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If an agreement can’t be reached, Maine’s four members of Congress say they won’t accept pay for as long as government is shut down.

Rep. Cynthia Dill, D-Cape Elizabeth, squares off against GOP candidate Louis Maietta Jr. on May 10.

KITTERY — The retired submarine USS Memphis has arrived at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, where it will be prepared for storage. The 33-year-old Los Angeles-class attack submarine was decommissioned at the U.S. Navy submarine base in Groton, Conn., on April 1. Prior to its decommissioning, the Memphis was the oldest active submarine […]

BANGOR — Unionized nurses at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor are going to vote on whether to authorize a second strike. The nurses staged a one-day strike in November, but hospital officials locked out the nurses for two additional days, bringing in replacement nurses to care for patients. The union that represents more […]

WASHINGTON — Most Americans doubt the U.S. government is prepared to respond to a nuclear emergency like the one in Japan, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. But it also shows few Americans believe such an emergency would occur. Nevertheless, the disaster has turned more Americans against new nuclear power plants. The poll found that […]

BOSTON — A Pakistani man arrested in Massachusetts during the investigation into the failed Times Square bombing is willing to admit he lied to federal agents and be deported under a plea deal. The Boston Globe reports that according to court papers, Aftab Ali Khan would plead guilty, be sentenced to time served while awaiting, […]

ORONO — The University of Maine says U.S. Sen. Susan Collins will address graduates at the 2011 commencement ceremonies on May 7. UMaine’s 209th morning and afternoon ceremonies are expected to draw 14,000 guests to Harold Alfond Arena in Orono. Collins, a Maine Republican, will deliver the commencement address at both ceremonies Honorary doctorates are […]