It isn’t unusual for President Barack Obama to blame conservatives for opposing his plans, but it is odd for him to identify their views with a putative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court (which has to include Justice Anthony Kennedy, no conservative’s idea of a right-wing ideologue).
April 2012
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FIRST POLL HAS KING, OBAMA AHEAD
AUGUSTA — Former Gov. Angus King has a big lead early in Maine’s race for a U.S. Senate seat, and President Barack Obama has an edge among Maine voters over likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney, says a poll released Friday by the Maine People’s Resource Center.
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Roommate charged in homicide
The roommate of an Augusta man who died of stab wounds to the chest last June was arrested Thursday night in Key West, Fla., on a charge of murder.
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ON SKIING: Value of making lots of snow
One thing all winter sports enthusiasts learned this winter is that Mother Nature is a fickle friend, and she’ll occasionally let us down.
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Man charged in copper theft
WATERVILLE — A Sidney man was arrested Thursday for allegedly shoplifting $139 worth of copper with his young child in tow.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Bailey expects to return before end of season
BOSTON — Would-be Red Sox closer Andrew Bailey said he is “fairly confident” he will be back by the end of the season after surgery to repair a ligament in his right thumb.
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BACKGROUND: States may lose federal help in fighting radon
A dry cough, a small pain in her shoulder blade — it was probably just allergies, Liz Hoffmann thought before a doctor’s visit in 2003. But a chest X-ray soon told a different story. A 5-centimeter mass was growing in her left lung.
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DEIRDRE FLEMING :Rewards of the hunt tasty, and helpful for charity
Deer pie, bear meatloaf, duck kebabs and moose sausage are not unusual snacks to find at a Maine camp or rod and gun club potluck dinner.
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Politicians need lessons of couple’s therapy
I’m convinced that the current political climate is bad for our individual mental and emotional health. In couple’s therapy, my professional field, we know that the need for one party “to be right” is a losing strategy for that couple. Health for the couple comes when there is mutual giving and gifting on both sides […]