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New Md. laws take effect today">New Md. laws take effect today

Dozens of laws approved by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Martin O'Malley earlier this year take effect today. Many of the public safety measures are aimed at drivers. It is now a crime to send text messages while behind the wheel. Drunken drivers face stiffer penalties. Teenagers will have to wait longer to obtain a driver's license. And all drivers will be under increased scrutiny with the legalization of speed cameras statewide.

Partial list of new laws

Legislators to lose their free E-ZPasses

Obama tells federal workers: No texting while driving

Swine flu claims life of city girl, 14

The death of Destinee Alicia Parker, left — an aspiring artist who loved animals, Lil Wayne and scary movies — is the ninth in the state this year from swine flu. Across the country, about 1,000 have died and more than 10,000 have been hospitalized because of the virus.

Maryland to get 55,000 swine flu vaccine doses next week

Sun editorial: In Destinee's memory, take action to stop spread of swine flu

Debunking Common Swine Flu Myths

Drug abuse victim, postdoctoral fellow didn't fit stereotype

Carrie John, center, shown in a family photo, died Sunday after apparently injecting herself with buprenorphine while trying to get high with her boyfriend

Neighbor: The other side of Carrie John

Interactive presentation: How 'bupe' works

Buprenorphine: An unlikely start to addiction

City officer dragged by car, hurt; police also shoot drug suspect

David Letterman reveals sexual affairs with staffers, extortion

Juvenile escapee, counselor who helped him flee arrested

Orioles top Rays 3-2, ending 13-game losing streak

Assateague Island is called one of 25 most endangered parks

Randallstown man, 55, found fatally stabbed in his home

Live Nation: Kanye West, Lady Gaga tour canceled

City police seek man in rape of woman at W. Baltimore home

Indonesia races to find survivors as quake death toll reaches 777

'Whip It' review

The new Roller Derby movie isn't fresh, but it sure is fun.
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Da Vinci decoded

The Maryland Science Center pays homage to Da Vinci by re-creating his inventions, analyzing his art.
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Ravens give Patriots respect, but not awe

THE DAY IN PICTURES

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1. Their pain, our gain

2. Don't text while driving, Obama orders U.S. workers

3. Ravens give Patriots respect, but not awe

4. Familiarity with Moss breeds competition for Ravens

5. Mike Preston: Decade-long rivalry pits Lewis against Taylor again

6. Dark horse Nielsen takes 1st-round lead in Constellation

7. First shot at shots

8. Ravens vs. Patriots: The picks

9. 3 things

10. Jay Hancock: Educating Md. students in finance is the smart move

11. Orioles end losing streak, road trip

12. Hey, Jamison!

13. Tax rule could add revenue

14. BASEBALL

15. Reports suggest weak recovery

16. Brad Keselowski won't back down

17. Coke to close Havre de Grace sales center next month

18. Homeland Security to hire up to 1,000 cyber experts

19. Maryland's Cannon hopes to find his zone

20. Sparrows Point fate still up in air

21. Seven developers honored for Baltimore projects

22. Time is ripe to care about Chase

23. 'My Left Foot' at Towson film series

24. Scouting report

25. 'Capitalism': Michael Moore's latest call to action

1. With a Ph.D., victim of drug abuse didn't fit stereotype

2. Colleges learn to live with social media

3. New laws take effect Thursday

4. Swine flu claims the life of a child

5. M&T; Bank lays off 41

6. Md. to get millions in NIH grants

7. Fossils radically alter ideas about the look of man's earliest ancestors

8. Southeast's top police officer is suspended

9. UB's quest to be recognized leads to banners

10. UM researcher dies after using 'bupe'

11. Juvenile escapee, counselor who helped him flee arrested

12. Swine Flu Basics: 10 Things You Need to Know This Fall

13. Da Vinci decoded

14. Legislators to lose their free E-ZPasses

15. Texas woman fried, ate pet goldfish amid dispute with her ex over jewelry, police say

16. Partial list of new Maryland laws

17. City officer dragged by car during driver's escape attempt

18. Kids count, not group homes

19. GM to close Saturn

20. Lorenzo 'Short' Howard, veteran doo-wopper, dies at 70

21. Md. policy on children 'not working,' Conway says

22. Assateague one of 25 most endangered parks

23. Contractors group calls for U.S. help with 'depression'

24. Randallstown man found fatally stabbed in his home

25. Greening the suburbs

1. Study: Crows Can Remember Your Face

2. American Samoa Tsunami Damage

3. Milwaukee police officer shot, wounded while executing search warrant

4. Derrion Albert: Senseless murder, global outrage and the search for the uncut video

5. Caught Red Handed Grabbing Girls in Stores

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First shot at shots

The first shipments of swine flu vaccine should start arriving in Maryland by Tuesday, but...

Md. cheese goes raw

Mikulski earmarks go to top campaign contributors

UM professor named ninth poet laureate

Correction

Tax rule could add revenue

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SPORTS

Brad Keselowski won't back down

Brad Keselowski grows bolder with every clash he has with a major Sprint...

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Scouting report	Orioles' losing streak reaches 13
Orioles end losing streak, road trip	2 months after injury, Orioles' Bergesen still can't run
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The picks: Ravens-Patriots	Mike Preston: Rivalry between Ravens' Lewis, Patriots' Taylor renewed
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BUSINESS

Reports suggest weak recovery

WASHINGTON - The economy is having growing pains.

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IN OTHER NEWS

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Close race for 2016 Olympics reaches climax, with Chicago, Rio, Madrid all still in the mix	Jon Gosselin reportedly tells TLC: Stop filming 'Jon & Kate'	Woman arrested for urinating on police station after her companion was denied use of bathroom
CBS worker accused in $2M blackmail plot to expose Letterman's affairs with employees	AP Exclusive: Autopsy shocker: Jackson was healthy	Va. woman comes home, finds US Capitol Police officer passed out drunk on her bed
Oldest hominid skeleton pushes back history of humankind a million years	Former prosecutor says he lied about Polanski case	Fla. college ready for disaster: Web site details response to pandemic of flesh-eating zombies

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MARYLAND VOICES

A deadly milestone

The death of a child is always devastating to loved ones who...

A splitting decision

At the behest of Mayor Sheila Dixon's legal defense team, the...
Driving while black

African-American motorists are three to four times more likely to...
Kids count, not group homes

A hearing in Annapolis this week demonstrated with perfect...

READERS RESPOND

Health care: The failure of prevention	Pollwars V: Vatz strikes back	DHR right to emphasize family care
And you thought texting was bad...	I served on a 'death panel'	Wake up, Keillor

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Today's columnists

Jay Hancock Educating Md. students in finance is the smart move - October 2, 2009	Mike Preston Decade-long rivalry pits Lewis against Taylor again - October 2, 2009
Ron Smith Increasing uneasiness over Obamacare - October 2, 2009

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Rumors persist over Brown's next step	I thought this was funny; except for the death part
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How long before the Chicago thugs intimidate or bribe the olympic committee	BJ Sams is still playing football....
Looks Like Dems May Finally Win The Heath Care Issue	OT: Dude