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Maryland Gets New Juvenile Services Leader

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Gov. Martin O'Malley has announced Sam Abed will head Maryland's troubled Department of Juvenile Services.

Previously, Abed was the chief deputy director for the Department of Juvenile Justice in Virginia. Abed worked at the Virginia Department for nearly five years.

He takes over a department that has seen it's share of problems for many years, culminating in the murder of an educator at the Cheltenham Youth Facility in Prince Georges County last year. A 13-year-old inmate at the facility was charged with the murder.

Two seperate reports done after the incident say a lax culture of security and safety contributed to the killing.

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Dan Brown: 'Inferno' Is 'The Book That I Would Want To Read'

Dan Brown, author of the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is back with his first novel in four years. Inferno follows academic hero Robert Langdon on a chase through Italy as he attempts to avert a biological catastrophe.
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'Picture Cook': Drawings Are The Key Ingredients In These Recipes

Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen.
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Tesla Rides High, But Faces Formidable Foe: Car Dealers

The Model S from electric car manufacturer Tesla has been named Motor Trend Car of the Year. But the company's business model is under attack by a formidable foe: the National Automobile Dealers Association, one of the most powerful lobbying groups in Washington.
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Book News: Amazon May Be Called Before Parliament Over Taxes

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