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Jobless rate drops sharply to 8.6%

The Labor Department says the November unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since March 2009.

More than half the jobs added last month were by retailers, restaurants and bars, a sign that holiday hiring has kicked in . . .

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SNAPSHOT: Blaine House decorated

Visitors look at the gingerbread house displayed in the Blaine House’s family dining room on Thursday afternoon in Augusta. Earlier in the week, about 42 members of the Kennebec Valley Garden Club set up decorations in the public areas. This year’s theme for the decorations was over the river and through the woods.

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SNAPSHOT: Snoop dog, Maine style

Maine State Police trooper Shane Northrup watches his dog sniff for explosives Tuesday in a classroom at the flatiron building of the old Cony High School in Augusta. Police from across Maine conditioned their dogs to detect bomb materials in the builbuilding during a monthly in-service training, according to State Police Sgt. Blaine Bronson, who oversees the dog training.