{"id":41228,"date":"2019-02-07T23:44:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T23:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/07\/state-senator-to-deploy-to-afghanistan-before-session-ends\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:50:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:50:59","slug":"state-senator-to-deploy-to-afghanistan-before-session-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/02\/07\/state-senator-to-deploy-to-afghanistan-before-session-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"State senator to deploy to Afghanistan before session ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANNAPOLIS, Md.\u2014 The new vice chairman of a Maryland legislative committee will deploy to Afghanistan 10 days before the legislative session closes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailyrecord.com\" target=_blank>Daily Record<\/a> reports that <a href=\"http:\/\/mgaleg.maryland.gov\/webmga\/frmMain.aspx?pid=sponpage&#038;tab=subject6&#038;id=smith02&#038;stab=01\" target=_blank>Sen. 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