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Duncan to Broadcast 6th TV Ad in Baltimore
Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan's gubernatorial campaign said yesterday that it would air the sixth in a series of television ads this week on Baltimore stations.
The 15-second spot features cutouts of Duncan's opponents -- Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D) and Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) -- and is intended to introduce Duncan (D) to voters in the Baltimore area.
Duncan portrays his opponents as preoccupied with fighting with each other. "We need less fighting and more results," he says, "because this campaign for governor should be about you, not them."
The ad is a reference to the spat between Ehrlich and O'Malley over the state's failed effort to seize control of 11 Baltimore public schools.
Hari Sevugan, an O'Malley spokesman, said the mayor has a record of bringing "neighbors together to make incredible progress against the toughest challenges in Baltimore."
On a swing through Western Maryland yesterday, Duncan also announced an endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Correctional Officers, which represents prison guards in the region. O'Malley has been endorsed by the AFL-CIO, Maryland's largest labor group, which represents some other correctional officers.
-- Ann E. Marimow
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5 Rescued After Boat Capsizes Near Annapolis
Five pleasure boat passengers clung to the side of their capsized craft for an hour in Whitehall Bay near Annapolis on Monday night before being rescued by a passing charter boat, a U.S. Coast Guard official said.
The boaters were transferred from the Cabaret II to a Coast Guard vessel about 7:50 p.m. and immediately taken to the Annapolis City Dock, Petty Officer James Rigger said. No serious injuries were reported by Annapolis emergency medical technicians, he said. All five boaters live in Annapolis.
"They were shaken up but in good spirits." Rigger said. "They were treated for hypothermia because they were in the water for an extended period of time."
The five passengers had launched a 14-foot powerboat Monday afternoon from the Truxton Park public ramp in Spa Creek on the Severn River. The boat encountered 15-knot winds and 1- to 2-foot waves and capsized, Rigger said.
-- Jennifer Lenhart
