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Maine governor orders $63M in department cutbacks

AUGUSTA, Maine - Gov. John Baldacci ordered Maine state departments Friday to curtail spending by $63 million to make sure the budget is balanced. ...

From GLENN ADAMS, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Baldacci

UMaine trustees OK plan that will save nearly $43M

AUGUSTA, Maine—Future students in the University of Maine System will have more courses to choose from, a curriculum that relies more heavily on computers and higher tuition costs as a result of a plan to save nearly $43 million that received the ...

From GLENN ADAMS, Boston Globe,  17 Nov 2009

Field is crowded field in Maine gov's race

AUGUSTA, Maine—Maine voters will have no shortage of choices as they select a successor to Gov. John Baldacci next year. The crowded mix of candidates includes seasoned State House insiders, business leaders who've been hitting the pavement hard for ...

From GLENN ADAMS, Boston Globe,  15 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  John Baldacci,  Elizabeth Mitchell,  Peter Mills

Maine voters reject gay-marriage law

PORTLAND, Maine Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay rights movement a heartbreaking defeat in New England, the corner of the country most supportive of gay marriage. Gay marriage ...

From GLENN ADAMS AND DAVID CRARY, San Diego Union-Tribune,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Gay-marriage foes take slight lead in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine—Gay marriage is losing by a slim margin in a closely watched referendum in Maine. With 417 of 608 precincts reporting, 52 percent were opposed to same-sex marriage and 48 percent were in favor. The voters are deciding whether to repeal ...

From GLENN ADAMS AND DAVID CRARY, Boston Globe,  4 Nov 2009

Early returns show gay marriage in Maine close

Joseph Skinner, who declined to say where he is from, holds up a Yes on 1 sign to passing motorists while in the background supporters of same-sex marriage Ann DiMella and Suzanne Blackburn, of Portland, put up a No on 1 sign at Deering Oaks Park, ...

From GLENN ADAMS AND DAVID CRARY, San Diego Union-Tribune,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Matthew Dunlap,  Barack Obama

Gay marriage is put to a vote in Maine

Joseph Skinner, who declined to say where he is from, holds up a Yes on 1 sign to passing motorists while in the background supporters of same-sex marriage Ann DiMella and Suzanne Blackburn, of Portland, put up a No on 1 sign at Deering Oaks Park, ...

From GLENN ADAMS AND DAVID CRARY, San Diego Union-Tribune,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Matthew Dunlap,  Barack Obama

Gay marriage campaigns push early Maine vote

AUGUSTA, Maine—As campaigns for and against repeal of Maine's gay marriage law urged their supporters to vote early, the state's top election official said Monday that turnout is on track to be far greater than in a typical off-year election. No one ...

From GLENN ADAMS, Boston Globe,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Matthew Dunlap

Catholic donations to fight gay marriage top $550K

AUGUSTA, Maine—Same-sex marriage opponents have raised $2.5 million in their campaign to persuade voters to repeal Maine's law that was passed last spring, according to finance reports filed with the state Friday. Reports show that the National ...

From GLENN ADAMS, Boston Globe,  23 Oct 2009

Attorney general talks about war on terrorism

ORONO, Maine—Keeping the country safe from terrorism is a real concern, and the United States must not abandon the rule of law as it did in the early days of the war on terrorism, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Friday. "Our country is at ...

From GLENN ADAMS, Boston Globe,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Eric Holder,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush,  Najibullah Zazi,  U.S. Senate

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