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A Maine Coon cat looks on during an international cat show in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
A Maine Coon cat looks on during an international cat show in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)   (Associated Press)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 photo, Cmdr. Mike Parker pauses to admire a artwork in one of the buildings at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base the weekend after Thanksgiving and the entire base is scheduled to be...
In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 photo, Cmdr. Mike Parker pauses to admire a artwork in one of the buildings at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave...   (Associated Press)
In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 photo, one of the last remaining P-3 Orion planes heads for a landing at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base the weekend after Thanksgiving and the entire base is scheduled to be closed...
In this Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 photo, one of the last remaining P-3 Orion planes heads for a landing at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this undated aerial file photo, the Brunswick Naval Air Station is seen in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base the weekend after Thanksgiving 2009, and the entire base is scheduled to be closed in 2011  (AP Photo/Naval Air Station Brunswick)
FILE - In this undated aerial file photo, the Brunswick Naval Air Station is seen in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base the weekend after Thanksgiving 2009, and the entire...   (Associated Press)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 photo, boxes being prepared for shipment sit near one of the last remaining P-3 Orion planes sitting in a hangar at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base the weekend after Thanksgiving and the...
In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 photo, boxes being prepared for shipment sit near one of the last remaining P-3 Orion planes sitting in a hangar at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine....   (Associated Press)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 photo, Cmdr. Mike Parker listens to a question during an interview at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base the weekend after Thanksgiving and the entire base is scheduled to be closed in 2011....
In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 photo, Cmdr. Mike Parker listens to a question during an interview at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base...   (Associated Press)
In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 photo, one of the last remaining P-3 Orion planes sits in a hangar at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base the weekend after Thanksgiving and the entire base is scheduled to be closed...
In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 photo, one of the last remaining P-3 Orion planes sits in a hangar at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The last plane is scheduled to leave the base...   (Associated Press)
The only snow for as far as the eye can see is a thin strip of the man-made stuff on a ski trail leading down from summit of Locke Mountain at the Sunday River ski resort, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Newry, Maine. Below freezing temperatures at night have enabled...
The only snow for as far as the eye can see is a thin strip of the man-made stuff on a ski trail leading down from summit of Locke Mountain at the Sunday River ski resort, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in...   (Associated Press)
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, accompanied by the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, to discuss the Fort Hood shootings. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, accompanied by the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, gestures on Capitol...   (Associated Press)
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, accompanied by the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18,2009, to discuss the Fort Hood shootings. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, accompanied by the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine speaks during...   (Associated Press)
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, talks with the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, after a news conference to discuss the Fort Hood shootings. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, talks with the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill in...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this March 4, 2009 file photo, David Steward of Royal Oil & Propane delivers home heating oil to a home in Portland, Maine. If you are among the 15.7 million out-of-work Americans wondering how you are going to pay for your winter heating bills, welcome to...
FILE - In this March 4, 2009 file photo, David Steward of Royal Oil & Propane delivers home heating oil to a home in Portland, Maine. If you are among the 15.7 million out-of-work Americans wondering...   (Associated Press)
Pat Lavasseur, left, listens during a forum, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. Lavasseur took the place of her ex-husband, convicted domestic terrorist Ray Luc Levasseur who was not granted permission by the Maine parole board to leave the state. The...
Pat Lavasseur, left, listens during a forum, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. Lavasseur took the place of her ex-husband, convicted domestic...   (Associated Press)
Pat Lavasseur, left, speaks during a forum, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. Lavasseur took the place of her ex-husband, convicted domestic terrorist Ray Luc Levasseur who was not granted permission by the Maine parole board to leave the state. The...
Pat Lavasseur, left, speaks during a forum, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. Lavasseur took the place of her ex-husband, convicted domestic terrorist...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Jan 2007 file photo, the trawler Black Beauty leaves the Portland Fish Exchange, in Portland, Maine.  A study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says rising water temperatures are helping drive many of New England's fish populations farther from shore and into deeper water. (AP...
FILE - In this Jan 2007 file photo, the trawler Black Beauty leaves the Portland Fish Exchange, in Portland, Maine. A study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says rising water temperatures...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this April 2009 file photo, a commercial fishing boat passes Ram Island Ledge Light, near Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on its way back to Portland Harbor.A study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says rising water temperatures are helping drive many of New England's fish populations...
