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This April 14, 1998 file photo shows the defunct Maine Yankee nuclear power plant in Wiscasset.

Nuked and duped: Maine may store nuclear waste for decades

As politicians dither over a permanent repository for America’s radioactive waste, costs are mounting at closed nuclear power plants such as Maine Yankee, where approximately ...
Maine State Attorney General Bill Schneider speaks at a candidate forum in South Portland on Wednesday morning May 23, 2012 with other Senate hopefuls vying for the Republican nomination.

Attorney general promises to step aside if victorious in Senate GOP primary

AUGUSTA, Maine — Republican U.S. Senate candidate William Schneider says he will resign from his post as Maine’s attorney general if he comes out on ...
In this April 26, 2004 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Miami SSN 755, homeported in Groton, Conn. arrives in port in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Extent of fire damage to sub in Kittery not yet clear

The fire Wednesday heavily damaged some forward compartments, including living quarters, command and control, and the torpedo room.
Sen. Nancy Sullivan, D-Biddeford, gestures while debating aspects of the budget in the Senate at the State House in Augusta, Maine, on Thursday, June 16, 2011

Lawmakers challenge Maine Education Dept. for taking back $1 million in grants

PORTLAND, Maine — Two state lawmakers are taking the Maine Department of Education to task for rescinding nearly $1 million in grant money that had ...
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Short hits: Corrections and clarifications

1. A column of mine stated, “as the Maine Center for Economic ...
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The untold story of the DADT repeal

It was December of 2010, and Congress was in a ...
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How come no one likes to party anymore?

Editor’s note: This is the first column by Democrat Ethan ...
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Gov. Paul LePage speaks at the Maine GOP convention in May 2012.

LePage blasts teachers union for endorsing same-sex marriage question

Watchdog agency finds no wrongdoing at MaineHousing after months of furor

OPEGA did say that the housing authority should require more detail from employees on expense reports.

Maine churches raising money to fight gay marriage

PORTLAND, Maine — Scores of Maine churches will pass the ...
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Augusta candidate charged with falsifying Clean Election contributions

First ladies promote literacy in Maine ceremony

BIDDEFORD, Maine — Maine first lady Ann LePage and former ...
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Republican Senate hopeful Charlie Summers gestures while speaking at a candidate forum in South Portland on Wednesday morning May 23, 2012 while fellow hopeful, Maine Attorney General Bill Schneider, smiles.

Republican candidates tout records, set sights on DC in Chamber forum

Steve Woods files ballot petitions for US Senate

AUGUSTA, Maine — Independent Steve Woods of Yarmouth has submitted ...

‘Pro-choice’ position hits record low, according to poll

LOS ANGELES — The percentage of Americans who say they ...
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How come no one likes to party anymore?

Gov. Paul LePage speaks in Rockland in March 2012.

House, Senate schedule session to consider LePage vetoes, even though he hasn’t issued any

White-tailed deer bound across a field in Orono in October 2010.

LePage signs bills to rebuild deer herd

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In this March 30, 2011 file photo, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ranking Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Susan Collins calls for independent review of Secret Service misbehavior

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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair shakes hands with people as he walks with the 2012 graduating class of Colby College during commencent ceremonies in Waterville on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

One protester arrested as Tony Blair addresses Colby graduates

Chris Hall, senior vice president for government relations, Portland Regional Chamber

Will the 125th Legislature ride again?

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Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., from left, Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., take questions in April from media about the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, originally passed in 1994, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Why can’t women be trusted?

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