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ONE OF THE Maryland General Assembly's most promising younger members has a new platform to showcase his abilities. Del. Anthony G. Brown, a Prince George's County Democrat, has been selected by House Speaker Michael E. Busch as the House majority whip. A graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Law School, Brown, 42, is regarded as an emerging leader since shortly after his first election in 1998.Brown (D-Dist. 25) of Mitchellville will give up his seat as vice chairman of the Judiciary Committee to take over as whip from George W. Owings III, a Calvert County Democrat. Brown is likely to be more of a partisan attack dog for the Democrats to counteract the aggressiveness of House Minority Whip Anthony J. O'Donnell. [more] and [more]