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More questions are surfacing about the veracity of articles written by former USA Today star reporter Jack Kelley. Kelley was forced to resign this month after he was found to have deceived editors during a long and ultimately inconclusive inquiry into whether he had fabricated material for several articles. On Wednesday, the newspaper additionally published its editors' concerns that he may have lifted unattributed passages from the Washington Post in a 1998 article about small-arms dealers on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

BOWIE - He wanted to transfer to a historically black college or university in the East and, though a West Coast native, all his information pointed to Virginia Union, one of Bowie State's bitterest rivals. Stephen Moss-Kelley was aware of Virginia Union's solid basketball reputation in NCAA Division II, particularly in the strong Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. His desire was to join a good team that had an opportunity to make some waves regionally and nationally. He did. Bowie State.

Two candidates for the 7th Congressional District seat have received key endorsements from powerful sectors of organized labor.The Rev. Frank M. Reid III was endorsed yesterday by a coalition of labor unions representing more than 30,000 blue-collar workers. State Sen. Delores E. Kelley received the backing of the National Education Association, acting on the recommendation of the Maryland State Teachers Association, which represents 46,000 educators in the state.Ms. Kelley's endorsement came with a $5,000 contribution from the NEA, the largest amount allowed by an organization under federal campaign law.Her campaign also announced yesterday a $5,000 contribution from EMILY'S List, a national political action committee that supports Democratic women running for Congress who favor abortion rights.

When Sgt. Robert E. Beans stepped down as head of the Annapolis Police Department's Black Officers Association last October, many assumedthe organization would be quieter under its new president, narcoticsDetective George Kelley.They were wrong. The association has been more active than ever during Kelley's six months on the job."The guy has exceeded my expectations," said Alderman Carl O. Snowden, D-Ward 5. "He took over the leadership of the BOA and hit the ground running. It has enhanced his position in the community tremendously."

In an unusually quiet political preseason, Baltimore County school board member Robert Fulton Dashiell has launched what might turn out to be the county's fiercest primary election challenge.The 49-year-old Villa Nova resident's target is state Sen. Delores G. Kelley, a well-connected west-side Democrat, who is also hitting the streets in her campaign to retain a district that stretches from West Baltimore to Randallstown.Kelley, 62, is an articulate, eight-year legislator with strong support both from her district's delegates and from popular Democratic County Executive C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger.

COLLEGE PARK - Barely three months after reconstructive surgery on his right knee, Maryland sophomore quarterback Chris Kelley will participate when upperclassmen begin football practice on Saturday. Kelley, who was injured in the team's spring game on April 27, was cleared Monday to play by team physician Dr. Leigh Ann Curl and by Dr. Steve Smith, whom the player had gone to for previous injuries. It means that Kelley once again has a chance to compete with Scott McBrien and Orlando Evans for the starting job he once had the inside track on. "If a guy gets injured, he has a chance to earn his spot back and we go from there," said Terps coach Ralph Friedgen, though he added that Kelley's next contact wouldn't occur until the regular season, which begins against Notre Dame on Aug. 31 in East Rutherford, N.J. "We'll have to take it slow and see where we're at."

In last week's vote to expel former state Sen. Larry Young, Sen. Delores G. Kelley stood alone as the only African-American senator to abstain. This week, that stance has brought her under fire.Callers to a popular black radio talk show have been criticizing her for not voting against Young's expulsion. And some Coppin State College students are calling for a boycott of her class when the spring semester begins next week."I've got a feeling that when Senator Kelley reports for class next week no one will be there," one of the angry students, Zachary McDaniels, told a crowd of about 200 people who were at the Enon Baptist Church in support of Young earlier this week.

It was as if South Carroll senior goalkeeper Andrew Kelley knew something before everyone else in Winfield.His Cavaliers and the visiting North Carroll Panthers slowly walked off the field after 100 minutes of scoreless soccer. Kelley, however, was jumping around all smiles.In the penalty kick deciders shortly after, he made four big saves to lead the Cavaliers to the next round of the Class 3A West region playoffs.Neil Petroski found the top right corner to clinch the shootout for South Carroll by a 6-2 margin -- leading the Cavaliers to a 1-0 shootout win over North Carroll.

State Sen. Delores G. Kelley is concerned that voters might get her mixed up with her chief rival in the primary election. It's not because the Randallstown Democrat and her opponent hold the same views on issues, though they do not seem to be far apart on many matters. Volunteers for Kelley, a three-term state senator, have made a point of calling voters and telling them, "Don't be confused by her opponent with the same last name. ... Make sure you vote to re-elect Sen. Delores Kelley, not some other Kelly."

Brittany Kelley's absence for Centennial was a big help to Wilde Lake last night. Sophomore forward Ashley Myrick recorded 19 points, 21 rebounds and five steals and freshman guard Tiffany Der chipped in 17 points to propel the Wildecats to a stirring, come-from-behind, 49-41 overtime win over the visiting Eagles. Wilde Lake trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half, but tied the game at 39 at the end of regulation. Myrick, the team's leading scorer with a 14.4 average before last night's game, scored six of her team's 10 points in the extra session.