“Raising Rufus: A Maine Love Story” by Carla Maria Verdino-Sullwold of Brunswick is the winner in the main competition category.
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Collins, Snowe vote against Obama jobs bill
GOP Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe joined all other Republicans, as well as two Democrats, in rejecting President Obama’s $60 billion infrastructure jobs package. Washington Bureau Chief Jonathan Riskind has the story in his Maine on the Hill blog.
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Maine prisoner transferred to N.J. found dead in cell
A Maine man convicted of holding two people hostage while in Maine State Prison has died in a New Jersey prison.
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Company pays OSHA fines after sewer-gas deaths
Two men died from gases while working in a sewage tank in Kennebunkport in September.
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N.H. GOP leaders to defend Perry’s speech
A YouTube video of the address has gone viral online, and political observers have questioned whether Perry was under the influence.
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Senate GOP blocks $60B Obama infrastructure plan
It is the third Senate defeat for Obama’s stimulus-style jobs agenda, which would be financed by a tax surcharge on the very wealthy.
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In Europe, Obama seesrisks to U.S. economy
President Barack Obama implores European leaders to swiftly work out a eurozone rescue plan, aware of the potential fallout at home if they fail.
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Biggest jump ever seen in global warming gases
Levels of greenhouse gases are higher than the worst case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago
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Body of missing woman found
Donna Bulmer, a town selectman, had been missing since the weekend
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Poll shows Snowe well ahead of challengers
A polling firm says that its survey of Maine voters shows GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe to be “close to unbeatable” if she survives a GOP primary challenge. Washington Bureau Chief Jonathan Riskind has the details in his Maine on the Hill blog.