If she wins Senate approval, Yellen will be able to dispense an unlimited supply of liquidity if the world stumbles into another financial crisis.
2013
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Newport teacher named finalist for national math, science teaching award
Robin Kennedy, a seventh- and eighth-grade science teacher at Sebasticook Valley Middle School, was named one of the four Maine finalists for the Presidential Award Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
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Feds: All Bulger victims should get to speak at sentencing
Prosecutors argue that he was part of a criminal enterprise responsible for the murders of all the victims, regardless of whether he was the actual killer.
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Shutdown delays christening of BIW-built destroyer
The USS Zumwalt will still be launched on schedule from Bath Iron Works on Oct. 19.
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Air Force sacks general in charge of ICBMs
The action follows the firing of the U.S. Strategic Command’s No. 2 commander on Wednesday.
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Police: Woman slain in Old Town was pregnant
April Haskell was killed by her boyfriend who was later shot to death by police during a standoff.
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Feds to let states pay to open some national parks
Governors in at least four states have asked for authority to reopen national parks within their borders because of the economic impacts caused by their closure.
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U.S.: Acadia can reopen during shutdown if state pays, but funds not there
A report says not having visitors for 10 days during prime foliage season has cost about $5.2 million.
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Analysis: Obama’s hardline budget stance rooted in 2011 impasse
The resolution of the showdown with House Republicans will be critical to maintaining Obama’s capacity to wield his clout during the three years left in his presidency.
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Obama opens talks with Republicans, but no resolution yet
The president plans a late-morning White House meeting with GOP senators, who say they will present options for ending the shutdown and debt limit standoff.