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Mar 22, 2008 10:21 am US/Eastern

Cloned Meat Labels Among Rejected Md. Bills

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ―

Loose cigars are safe, cloned meat doesn't have to be labeled and English won't become Maryland's official language.

Bills dealing with those issues are among the dozens that state lawmakers in Annapolis have rejected.

When House members returned for a rare Saturday session, they found a long list of proposed bills that were rejected by committees, or in some cases, withdrawn by their sponsors.

The losing bills include a formal recognition of English as the state's official language and a bill to ban the sale of cigars in packages of less than five.

Also on the rejected list are a study of possible health problems caused by the proposed Intercounty Connector highway through Montgomery County and a bill requiring cloned meat to be labeled as cloned.

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