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Ralph Nader loses Maine court appeal over ballot
- The state's highest court on Thursday dismissed Ralph Nader's lawsuit against Democrats he had accused of trying to keep him off ballots in Maine and other states during his failed presidential run in ...
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Maine lawmakers governor in stand-off on Medicaid expansion
BOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's Republican governor, who has vowed a ...
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Senate gives final OK to bill to pay hospital debt
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Despite the threat of a certain veto, the Maine Senate has given final approval to a bill to pay off a $484 million debt to Maine hospitals and expand ...
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Rangers scratch Richards for pivotal Game 4
NEW YORK (AP) - Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards said he will be a healthy scratch when New York faces elimination in Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Thursday ...
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Democrats say Maine governor moving out of State House
A squabble over a TV monitor outside the governor's office has prompted Gov. Paul LePage to announce he's moving out of the State House, according to Democratic ...
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Movie Review
Swimming Pool
Franois Ozons much-talked-about Swimming Pool features one of those Huh? endings that people love to discuss in serious tones as they walk out of the theater and drive home, as if theyre deconstructing some great philosophical paradox. Its an ending that calls into question everything that came before, and it will make many want to go back for a repeat viewing to relive the films narrative ... ...
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Maine lawmakers reject bid to repeal health care law
The Maine Legislature has said no to a move to bar enforcement of the national health care law. The Senate agreed Tuesday with the House and voted to kill a bill that labeled the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 a violation of the US Constitution and null and void in Maine. The bill sought to prohibit federal or state officials from enforcing the law. It proposed fines ...
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Mass. fugitive caught in Maine to be sentenced for kidnapping rape
Gary Alan Irving was a teenager when he was convicted of raping three women. When authorities finally caught up with him in Maine in March, he was a 52-year-old man with a wife and two grown ...
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Maine manufacturer accused of firing workers trying to unionize
Labor groups say a Winslow-based manufacturing company has illegally fired employees for trying to form a union - "very false" accusations, according to the company's ...
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Lisbon man gets 4 years for identity fraud
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A Lisbon man who used his own child’s Social Security number in a scheme to illegally receive welfare benefits has been sentenced to four years in ...
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Maine man gets 35 years on child porn charges
- A Charleston man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography. Federal prosecutors say 44-year-old Carey Gonyer was also sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to a lifetime of probation upon release. Gonyer had been convicted last year of three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child ...
Making the news
Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
David Beckham
The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
Hotel Review
The Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, Canada
This spectacularly located waterfront hotel backs on to the CBD and the Gas Light district at Canada Place, adjoining the ...
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