Lawmakers are encouraged that the Navy wants to spend $100 million on upgrades at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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Documenting history takes Maine photojournalist from war to ‘wow’ moments with the Obamas
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Baldacci’s job becomes GOP target
Eight Congress members say the new military health care position is redundant and should be eliminated.
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Lawmakers urge Pentagon to cut Baldacci post
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., says he and seven GOP colleagues sent a letter to Baldacci’s boss calling on him to “immediately eliminate this position.”
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Baldacci hired for wasteful position?
A powerful Republican lawmaker is questioning the Defense Department’s hiring of former Maine Gov. John Baldacci to work on military health care reform.
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GOP lawmaker questions Baldacci’s hiring
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson says he’s concerned about potential duplication.
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Details still sketchy on Baldacci’s new post
WASHINGTON – Former Maine Gov. John Baldacci was hired on a one-year basis to be the director of the Department of Defense’s Military Health Care Reform Initiative, the Pentagon said Wednesday. MaineToday Media reported Tuesday that Baldacci had landed the job of overhauling military health care, but the Pentagon did not provide more details until […]
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Maine senators dislike proposals, tactics as votes on spending near
Snowe and Collins call for negotiations to reach a bipartisan bill that actually has a chance of passing.
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Baldacci takes position at Defense Department
WASHINGTON — Former Gov. John Baldacci has landed a job with the U.S. Department of Defense. Baldacci, reached Tuesday in his Defense Department office, referred questions about his new position to Pentagon public affairs officials. A spokeswoman there said she could not provide more details until today. The Maine Democrat, who left office this year […]
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Baldacci takes Defense Department job
WASHINGTON – Former Gov. John Baldacci has landed a job with the Department of Defense here. Baldacci, reached today in his Defense Department office, referred questions about his new position to Pentagon public affairs officials. A spokeswoman said she could not provide more details until Wednesday. The Maine Democrat, who left office this year after […]