BRIAN WITTE and MICHELLE JANAYE NEALY March 15, 2013, 8:50 AM

Updated: 2:32 p.m. ET

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Lawmakers approve measure to make Md. 18th state to ban death penalty; Gov. O’Malley to sign.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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