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Déjà vu? Maine’s top pollster shows shifting race for Maine governor
Maine’s top-rated pollster on Thursday released a new poll showing Republican Gov. Paul...
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Cutler, LePage and Michaud Debate
PORTLAND – The three candidates in Maine’s hotly contested race for governor gathered...
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Steyer’s NextGen flops in Maine
Mainers are familiar with S. Donald Sussman — the billionaire hedge fund manager...
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Michelle O comes to Maine
ORONO – First Lady Michelle Obama touted the health of the U.S. economy as...
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92,584,000 Americans not in work force; Unemployment Rate at 5.9 percent
The national unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in September as the percentage of Americans...
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National Rifle Association backs Poliquin
Republican congressional candidate Bruce Poliquin on Thursday received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association,...
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Cato Institute ranks LePage among top four U.S. governors on fiscal policy
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., released its...
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Bellows ties Collins to Ted Cruz
PORTLAND – Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Shenna Bellows sought to tie incumbent...
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Opinion: Home Education Comes Full Circle
Mark Twain said, “Don’t let school get in the way of my education.”...
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Nate Silver gives Maine People’s Alliance pollster C-
Nate Silver, polling aficionado for ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight.com, published a comprehensive ranking of American...
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VIDEO: Ex-Prisoners Take Priority Under ObamaCare Medicaid Expansion
The Foundation for Government Accountability, a Naples, Florida-based think tank focused on developing...
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Millionaire Dem a recipient of taxpayer-funded election cash
Senate President Justin Alfond (D-Portland) has taken more than $23,000 from taxpayers under...
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LePage blasts Mass. liberals on natural gas policy, calls for federal intervention
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul R. LePage on Monday called upon the Federal Energy Regulatory...
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Daily Catch 9/29/14: Obama’s ’60 Minutes’ Interview, Debate Debates, Minimum Wage, and James O’Keefe’s Latest
Contradiction: In a CBS “60 Minutes” interview, President Barack Obama admitted that...
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Poll: Poliquin leads Cain by double digits
A new public opinion poll shows Republican Bruce Polquin leading Democrat state Sen....
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Senate candidate Cary Weston too ethical, say Maine Democrats
BANGOR – Maine Democrats on Friday drew attention to Republican state Senate candidate...
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Maine Dems: Republicans support cancer, poisoning children
AUGUSTA – Maine Republicans expressed outrage Friday over campaign literature sponsored by the Maine...
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Bellows: I’ll convince libertarians to support minimum wage hike
AUGUSTA – The Democratic candidate running against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins told...
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Maine pyschiatric hospital gets full accreditation following Democratic accusations
AUGUSTA – On the same day opponents of Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage...
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Eric Holder to resign Attorney General post
In a surprising move, Eric Holder Jr. will step down as Attorney General, the...
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Schaeffer: The Amtrak Downeaster: Obama on wheels
For a few years now, I’ve been closely following and commenting on state...
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14,000 EBT cards now have photo ID, says LePage
AUGUSTA – The administration of Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday released information regarding...
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WATCH: Great debates in Maine politics [video]
With all the talk of debates this year, we thought readers might be...
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LePage wins NRA endorsement
The National Rifle Association has endorsed Republican Gov. Paul LePage in his reelection...
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Senator can’t explain Dem job creation plans for 127th Legislature
Sen. Ann Haskell (D-Portland), assistant majority leader in the state senate, went on...
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Democrat state worker debunks liberals’ latest attack on LePage
When the Bangor Daily News published a story about Gov. Paul LePage’s vacation...
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VIDEO: Michaud dodges question on VA corruption scandal (again)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following new developments in the Veterans Affairs health care corruption...
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VIDEO: People’s Climate March Protests Capitalism as Marchers Trash NYC
In case you missed it, thousands of climate change activists gathered in New...
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LePage asks NFL commissioner Goodell to form coalition against domestic violence
In a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Republican Gov. Paul R. LePage...
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Maine Dems: Welfare reform got “green light” from Democratic senators
The Maine Democratic Party is issuing mailers on behalf of a Democratic state...
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Clinton, Alinsky letters revealed
The Washington Free Beacon has unearthed never-before-seen correspondence between the late left-wing radical...
