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EDITOR'S NOTE: Political Notes is a periodic compilation of political news items. The League of Women Voters of Maryland has prepared a voters' guide for the Feb. 12 primary election and has posted it online.

By The Baltimore Sun Sep. 5--The Republican Party's desire to harness the growing conservative tide in Anne Arundel County is playing out in legislative races there. District 30: Democratic voters in this Annapolis-centered district should re-elect incumbent Dels. Michael E. Busch and Virginia P.

By Tricia Bishop and Andrea K. Walker, The Baltimore Sun Jul. 20--While business leaders hailed a federal court opinion striking down the so-called Wal-Mart law yesterday, they said Maryland's commercial reputation already has been damaged by the legislation.

By Kelly Brewington, Andrew A. Green and Jennifer Skalka, The Baltimore Sun Jun.