The conventional wisdom evolves. Yesterday, Washington was merely broken, gridlocked, dysfunctional. The passive voice spread the blame evenly. Today, it’s agreed that Republican obstructionism is the root of all evil — GOP resistance having now escalated to nihilism and indeed sabotage.
July 2013
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Zimmerman cleared in shooting of Trayvon Martin
Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate across the U.S. over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.
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LEGION ROUNDUP: Lachance leads victories
GARDINER — Zack Lachance earned a pitching victory and hit a home run as The Red Barn swept Gardiner 1-0 and 10-5 in American Legion Zone 2 baseball action Saturday afternoon.
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MORNING SENTINEL BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Dylan Hapworth
The pitch is going to hit you in the shoulder. You’re sure of it. You turn your head, wincing before the anticipated impact.
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MORNING SENTINEL BASEBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Jesse LaCasse
Even before the Winslow High School baseball team left the gym and went outside, coach Jesse LaCasse senses the Black Raiders had potential.
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KEVIN THOMAS ON BASEBALL: Red Sox deciding who goes, stays
With the July 31 trade deadline coming up, what will the Boston Red Sox do?
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Zack Lachance
You can call him Zac, or Zach, or Zack. Zack Lachance has seen all three spellings of his name during his athletic career at Cony High School and he’s not that picky about it. “It doesn’t really make any difference to me,” he said. “I guess Z-a-c-k is all right.” Any way you spell his […]
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Syrian forces gaining ground despite U.S. backing for rebels
The rebels have lost areas once under their control and now there is a ‘civil war within a civil war.’
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Gov. Perry: Abortion bill will be upheld
AUSTIN, Texas – Republican lawmakers in Texas have passed a bill that would give the state some of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws and force most of its clinics to close, leading Democrats to promise a fight over the contentious measure in the courts and at the ballot box. More than 2,000 demonstrators filled […]