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WEATHER FORECAST

Any Random Conservative Would Crush Snowe in 2010

Generic Republican wins 59%-31% in poll

Nov 10, 09 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Olympia Snowe could be in trouble in 2012: a new poll found that a generic conservative challenger would trounce the Maine moderate in a primary. The hypothetical conservative got 59% of the vote, while Snowe received just 31%. While it can be argued that results for hypothetical candidate have little... More »

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primary • Democrat • Maine • Olympia Snowe • moderate • senator

Gay Marriage Backers Say Fight Not Over in Maine 

Defeated advocates say they'll find new strategy

Nov 4, 09 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Gay rights activists in Maine vowed to continue fighting today, after voters repealed a law making same-sex marriage legal in the state. “Here we are in a civil rights struggle,” said the executive director of Equality Maine. “What do we do in a civil rights struggle? We... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Maine • Election 09 • Question 1

UPDATED

 Maine Shoots Down 
 Same-Sex Marriage 

Law repealed by 53% of voters with rural, Catholic backing

Nov 4, 09 4:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Maine voters yesterday shot down a state law allowing same-sex marriage after an emotionally charged campaign that drew hordes to the polls. The vote was another indication of a list to the right election night. “It has all come together and the institution of marriage has been preserved,"... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Maine • vote • Catholic • rural America

E. Coli Outbreak in Northeast Ground Beef Kills 2

NY company recalls more than 500K pounds

Nov 3, 09 5:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A person each from Maine and New York has died in what authorities believe may be an outbreak of E. coli in ground beef that is suspected of sickening dozens of consumers. The suspect beef was produced by New York company Fairbank Farms, which has recalled more than half a... More »

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food poisoning • food • E. coli • health • New York • Maine • ground beef • hamburger • women's issues • hamburger patties

ELECTION DAY

 Gay Marriage to Gambling: 
 Key Ballot Initiatives 

Two states vote on taxpayer bills of rights, to curb spending

Oct 27, 09 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Voters in six states will head to the polls next Tuesday to decide ballot initiatives on everything from medical marijuana to livestock care. The Atlantic lists some of the most interesting, and the most likely to reverberate across state lines.
  • Question 1, Maine. Maine voters are being given
... More »

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gay marriage • taxes • Ohio • casino • Maine • Washington state • referendum • ballot initiative • Election 09

 Maine's Other Senator 
 Could Swing 
 Health Reform 

Eyes turn to Susan Collins as Dems ramp up courtship

Oct 22, 09 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last week Sen. Olympia Snowe was the center of attention of Capitol Hill as she bucked the GOP line to support health care reform, but now Maine's other Republican senator, Susan Collins, is the one to watch. Both women voted for President Obama's stimulus package in February, and Democrats and... More »

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health care • Senate • Maine • Olympia Snowe • Susan Collins • health care reform

Prop. 8 Redux: Maine Gay Marriage Battle Heats Up

Supporters, opponents of repealing law seek to mobilize voters

Oct 20, 09 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Maine gets ready to decide whether to repeal its law recognizing gay marriage next month, activists on both sides of the argument are ramping up their efforts. Activists and funds are pouring into the state from across the country in what many see as a repeat of California's battle... More »

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gay marriage • Maine • referendum • Proposition 8 • Election 09

ANALYSIS

 Snowe, Not Palin, Is 
 GOP's Real Maverick 

Maine senator's yes on health reform isn't first time breaking with the party

Oct 13, 09 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today’s committee vote for a key health-reform measure isn’t the first time Sen. Olympia Snowe has broken with fellow Republicans—and leads Laurie Kellman to call her, and not former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP’s real maverick. Snowe also voted for President Obama’s stimulus package,... More »

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Senate Republicans • Maine • Olympia Snowe • Republican Party • Senate Finance Committee • maverick • health care reform • George W. Bush • Sarah Palin • President Obama • Angus King

 Snowe to Vote for Health Bill 

She provides crucial Republican support for Obama's overhaul

Oct 13, 09 12:26 PM CDT
(AP) - Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe says she will vote for a Democratic health care bill, breaking with her party on President Obama's top legislative priority. The Maine senator kept virtually all of Washington guessing how she would vote until she announced it late in the Senate Finance Committee debate today. "... More »

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Congress • legislation • Maine • Olympia Snowe • Republican Party • Senate Finance Committee • vote • health care reform • Max Baucus • Obama administration • bipartisan

Independents Threaten Dems in 2010

Gubernatorial races
will be 3-way tangos
in half-dozen states

Sep 28, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Independent candidates figure to play a major role in at least six states next year, threatening Democrats in an election where they already must defend 21 of their 28 governorships. In New Jersey, for example, independent Chris Daggett is trailing well behind Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican Tom Kean,... More »

