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    February 29, 2012

    Human hamster balls shut down

    SOUTH PORTLAND -- Human hamster balls were the main attraction for the group that came from New Hampshire on Monday.

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    February 29, 2012

    Four years later, finally time to leap forward

    WINTHROP -- Happy first birthday, Christopher Presti. It's been a long time coming -- four years to be exact.

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    February 29, 2012

    Cost to attend one Obama fundraiser runs as high as $30,000

    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's campaign fundraising trip to Maine on March 30 will feature a dinner at the Portland Museum of Art, with the price of admission as much as $30,000.

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    February 29, 2012

    New Belgrade recreation director begins work

    BELGRADE -- Valencia Schubert spent her first two days as the new recreation director meeting children and their parents and learning about the programs offered at the community center.

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    February 29, 2012

    Ethics panel to take up Poliquin complaint today

    AUGUSTA -- What state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin says are politically motivated questions about his income reporting will be at issue today when the Maine ethics commission meets.

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    February 29, 2012
    Olympia Snowe, Orrin Hatch

    Snowe leaves a legacy of independence

    Maine's second female U.S. senator is compared to the first, Margaret Chase Smith.

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    February 29, 2012

    All of a sudden, Senate race is wide open

    High-profile members of both parties are expected to try to beat the March 15 deadline.

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    February 29, 2012

    NBA: Allen, Garnett lead Celtics past Cavaliers

    CLEVELAND — Ray Allen scored 22 points, Kevin Garnett added 18 and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 86-83 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

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    February 29, 2012

    NHL: Bruins blanked by Senators

    BOSTON — Robin Lehner stopped 32 shots for his first career shutout and Erik Karlsson scored the lone goal, lifting surging Ottawa to a 1-0 win over Boston on Tuesday night.

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    February 29, 2012

    Snowe leaving Senate

    WASHINGTON -- Sen. Olympia Snowe said Tuesday that she won't run for re-election this fall, drawing the curtain on a storied Maine political career and delivering a blow to national Republican hopes to retake a U.S. Senate majority.