The stakes are high as Democrats see their chance to retake control of the Maine Legislature.
August 2012
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Republican officials cancel first day of GOP convention
The party yields to a threat posed by Tropical Storm Isaac, which is heading toward Florida.
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Truth Test: Maine R&D funding spiked during King’s watch
“One of my proudest achievements as governor was significantly increasing state funding to R&D (research and development), which happened in the last two or three years I was in office.” — Angus King, at a town hall-style event in late July at Husson University in Bangor King can take some credit for this. Research-and-development spending […]
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Washington Notebook: Maine has many riches … so do its reps in D.C.
Republican State Sen. Nichi Farnham has been running — literally — throughout Bangor and Hermon to convince voters in District 32 that she deserves a second term. Geoff Gratwick, her Democratic challenger, has been campaigning on his bicycle.
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Democrats hope Akin’s remark reverberates widely
The fissure caused by the Missouri congressman’s comments about rape could dog the GOP.
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Maine making history on marriage
Voters will be the first in the U.S. to be asked to approve gay nuptials by popular vote.
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Political Notebook: Going over the top – and under the water
Talk about playing to your strengths. Maine state Senate candidate Chris Tyll, a former Navy SEAL, has planned a clever, and for most of us, exhausting, tour of the district he hopes to represent next year. Tyll, a Republican running for Senate District 11 against independent Sen. Richard Woodbury, will join fellow Navy SEALS in […]
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The pitfalls of polls: Summers campaign offers case in point
The numbers are piling up, but here’s the bottom line: Never judge an opinion poll by its cover. You’ve got to look inside.
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Snowe, Thunderbird pilots praise Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was an “American hero and trailblazer,” Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said Saturday, commenting on the death of the first person to set foot on the moon. Snowe said people “shall forever proudly recall his timeless words, ‘That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind,’ ” when he stepped off […]
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MLB: Trade official, Sox send Beckett, Gonzalez, Crawford to Dodgers
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox sent first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, pitcher Josh Beckett and outfielder Carl Crawford to the Dodgers on Saturday, parting with the high-priced stars in a nine-player trade that was the biggest swap in Los Angeles’ history.