The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t A C OMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR PRINCE GEORGE ’S COUNTY Since 1932 Vol. 78, No. 45 November 11 — November 17, 2010 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Confusion, Parties Split Frustration Losses in Mark HAMP General Program Assembly Home Modification Republicans Pick is Suppose to Help Up Six Seats in the Homeowners House of Delegates By Shannon Hoffman By STEPHANIE GLEASON Capital News Service Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS - Republicans WASHINGTON - When are projected to pick up six Wells Fargo called Baltimore seats in the Maryland House of salesman David Devaney in Delegates after Tuesday's elec - July 2009 to tell him he quali - tion, resulting from two fallen fied for a loan modification, incumbents and four open seats, medical bills were mounting for but it's unclear how much the his daughter, who was born pre - slight shift will affect the maturely, and he'd been forced upcoming legislative session. to take a lower-paying job when For one, the House majority his company was bought out. still belongs to Democrats 98 to For David, 33, and his wife, 43. Second, Democrats man - Laura, 27, the federal Home PHOTO BY PHOTO BY MARYLAND NEWSLINE’S TAMI LE aged to pick up one, maybe two Affordability Modification Gov. Martin O’Malley (left) and Rushern Baker, the Democratic nominee for Prince George's county executive, greeted voters seats, in the state Senate, mak - Program seemed like a welcome early Tuesday morning at Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Springdale, Md. ing it more difficult for relief. But although they were Republican legislation to pass. solicited for the program, and Outgoing Delegate Virginia followed their bank's directions Clagett, D-Anne Arundel, does - for nearly a year, the Devaneys n't expect six new Republican didn't qualify for the program, O'Malley Bucks Anti-Incumbent Trend seats to greatly affect the saw their credit rating drop and upcoming session. the experience has left them Governor Scores Resounding Victory Over Former Governor Ehrlich "I don't think that'll make frustrated and disillusioned. By ABBY BROWNBACK With 79 percent of the vote in, O'Malley it's a story of courage," he said. "We can have much of a difference if Unfortunately, these prob - and SHANNON HOFFMAN led Ehrlich 55 to 43 percent. The Washington our fears, we can have our anger, or we can Democrats still have the major - lems are typical for many seek - Capital News Service Post and others called the race for O'Malley. have a better future. But we can't have both. ity," she said. ing a modification through By the time O'Malley took the stage at Tonight we chose a better future for the chil - Clagett was one of two HAMP. BALTIMORE - An energetic campaign Baltimore's American Visionary Arts dren of Maryland." defeated House incumbents, "There are enormous prob - and substantial Democratic turnout boosted Museum, the crowd, already buoyed by In an anti-incumbent year, O'Malley took both of them Democrats, but lems with HAMP," said Ira Gov. Martin O'Malley to a resounding repeat Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings- nothing for granted. He outspent and out- she was upbeat during an inter - Rheingold, executive director victory over former Gov. Bob Ehrlich on Blake's dance moves and a rousing thank you campaigned his opponent, airing television view Wednesday evening about and general counsel for the Tuesday in a race that bucked national trends from Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, was ready to and radio ads in the Washington and her party's successes in the elec - National Association of and was nowhere near as close as many give the governor a rock star-worthy wel - Baltimore markets, zigzagging across the tion. Consumer Advocates. "It's not thought it might be. come. state in an RV, and trotting out heavy-hitters "I'm delighted that (House) helping nearly enough people," O'Malley, who defeated Ehrlich by 6 per - "This is a very, very humbling honor," like President Obama and former President Speaker (Michael) Busch and and for those who are able to get centage points in 2006, enjoyed large mar - O'Malley said. "I want to thank Marylanders Clinton. that Gov. (Martin) O'Malley a HAMP modification, "the help gins in the Washington suburbs and for their resilience, their hope, their belief in offered isn't sufficient." Baltimore, two areas key to his re-election the future." "Our shared story is not a story of retreat; See O’Malley, Page A 3 HAMP was created by the bid. See SPLIT, Page A 7 2008 Emergency Economic Stability Act, which also enact - ed the Troubled Asset Relief Program. It's supposed to help homeowners who are either behind on or struggling to keep Kratovil Ruins Maryland