Time, luck ran out for 2 teens
Howard Grant Jr. and Justin Berry were marked men. The cousins had survived a string of shootings in the past four months. Each time, and as recently as last week, 
Grant and Berry, who police believed were possible witnesses to a homicide, resisted a protection program. On Sunday, the odds caught up with them, claiming their lives. "These were good kids," said Howard Grant Sr. (above). "To have two young men ... just taken, it's totally unfair."
Md. officials OK $300M in budget cuts
Trims include reductions to health, education, public safety; officials brace for more fiscal pain as uncertainty swirls around national economic crisis
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DNA evidence exonerates man after 20 years in prison
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Recession fears send stocks tumbling anew; Dow falls 733
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Economy is focus in final debate for McCain, Obama
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Conduit fire near UM Medical Center closes some streets
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Taste
Cooking 101: Tangy creme fraiche is easy to make and enhances a host of dishes.
• Recipes and dining
The Trial of Their Lives
Darby Steadman endures painful cancer treatment in hopes her daughter won't have to.
• Read the series
Ravens roundup
A look at recent media coverage of the Ravens, including analysis of the team's loss to the Colts.
• Jim Leonhard Q&A
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Maryland
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Sailboats depart Annapolis with choreographed precision
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Exxon lawyer apologizes for Baltimore County gas spill
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Ocean City police patrol horse Buddy is euthanized
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Towson rape suspect faces new sexual assault charge
Sports
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What was the pivotal moment of the 1983 postseason?
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After three losses, Ravens need a victory
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Colts add ex-Morgan State RB Simpson to active roster
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Terps men's basketball graduation rate last in ACC
Nation
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McCain's brother blasts campaign
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Debates drawing big TV audiences in Baltimore
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Nancy Reagan hospitalized with broken pelvis
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Cheney treated successfully for abnormal heartbeat
World
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G-8 leaders to hold summit on fiscal crisis as early as next month in N.Y.
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No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq killed, U.S. military says
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Panama ship freed from pirates off Somalia
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Syrian president orders an embassy in Lebanon
Celebrity News
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Janet Jackson resumes tour in D.C.
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DJ AM says fleeing jet crash recalled 'Miami Vice'
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Jury selection begins in Britney Spears case
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Madonna and Ritchie to divorce
Entertainment
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'Desperate Housewives' actor injured in accident
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A cream with culture
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CNN to start comedy show with D.L. Hughley
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She wants to track down wonderful Pimlico Cake
Health & Wellness
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The job of getting well
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O'Malley to present $300 million in trims, including to health care
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The Trial of Their Lives, Part 3: It's not working
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Doctors group calls for double vitamin D intake
Business
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Cause for optimism
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Credit crunch eases slightly but lenders remain skittish
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Constellation shareholder EDF won't make counteroffer
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Linens 'N Things to begin liquidation this week
Opinion
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The presidential candidates' economic recovery plans have pluses and minuses that must be weighed against the long-term impact to the economy
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The disarmament deal with North Korea is flawed, but it's better than nothing
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If Palin and her husband behave like this in Alaska, what will they do in Washington?
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Direct investment in banks in Europe and the U.S. aims at a quick restart of the global financial system
Letters to the Editor
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Readers speak out on state budget cuts
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Attacks on Palin betray clear bias
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Attacks on Obama only stir up hatred
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City running festival merits more applause
Weird News
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Dozens fill up at Wisconsin gas station after mistake leads to sales at 35 cents a gallon
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Alabama veterinarians get 32 healthy cats, notes from anonymous donor claiming to have cancer
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Man arrested after allegedly stealing a combine and taking it on a drunken ride
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Oregon farmer's pampered pumpkin picked as plumpest of them all at contest
American Music Awards
