The president also called the Maine Republican on Tuesday as he lobbied potential swing-vote senators ahead of a Senate vote on gun-control measures.
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Belfast Republican says he’s running for Congress
Blaine Richardson of Belfast says he’s going to run in next year’s primary and already has a campaign committee in place.
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Gun-control group to aim at Collins in Maine TV ads
The $12 million ad buy in selected states is designed to build support for universal background checks, including guns sold at shows or in private transactions.
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Pingree backs bill legalizing marijuana
The measure would control the drug at the federal level similar to the way alcohol is regulated.
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Assault weapons ban joins gun-control bills up for Senate vote
Democrats win committee approval, but the proposal faces an uphill battle before the full Senate.
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Ex-Sen. Scott Brown takes job with law firm
Brown recently passed up an opportunity to run for the Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John Kerry.
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Senate panel approves bill penalizing illegal gun purchases
The bill authored by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont would penalize “straw” purchasers, who buy firearms for another person who is prohibited from obtaining one on his own.
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One more vies for Kerry seat
Republican Michael Sullivan draws immediate criticism from Democrats on gay-marriage issues.
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Blaine House talk sparks discussion of Congress race
As Mike Michaud eyes a run for governor, state Sen. Emily Cain weighs a bid for his seat.
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Bipartisan bill would tighten gun trafficking laws
Maine’s Susan Collins and others introduce a measure that would also create the first federal definition of gun trafficking.