** FILE ** Then-Maryland state Sen. Thomas Bromwell, D-Baltimore County, listens during the Legislative session in Annapolis, Md., in this Feb. 7, 2002, file photo. Bromwell, a powerful figure in Annapolis during his nearly 20 years in the legislature, has agreed to plead guilty to taking bribes from a construction company executive, his attorney said Friday, July 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)