Andrew Fowler of Vassalboro has dropped out, creating an opening in the House District 80 race.
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For White House, little joy in Cantor’s defeat
Rather than opening a pathway for the president, Cantor’s defeat could push Republicans more to the right and further harden the House Republicans’ hostility toward the White House.
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Cantor to resign as majority leader; Republican leadership scramble begins
After his shocking primary loss to a little-known challenger it would be all but impossible for him to wield any political clout among rank-and-file lawmakers.
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Republican candidates in 2nd District face health care conundrum
Getting rid of some parts of the Affordable Care Act while keeping other parts could destabilize the law.
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Former ‘American Idol’ Aiken has razor-thin lead in primary race
Fewer than 400 votes separate the candidates who want to face the Republican incumbent in North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District.
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Boehner: Republicans to advance ‘clean’ debt limit hike
He says there’s not enough support for a plan to tie the hike to the reversal of military pension cuts.
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Washington Notebook: Maine’s congressional delegation ranks in center and left
Sen. Susan Collins ranked as the most moderate Republican in 2013; Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud ranked as fourth most liberal in the nation.
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For divided Congress, water projects are a unifier
Once derided as pork spending, water infrastructure projects now provide rare common ground for a divided Congress.
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Washington Notebook: Maine lawmakers weigh in on least productive Congress
U.S. Rep. Pingree calls it a ‘do-nothing’ Congress, but she and others note some pluses for Maine.
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House Republicans to let immigration reform bill die
The quiet death comes four months after the Senate passed a bipartisan, far-reaching agreement.