FILE - In this April 2009 file photo, a commercial fishing boat passes Ram Island Ledge Light, near Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on its way back to Portland Harbor.A study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Nov., 2003 file photo, flounder are displayed at the Portland Fish Exchange, in Portland, Maine. A study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says rising water temperatures are helping drive many of New England's fish populations farther from shore and into deeper water.  (AP Photo/Robert...
FILE - In this Nov., 2003 file photo, flounder are displayed at the Portland Fish Exchange, in Portland, Maine. A study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says rising water temperatures...   (Associated Press)
A 'welcome home' and a handshake are what troops passing through Bangor, Maine have been receiving and the first person that they get it from is Bill Knight such as here,  Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
A 'welcome home' and a handshake are what troops passing through Bangor, Maine have been receiving and the first person that they get it from is Bill Knight such as here, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Troop Greeter Cathy Czarniecki claps her hands in applause for the passing troops returning from the mideast as they disembark at Bangor International Airport, Bangor, Maine, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
Troop Greeter Cathy Czarniecki claps her hands in applause for the passing troops returning from the mideast as they disembark at Bangor International Airport, Bangor, Maine, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, following the weekly caucus luncheons.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, following the weekly caucus luncheons.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)   (Associated Press)
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New Hampshire running back Chad Kackert (27) drags Maine defensive back Trevor Coston (3) into the end zone for the game winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter of a NCAA college football game at Cowell Stadium in Durham, N.H., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  New Hampshire won 27-24. (AP...
New Hampshire running back Chad Kackert (27) drags Maine defensive back Trevor Coston (3) into the end zone for the game winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter of a NCAA college football game at...   (Associated Press)
New Hampshire running back Chad Kackert (27) reacts after scoring the game winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Maine at Cowell Stadium in Durham, N.H., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  New Hampshire won 27-24. (AP Photo/Josh Gibney)
New Hampshire running back Chad Kackert (27) reacts after scoring the game winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Maine at Cowell Stadium in Durham, N.H.,...   (Associated Press)
New Hampshire defensive back Ryan Hinds (26) gets taken down by Maine wide receiver Derek Buttles (80) after an interception during the first quarter of a NCAA college football game at Cowell Stadium in Durham, N.H., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  (AP Photo/Josh Gibney)
New Hampshire defensive back Ryan Hinds (26) gets taken down by Maine wide receiver Derek Buttles (80) after an interception during the first quarter of a NCAA college football game at Cowell Stadium...   (Associated Press)
Maine receiver Landis Williams (2) makes a catch for a touchdown ahead of New Hampshire defensive back Dino Vasso (9) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game at Cowell Stadium in Durham, N.H., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.  (AP Photo/Josh Gibney)
Maine receiver Landis Williams (2) makes a catch for a touchdown ahead of New Hampshire defensive back Dino Vasso (9) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game at Cowell Stadium in Durham,...   (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2009, file photo, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Aaron Heilman works against the Colorado Rockies in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Denver. The Cubs traded Heilman on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two minor league prospects. Chicago gets...
FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2009, file photo, Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Aaron Heilman works against the Colorado Rockies in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Denver. The Cubs traded Heilman on Thursday,...   (Associated Press)
Rhode Island's quarterback Chris Paul-Etienne is tackled by Maine's Troy Haris (24) during the first half of an NCAA football game in Orono, Maine, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
Rhode Island's quarterback Chris Paul-Etienne is tackled by Maine's Troy Haris (24) during the first half of an NCAA football game in Orono, Maine, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)   (Associated Press)
Maine's Landis Williams, right,  races down the sidelines under pressure from Rhode Island's Daniel O'Connell (25) and Ellis Foster (39) during the first half of an NCAA football game in Orono, Maine, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
Maine's Landis Williams, right, races down the sidelines under pressure from Rhode Island's Daniel O'Connell (25) and Ellis Foster (39) during the first half of an NCAA football game in Orono, Maine,...   (Associated Press)
Navy Lt. Commander John Mentzer, of Kittery, Maine, runs alone during the second half of the 34th Annual Marine Corps Marathon, going on to win the marathon in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 47 seconds, on Sunday Oct. 25, 2009. The marathon runs from Arlington, Va., into Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn...
