The leader of the Maine Democratic Party said Monday that the lawmaker from Brunswick who was the subject of a temporary protection order filed by a woman he had a relationship with should abandon his re-election bid.
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Democratic Party urges embattled legislator to end re-election bid
A party leader says a dispute that involved state Rep. Alex Cornell du Houx is a distraction.
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Poll shows King favorite to replace Snowe
The survey also shows President Barack Obama ahead of Republican challenger Mitt Romney, 48 percent to 34 percent in Maine.
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Poll: 55% of Mainers back same-sex marriage
The poll of 506 likely Maine voters was conducted for Boston public radio station WBUR.
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Political Roundup: Dill may not be barometer for party
There’s been a fair amount of chatter from local political pundits about how the outcome of the U.S. Senate race will measure the health of the Maine Democratic Party. Recent stories in the Wall Street Journal and The Hill have reported that party officials are worried about a poor showing by party nominee Cynthia Dill […]
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Summers’ refusal to support Snowe may hurt his campaign
Charlie Summers has won the Republican nomination to replace his former boss U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. However, Summers’ unwillingness to back Snowe in her now-abandoned race against a tea party challenger may cost him the retiring political icon’s financial backing.
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Summers’ early unwillingness to back Snowe may haunt him now
Charlie Summers has won the Republican nomination to replace his former boss U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. However, Summers’ unwillingness to back Snowe in her now-abandoned race against a tea party challenger may cost him the retiring political icon’s financial backing.
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Rift with Snowe could cost Summers
The Republican’s decision not to back the senator amid tea party attacks in 2011 may hurt his bid to succeed her.
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Maine lawmaker to serve six months for forgery
Republican David Burns, who represented House District 138 for little more than a year, is also ordered to pay $2,384 in restitution.
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Analysis: Low turnout may bode ill for King rivals
Republican Charlie Summers and Democrat Cynthia Dill celebrated primary victories Tuesday within a few miles of one another. However, with low voter turnout signaling a lack of enthusiasm, it remains to be seen just how far Summers and Dill have to travel to reach Angus King, the presumptive front-runner in the race to replace U.S. […]