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This process is a little different from what we saw on saturday with the democrats. There wont be crowds of people migrating to different corners of the room based on their president ial preference. Instead the Republican Caucus is organized around a secret ballot where you put down your candidate. Organizers theyre expecting the process to last no more than 30 minutes to an hour. Take a listen to fred brown with clark countys Republican Party on the updates theyve made to this years caucus here...

Charles county, prince georges county. Here is a look at the beltway. There was an overnight work zone. You picked up the cones. You are up to speed and continuing in maryland. Top side of beltway around fromm college park through and around to the Mormon Temple and the bend. Be thanks behaving nicely 270 from hyattstown through gaithersburg. From centreville travel lines ln open on the eastbound side. No accidents or incidents on the westbound side. Over the occoquan here is a look at the Princ...

One small step for bipartisanship, is there more to come in washington . Congress is back to work this week. Top priority, a deal to block those automatic spending cuts and tax increases now set for january 1st, and some smart money is starting to bet that the president and congress will find a way to avoid that fiscal cliff. Stocks up this week in anticipation of a deal with the dow clocking five straight of gains. And black friday Consumer Spending was down as well. Now lets bring in t number ...

“My landlord told me that she would like to have a chat with me about the house's sky-high heating bills this winter. I told her, ‘Sure thing, whenever you want. My door is always open.’” A key selling point for originators, in talking to potential clients on the fence about buying a home, is rent. Rents have been increasing, and there’s no sense of permanency, but if you can’t pay your rent, qualifying for a home loan is going to tough. LendingT...

Attorneys across the nation have taken note that the Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule that would bar companies from requiring employees to sign a noncompete agreement, which limits workers' ability to leave for a rival or to strike out on their own in the same field. The FTC says barring noncompete agreements could raise pay by $300 billion annually. So the FTC wants to ban companies from telling their employees they can't work for competitors, and says it'll ...