Peterson · August 15, 2012 4:00 am

President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Obama cashes in on Ryan bashing

Hayley Peterson · August 13, 2012 4:00 am

Area suffers a spike in murder-suicides

Hayley Peterson · August 5, 2012 4:00 am

New Md. poll finds majority support for same-sex marriage

Hayley Peterson · August 2, 2012 4:00 am

Husband of slain wife found dead in Herndon

Hayley Peterson · August 2, 2012 4:00 am

Many of the top-paid state employees in Maryland work at the University of Maryland and elsewhere in higher education. Educators and doctors are among the highest-paid state workers in Virginia as well. (Examiner file photo)

Six-figure state salaries raise concerns

Hayley Peterson · August 1, 2012 4:00 am

Poor performance puts Maryland pension system further in debt

Hayley Peterson · July 30, 2012 4:00 am

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks at a campaign event in Bow, N.H., Friday, July 20, 2012. Romney auditions on the international stage next week as he travels to England, Israel and Poland looking to establish credibility as a potential commander in chief in his challenge to President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Romney says Obama ‘undermining’ Israel

Hayley Peterson · July 28, 2012 4:00 am

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 26: Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for the USA presidential election, leaves 10 Downing Street after meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron on July 26, 2012 in London, England. Mr Romney is meeting various leaders, past and present, on his visit to the UK, including Tony Blair, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Romney Olympic success required federal payout

Hayley Peterson · July 26, 2012 4:00 am

Mitt Romney addresses the 113th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Reno, Nev. Some Republicans are urging him to get more aggressive in jumping to his own defense. (AP photo)

Republicans urge Romney to get more aggressive

Hayley Peterson · July 25, 2012 4:00 am

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by Beverly Oncology and Imaging CEO Ruth Lopez Novodor hosts a small-business roundtable during a campaign stop at Endural LLC, Monday, July 23, 2012, in Costa Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Beltway Confidential

Romney hits Obama on defense cuts, information leaks

Hayley Peterson · July 24, 2012 4:00 am