Incumbents' Federal Sweep up with their mortgage by pro - viding incentives to banks to The Two-year Eastern Shore Incumbent Was the Only One Who Failed to Win Re-election modify home loans and help By JON AERTS Wednesday, to take over the party challenger by some 30 owners avoid foreclosure. Capital News Service majority. Democrats lost six percent in District 5, which Loan modification is sup - seats in the Senate, but retained encompasses Charles, Calvert posed to lower the monthly pay - WASHINGTON - Every their hold on the majority. and St. Mary's Counties, as well ment to 31 percent of the member of Maryland's congres - Wargotz fell to Mikulski by as portions of Anne Arundel and owner's monthly income with sional delegation won re-elec - 438,489 votes, or 36 percent, to Prince George's Counties. the interest rates modified to as tion Tuesday, except Rep. Frank Mikulski's 61.8 percent. While Republican Charles low as 2 percent. Kratovil, whose two-year Of the seven congressional Lollar netted a formidable The Maryland General incumbency in the Eastern incumbents who retained their 79,359 votes, Hoyer won with Assembly reinforced HAMP in Shore district was the only one offices, District 4 Democrat 145,411 votes. July 2010 with a foreclosure of the state's seats affected by a Donna Edwards, D-Fort District 2 Rep. C.A. Dutch mediation law requiring lenders nearly universal call for change. Washington, enjoyed the largest Ruppersberger, D- to be more responsive to home - "There was obviously a margin of victory, garnering Cockeysville, routed his GOP owners seeking alternatives to wave of nationwide change -- 149,566 votes, or 83.5 percent, opponent, Marcelo Cardarelli, foreclosure, including loan swapping out incumbents with to Robert Broadus's 29,234, or 64 percent to 33 percent of the modification. newcomers -- that didn't materi - 16 percent. The district includes vote, or 127,110 to 66,382 votes Despite the state and federal alize in Maryland," said Eric portions of Montgomery and out of 198,485 ballots cast, efforts, as of September more Wargotz, who lost his bid to Prince George's Counties. according to unofficial counts. than one in 10 mortgages was unseat Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Longtime incumbent Steny The 2nd District includes por - 60 or more days delinquent in D-Md. "But even though we Hoyer, D-Mechanicsville, who tions of Anne Arundel, Maryland and fewer than 2 per - weren't victorious, the nation will soon lose his post as House Baltimore and Harford coun - cent of Maryland homeowners was victorious." majority leader after a tide of ties, as well as Baltimore City. FILE PHOTO Republicans won 60 more nationwide Republican tri - Donna Edwards, D-Fort Washington, enjoyed the largest seats in the House of umphs flooded the House margin of victory. Longtime incumbent Steny Hoyer, D- See MORTGAGE, Page A 5 Representatives, as of late chamber Tuesday, beat his tea See MIDTERM, Page A 3 Mechanicsville, beat his tea party challenger. Governor O'Malley Discusses Deficit with Cabinet INSIDE that accompanied O'Malley on said spokesman Shaun Since then, furloughs and lay - By ABBY BROWNBACK Neighbors Columns : BSU Receives Grant his campaign bus tour. Adamec. offs, decreases both in assis - Capital News Service Morningside-Skyline, Chaobin Liu of Bowie State The table, O'Malley said, The state will be on "a con - tance to local governments and symbolizes how he makes deci - stant diet of cuts, cuts, cuts" - in Medicaid payments to hospi - Brandywine-Aquasco, University’s Department of ANNAPOLIS - Gov. Martin Clinton and Suitland Mathematics, was awarded a O'Malley and his cabinet mem - sions. but the governor will not pro - tals, and transfers from Neighbors, Page A2 grant by the National Science bers gathered around the "How's this going to impact pose any tax increases - as offi - accounts designated for capital the most important place in our cials look to close a $1.2 billion projects all have contributed to Foundation (NSF), in the kitchen table to discuss options New Student Loan Rules for closing the state's budget state?" the governor said. deficit, O'Malley reiterated. slicing $5.6 billion from the amount of $69,056. "That's our families as they The legislature, at budget during O'Malley's The Obama administration Business , Page A 5 deficit at their first post-elec - released a broad set of rules to tion meeting Thursday morn - gather around their kitchen O'Malley's behest, tackled an tenure. table." initial budget deficit in a late Thursday's cabinet meeting strengthen federal student aid Movie Review ing. The story in "Conviction" is The meeting was intended to 2007 special session with a was closed to the press after the programs at for-profit, nonprof - "The kitchen table was it and public institutions by indeed told with conviction.