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New Jersey • Vermont • Massachusetts • Maine • Minnesota • Rhode Island • independents • independent • third party candidacy • independent bid • gubernatorial races • Election 2010

Snowe Could Be Lone GOP Health Care Vote

Democrats hope centrist senator can get them past 60

Aug 29, 09 9:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - As health care talks grow more polarized, Democrats are looking to Olympia Snowe as their most likely—and quite possibly only—Republican vote, the New York Times reports. “I certainly hope not!” exclaims Snowe when asked about the possibility. But the centrist Maine senator has long been... More »

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Senate • Maine • Olympia Snowe • health care reform • bipartisanship

(AP) - The Coast Guard says a 7-year-old girl has died after a large wave stirred up by Hurricane Bill swept her and two others off a rocky ledge at Acadia National Park in Maine. A Maine official says the girl's name isn't being released but that she was from New York... More »

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weather • Maine • wave • Hurricane Bill

TRAVEL

 America's Best National Parks 


Jul 29, 09 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the recession, international air travel is down and national park attendance is way up. Forbes runs down the crème de la crème of America’s national treasures, but be warned: “It's been incredibly hard to get camping space at most national parks,” one travel... More »

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travel • Alaska • Washington DC • North Carolina • National Mall • Utah • Maine • Tennessee • Hawaii • national park • Acadia National Park • Jay-ZTV • Volcanoes National Park • Denali National Park • Zion National Park • Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Swine Flu Leads to Unhappy Campers

As outbreaks spread like wildfire, counselors quarantine kids

Jul 23, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - H1N1 may not have ended civilization as we know it, but it’s ruined a lot of stays at summer camp, the New York Times reports. Camps are dry tinder for flu outbreaks, and many have canceled or postponed this year's sessions. Others have been split nearly in half... More »

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parenting • public health • children • quarantine • Maine • summer • Tamiflu • summer camp • swine flu • H1N1 virus • sleepaway camp

health care reform

Business-World Divisions May Ease Path to Plan


Jul 23, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US Chamber of Commerce launched an ad campaign this week opposing health-care reform, but businesses are hardly united against the administration's proposals, the Washington Post reports. Wal-Mart was a high-profile defector, as was temp firm Kelly Services; both back an employer mandate. And many small and medium-sized businesses... More »

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health care • Arkansas • business • Maine • Kelly Services • health care reform • Wal-Mart • L.L. Bean • Maine Chamber of Commerce • Arkansas Chamber of Commerce • US Chamber of Commerce

(Newser) - A long history of sparse employment and hardships of all stripes has built a culture of frugality that leaves Maine perfectly suited to the current recession, the Boston Globe reports. “Everybody now is into shopping thrift shops, but in most of Maine, people never stopped,” a banker says.... More »

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consumer • foreclosure • New England • recession • Maine • economic downturn • thrift • frugality

 Skydiving Bush Sr. Turns 85 


Jun 12, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(AP) - George H.W. Bush celebrated his 85th birthday by skydiving over the coast of Maine today. The 41st president made a tandem jump with a member of the Army's Golden Knights parachute team onto a landing zone near a church in Kennebunkport, where the family has a summer home. "... More »

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Kennebunkport • Maine • George HW Bush • skydiving • airplane • George W. Bush • parachute • former presidents • Golden Knights

 Bush Sr. Plans 
 85th-Birthday Skydive 

Former president will jump near Maine home

Jun 9, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush plans to celebrate his 85th birthday Friday by making a parachute jump in Maine, where he has his summer home. An aide said today that Bush will make a tandem jump with a member of the US Army Golden Knights parachute team. Their landing... More »

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birthday • Maine • George HW Bush • skydiving • parachute

(Newser) - The fire that destroyed a controversial topless coffee shop in Maine late last night was arson, the Kennebec Journal reports. The police are seeking witnesses “who might have seen vehicles parked in that general area around 1am Wednesday morning or anyone walking along the roadway.” Seven people escaped... More »

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crime • Maine • arson • topless • coffee shop • waitress • Grand View Topless Coffee Shop

 Maine Law Targets CFL Mercury 

Bill will make manufacturers lower mercury content, pay for safe recycling

May 29, 09 3:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Maine has become the first state in the nation to tackle the problem of mercury in low-energy light bulbs, the Boston Globe reports. A new state law requires manufacturers to reduce the amount of the toxic metal in the bulbs and pay for the cost of safe recycling, a measure... More »

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compact fluorescent bulbs • light bulb • Maine • mercury • low-energy light bulbs

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