In a legal filing today, the city of Portland says Occupy Maine protesters’ demand for a permanent free speech zone in Lincoln Park is contrary to prior case law.
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Occupy Maine to clean up Portland encampment
The group is conducting a cleanup of Lincoln Park on Saturday and Sunday.
Huntsman objects to ad featuring his adopted kids
The GOP contender says Ron Paul’s supporters are out of line in using the girls to argue that Huntsman is un-American. Watch video.
Romney raps Obama in SC; GOP rivals pile on in NH
Romney keeps up his criticism of Obama as a jobs killer even though the Labor Department today reports that employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent.
Smoggy Beijing to cough up more pollution data
The decision appears aimed at appeasing residents’ anger over the pollution and a lack of government transparency.
Fire destroys truck in China
Early morning fire destroys truck at Route 3 and Dirigo Road.
Well, just in case: a winter survival app
The free program, available for iPhones and Android smartphones, is both a primer to help motorists prepare for winter driving and a beacon when things go badly.
Pope names 22 new cardinals, including 2 Americans
The two Americans: Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York and Archbishop Edwin O’Brien, Grand Master of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and the former archbishop of Baltimore.