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Video touting Michaud cracks lewd sex joke about Maine Senator
The campaign for U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud,a Democrat, is in hot water after...
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Chicago abandons plan to name high school after Obama
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s former chief of staff, has abandoned plans...
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HHS docs detail “high risk” security problems with HealthCare.gov
The Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group Judicial Watch has uncovered documents showing that senior...
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VIDEO: Dem Vitelli supports welfare to illegal immigrants
The Maine GOP has released video of Sen. Eloise Vitelli (D-Bath) saying she...
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Convention of States: Madison Rising
By Ken Quinn — On September 17th our nation celebrates Constitution Day which is...
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Liberal activists desperately trying to save Michaud
Advertisements from the Republican Governors Association are significantly affecting the race for Maine...
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Dems don’t like Mike: “He’s not a brain guy”
In a secret recording released by the Maine GOP Tuesday morning, a Democratic...
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Bellows takes heat for election year flip-flop on Citizens United
An ad released by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Saturday criticized Democratic Senate...
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FiveThirtyEight’s Silver sees GOP advantage in Senate election
The biggest question this year on the national political landscape is whether Republicans...
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Radio host pens book on LePage
Ray Richardson, conservative radio show host for the LOB statewide Lobster Radio Network,...
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Maine’s internet speed likened to developing countries
Michael McKee reported in a Bloomberg TV segment that Maine internet speeds are...
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Majority of Americans believe U.S. on wrong track: poll
An “overwhelming” majority of Americans believe the U.S. is on the wrong track,...
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Lerner played favorites with unions
The Daily Caller News Foundation obtained a 2007 email revealing that Lois Lerner,...
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RGA ad slams Michaud on welfare for illegals
The Republican Governors Association has released a new ad criticizing Democratic candidate for governor U.S. Rep. Michael...
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LePage calls out Deval Patrick on energy politics
In his weekly address, Governor Paul R. LePage criticized Governor Deval Patrick on...
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Maine Senator blasts Obama admin for obstructing public watchdogs
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins blasted President Barack Obama’s administration on Wednesday for...
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Lois Lerner’s emails DO exist
Emails from the federal bureaucrat at the heart of the IRS corruption scandal do...
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LePage, Poliquin post top grades from Maine sportsmen group
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) announced Thursday its unanimous decision not to...
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Small business owners balk at minimum wage hike
Advocates for a big increase in the minimum wage say Maine’s poor will...
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RGA ad contrasts “blunt” LePage with “blow-dried” politicians
A new advertisement from the Republican Governors Association (RGA) contrasts Gov. Paul LePage...
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Volk: Connecting Maine Students to Virtual Education
“Youth comes but once in a lifetime,” said Maine’s own poet and educator...
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Maine cops got $12 million in military gear, weapons and armored vehicles: DoD
Following the controversial policing tactics employed in Ferguson, Mo., and heightened concern over...
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Portland Wage Hike Potentially Devastating to Small Businesses
This week, a Portland task force will hear final discussions on Mayor Michael...
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Maine’s unemployment rate at 5.5 percent
AUGUSTA – Maine’s unemployment rate remained at 5.5 percent for the month of...
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Frary: The Michaud Enigma
Given the traditional tripartite choice—animal, vegetable or mineral–there’s a solid consensus about Mike...
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Blended Learning with Nexus Academy
In the Midwestern United States, one charter school’s approach to blended learning was...
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No Common Core Maine Responds to Peter Geiger
By No Common Core Maine — The chair of Maine’s State Board of...
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Blended Learning at Carpe Diem
In an Arizona desert town near the Mexico and California borders, an innovative...
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Lockman: Dem majorities crush welfare reform, workplace freedom
Greetings from Amherst to all readers of the Maine Wire: With fewer than...
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Blended Learning at Rocky Mountain Prep
In southeast Denver, Colorado, one young public charter school is using blended learning...
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WaPo: More than 99 percent chance Collins beats her challanger
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’s reelection is nearly as certain as death and taxes, according...
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Two Dem lawmakers caught up in TIF tiff with Maine town
POLAND – Two Democratic lawmakers are wrapped in a scandal surrounding the town...
