Supporters of gay rights took to the streets across the country Wednesday to celebrate the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Court ruling a setback for access to ballot box
The Supreme Court has stuck a dagger into the heart of the Voting Rights Act. Although the court did not deny that voter discrimination still exists, it gutted the most powerful tool this nation has ever had to stop discriminatory voting practices from becoming law.
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SLIDE SHOW: Yarmouth residents return to rubble
A day after an explosion rocked a Yarmouth neighborhood, reisdents returned home to survey the damage.
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GOP discusses override
Sen. Pat Flood, R-Winthrop, foreground, right, discusses the state budget with fellow Republican senators Wednesday before a vote on a possible override of Gov. Paul LePage’s budget veto.
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Voting Rights Act ruling draws emotional response
“It’s a bad day, a sad day for the democratic process,” said Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Texas, whose state had been covered by the act.
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Ala. leaders pleased by voting rights ruling
But one black Alabama leader says, ‘I’m very disappointed with it. Disappointed isn’t even the word for it.’
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SLIDE SHOW: Bruins, Blackhawks Game 6
The Blackhawks defeated the Bruins 3-2 in Game 6 to win the Stanley Cup. Here’s some of the best photos from before, during and after the game.
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Young mountain bikers get up, down and dirty at Camden camp
Quite simply, these boys, all of them mountain bikers for most of their short lives, can flippin’ ride.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Mackerel just plain fun
Most Maine children growing up within an hour’s driving distance of saltwater have caught Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), a ubiquitous and extremely cooperative species that swims along our coast and tidal rivers from late spring through early fall.
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SLIDE SHOW: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
The flourishing Boothbay gardens have been named the best in the country, besting botanical gardens from much larger cities.