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		<title>Michael Halter Files to Run Against Chris Eastridge for State&#039;s Attorney</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Eastridge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[   Michael J. Halter, a veteran Deputy State&#8217;s Attorney for Cecil County, has filed as a Republican candidate for State&#8217;s Attorney to run against incumbent Democrat Christopher Eastridge, who appointed Halter as his deputy. Halter was once quoted as saying he would never run against Eastridge.   Eastridge suffered an embarrasing slap in the face from the judicial nominating commission several months ago when he was passed over for recommendation to the Governor for an appointment to the Circuit Court to replace the retired Judge Dexter Thompson. The Governor recently appointed Democrat V. Michael Whelan, a veteran trial attorney and former assistant State&#8217;s Attorney, to the judgeship.   Eastridge just filed for re-election as State&#8217;s Attorney on June 2, one day after Halter filed as a Republican candidate for the job, according to state Board of Elections records.   To compound the political complexities, E.D.E. &#8220;Ellis&#8221; Rollins III filed as a Republican candidate for State&#8217;s Attorney last summer, so Halter and Rollins would face each other in the GOP primary. But Rollins has also hedged his political bets by applying for a judicial appointment. Although Rollins was passed over for the Thompson seat, Rollins remains on the recommended list for one other current vacancy on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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