Following Mitt Romney on the campaign trail is a painful, yet familiar experience.
2012
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Anti-abortion activists join hands
AUGUSTA — Hundreds of anti-abortion rights activists from around Maine turned out on Saturday to encircle the State House and mark the upcoming anniversary of Roe versus Wade.
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Posted inOpinion
JOHN FRARY: TheMaineWire.com counters perceived bias in liberal media
“Majority in U.S. Continues to Distrust the Media, Perceive Bias,” says the headline of the September 2011 Gallup Report.
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Updated definition of rape more inclusive
The Penn State child sexual abuse scandal. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, accused of sexual assault and attempted rape.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Tar sands oil, pipeline are planet killers
Alberta’s tar sands oil and the Keystone XL pipeline should have no future. They are planet killers. Congress has said that President Barack Obama must rule on a permit for the XL pipeline by Feb. 21. He needs to say no. There is no doubt about what is causing climate change. Burning fossil fuels adds […]
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BOYS HOCKEY: Cony edges Gardiner
KENTS HILL — Zach Gagne scored with 8 minutes, 18 seconds left in the third period to snap a 3-3 game lift the Cony High School hockey team past rival Gardiner 4-3 on Saturday night at Bonnefond Ice Arena.
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Captain of cruise detained on allegations of manslaughter
The captain of a cruise liner that ran aground with some 4,000 passengers on board has been detained while he is investigated on allegations of manslaughter and abandoning his ship, Italian media reported Saturday.
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Maine poet laureate to lead poetry workshops
Poet Laureate Wesley McNair says the workshops will show students how to “uncover and express your poem’s inner life.”
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Police arrest three men, seize two firearms in Waterville
WATERVILLE — —Police with guns drawn arrested three men Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of a Home Depot, according to Waterville police Deputy Chief Charles Rumsey.
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No reports yet of Americans injured on cruise ship
The State Department estimates that 126 U.S. citizens were aboard the cruise ship that ran aground off the Italian coast.