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Summers drops out of two debates
Summers campaign manager Lance Dutson said the campaign decided to skip the forums because of scheduling conflicts.
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Summers chooses to skip 2 Augusta forums
AUGUSTA — Republican U.S. Senate nominee Charlie Summers has bowed out of two recent candidate forums in Augusta, and a city disability rights group said they’re hurt by his decision to skip their event.
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TV stations show no sign they’ll stop airing two anti-King ads
The candidate’s campaign had asked that the ads be pulled, claiming there are inaccuracies.
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Maine TV stations won’t pull anti-King ads
PORTLAND — There was no indication Tuesday that Maine television stations will stop airing advertisements critical of independent U.S. Senate candidate Angus King, a day after his campaign asked the stations to pull the spots.
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King’s campaign altered newspaper article on website
Angus King’s campaign heavily edited a newspaper profile of him – removing passages that were critical – before posting it on the campaign’s website Monday.
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TRUTH TEST: Quibbles aside, top income tax claim rings true
“Republican state lawmakers pushed hard for huge tax cuts for the rich during the past two years. If you’re a middle-class Mainer, you can expect to get back under $100. If you are among the top 1 percent, you can expect to get back more than $3,000.”
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Gardiner boy’s brain tumor noncancerous
GARDINER — Brandon Ware and his family got some good news on Sunday: the 12-year-old Gardiner Middle School student was cleared to come home from Boston Children’s Hospital.
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TRUTH TEST: Democrat’s tax-cut statement mostly true
“Republican state lawmakers pushed hard for huge tax cuts for the rich during the past two years. If you’re a middle-class Mainer, you can expect to get back under $100. If you are among the top 1 percent, you can expect to get back more than $3,000.”
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Truth Test: Democrats mostly right about impact of tax cuts
“Republican state lawmakers pushed hard for huge tax cuts for the rich during the past two years. If you’re a middle-class Mainer, you can expect to get back under $100. If you are among the top 1 percent, you can expect to get back more than $3,000.” – State Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, in a […]