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WaPo: 64% chance Poliquin wins Maine’s CD2
The Washington Post’s Election Lab is predicting that Republicans will grow their majority...
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NRO’s Nordlinger writes on Maine
Jay Nordlinger, well-known columnist for National Review, has written a series about the...
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State to drug test convicted felons on welfare
AUGUSTA – The Department of Health and Human Services will begin drug testing...
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George Smith attacks LePage for LePage’s opponents; Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine fires back
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) on Tuesday called on its former director to...
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Sorensen crushes liberal spin on Maine’s economy
Maine’s liberals are at it again, cherry picking data in an attempt to...
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Federal debt surges by $7 trillion under Obama
Debt held by the American government has surged under President Barack Obama. CNSNews.com reports:...
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Collins: Most illegal immigrants are teenage boys
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, fresh off a trip to Texas she organized to expect...
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Border document shows illegal immigrants coming from all over world
A leaked intelligence analysis from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) — obtained...
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Maine GOP sets record straight on hospital repayment
AUGUSTA – The Maine Republican Party has issued the first edition of what...
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Bellows fibs about union backing
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Shenna Bellows has been caught misrepresenting her support...
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Cruz: Obama backs corporate welfare
To most Americans, the words “Export-Import Bank” don’t mean very much. The DC...
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Poliquin: Time to fix immigration problem
“A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.” — Ronald...
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Revisiting Portland Press Herald’s relationship with S. Donald Sussman
It has become cliché to note that the Portland Press Herald newspaper is owned...
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Report: Eliot Cutler was Maine Democrats’ first choice (updated)
According to a report at SeacoastOnline.com, U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud was not the...
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Sting operation shows majority of fake Obamacare applications getting approved
As problems with President Barack Obama’s health care law continue to unfold across...
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LePage to enforce welfare-to-work requirement
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it will...
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Michaud applauds Mass Gov Patrick’s decision to house undocumented immigrants
At a campaign event in Saco on Monday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michael Michaud...
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Claim: Michaud never got a bill passed in Congress?
As the 2014 gubernatorial campaign heats up, political parties, politicians, political action committees...
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Plowman: The Dark Side of Michaud’s Obscurity [Warning: Brutal Take-down]
By Debra Plowman — Mainers expect bold leadership from their representatives in Washington,...
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Bellows takes flak for using out-of-state actor
Shenna Bellows, Democratic candidate for Senate, is taking flak for her campaigns use...
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Maine Family Endures Health Insurance Nightmare
A Maine family is enduring a nightmare as the result of systemic data...
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Listen: Robinson talks IRS scandal on WGAN
Maine Wire Editor Steve Robinson filled in for WGAN Morning News host Mike...
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Poliquin, Cain and Richardson report fundraising totals
Candidates for Maine’s Second Congressional District reported fund raising totals this week. Republican...
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Poland officials furious with Dem Senator Cleveland for over-billing
POLAND – State Sen. John Cleveland (D-Androscoggin) is taking fire from Poland’s board...
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Frary: Tempest in a Chamber Pot
By John Frary — Last year presidential consigliore John Podesta snarled that Republicans...
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Memos from Attorney General’s office shed light on GA flap
The LePage administration’s decision to crackdown on municipalities that give General Assistance (GA)...
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White House: “Corrosive Culture” at Veterans Affairs’ health care centers
Despite a “corrosive culture” and “chronic systemic failures,” the U.S. Veterans Affairs health...
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Data flaws jeopardize ObamaCare coverage for millions
Inconsistencies in application data submitted to online health care insurance exchanges may jeopardize...
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SCOTUS delivers blow to Obamacare, government unions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court delivered two major decisions on Monday...
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Team LePage names key campaign staffers
Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election campaign unveiled key staff members on Tuesday, including some...
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Maine communities could become more dangerous without bear baiting, hounding, trapping
Black bears are becoming a national menace as well as a serious threat...
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Trey Gowdy rips IRS Commish Koskinen
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) ripped into IRS Commissioner John...
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5% of Americans newly insured under Obamacare
Just 5 percent of Americans are newly insured under the Affordable Care Act,...
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Maine Businesses Lose with Tax Reform Provision
Our businesses are the life blood of the Maine economy. They create stable...