Navy Lt. Commander John Mentzer, of Kittery, Maine, runs alone during the second half of the 34th Annual Marine Corps Marathon, going on to win the marathon in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 47 seconds, on Sunday...   (Associated Press)
Navy Lt. Commander John Mentzer, of Kittery, Maine, bottom left, runs alone by the U.S. Capitol during the 34th Annual Marine Corps Marathon, going on to win the marathon in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 47 seconds, on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. The marathon runs from Arlington, Va., into...
Navy Lt. Commander John Mentzer, of Kittery, Maine, bottom left, runs alone by the U.S. Capitol during the 34th Annual Marine Corps Marathon, going on to win the marathon in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 47...   (Associated Press)
Navy Lt. Commander John Mentzer, of Kittery, Maine, runs alone by the Lincoln Memorial in the 34th Annual Marine Corps Marathon, going on to win the marathon in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 47 seconds, on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. The marathon runs from Arlington, Va., into Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn...
Navy Lt. Commander John Mentzer, of Kittery, Maine, runs alone by the Lincoln Memorial in the 34th Annual Marine Corps Marathon, going on to win the marathon in 2 hours, 21 minutes and 47 seconds, on...   (Associated Press)
Delaware running back Leon Jackson (22) evades Maine defensive back Jordan Stevens (9) in the second half of an NCAA football game in Orono, Maine, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
Delaware running back Leon Jackson (22) evades Maine defensive back Jordan Stevens (9) in the second half of an NCAA football game in Orono, Maine, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)   (Associated Press)
Delaware running back David Hayes (28) slips the grasp of Maine linebacker Donte Dennis (10) and runs for a touchdown in the second half of an NCAA college football game in the rain in Orono, Maine, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
Delaware running back David Hayes (28) slips the grasp of Maine linebacker Donte Dennis (10) and runs for a touchdown in the second half of an NCAA college football game in the rain in Orono, Maine, Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
Delaware players celebrate in the end zone with wide receiver Mark Duncan (21) after he scored a touchdown in the first quarter of their NCAA college football game against Maine, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Orono, Maine. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
Delaware players celebrate in the end zone with wide receiver Mark Duncan (21) after he scored a touchdown in the first quarter of their NCAA college football game against Maine, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009,...   (Associated Press)
Delaware players celebrate in the end zone with wide receiver Mark Duncan (21) after he scored a touchdown in the first quarter of their NCAA college football game against Maine, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Orono, Maine. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
Delaware players celebrate in the end zone with wide receiver Mark Duncan (21) after he scored a touchdown in the first quarter of their NCAA college football game against Maine, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009,...   (Associated Press)
Maine's quarterback Warren Smith (13) scans the field for a potential pass while Delaware players close in during the first quarter of an  NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Orono, Maine. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
Maine's quarterback Warren Smith (13) scans the field for a potential pass while Delaware players close in during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Orono,...   (Associated Press)
Maine linebacker David Higgins, right, struggles to break from the grasp of Delaware's Paul Worrilow (58) in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Orono, Maine. (AP Photo/Michael C. York)
Maine linebacker David Higgins, right, struggles to break from the grasp of Delaware's Paul Worrilow (58) in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, in Orono, Maine....   (Associated Press)
New York Mets pitcher John Maine works in the first inning of the baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)
New York Mets pitcher John Maine works in the first inning of the baseball game against the Houston Astros at Citi Field in New York, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)   (Associated Press)
Syracuse running back Delone Carter (3) follows his blocking for yardage against Maine during the third quarter in an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Carter scored four touchdowns to help Syracuse win 41-24. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)
Syracuse running back Delone Carter (3) follows his blocking for yardage against Maine during the third quarter in an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Carter scored...   (Associated Press)
Maine head coach Jack Cosgrove, center, looks on with concern as medical personnel tend to Trevor Coston during the fourth quarter against Syracuse in an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Coston was taken off the field by ambulance.  (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)
Maine head coach Jack Cosgrove, center, looks on with concern as medical personnel tend to Trevor Coston during the fourth quarter against Syracuse in an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y.,...   (Associated Press)
Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus, left, congratulates running back Delone Carter after Carter scored against Maine during the fourth quarter in an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Syracuse won 41-24. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)
Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus, left, congratulates running back Delone Carter after Carter scored against Maine during the fourth quarter in an NCAA college football game in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday,...   (Associated Press)
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