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Paul LePage
Bill Nemitz: LePage’s silence says it all about wimping out
The governor won’t man up about his Good Will-Hinckley shenanigans.
Campaign notebook: Christie returning to Maine to boost GOP, LePage
For the Democrats, strategist James Carville will be in Freeport on Sunday.
LePage says welfare doesn’t include Social Security, Medicare
His statement Wednesday was misinterpreted and he did not intend to put such federal payments in that category, the governor says.
LePage includes Social Security among ‘welfare’ programs
He also puts Medicare and jobless aid in that category while arguing that Maine’s personal-income ranking would be better if such federal payments were excluded.
LePage seeks authority to investigate federal VA hospital
He signs a letter to Obama with five other Republican governors, requesting unprecedented access because of the scandal over wait lists for medical care.