A victory is more vital for Mitt Romney after Tuesday’s losses, but Ron Paul is also in the hunt.
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Hoping to avoid another loss, Romney coming to Maine
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be here Friday to try to fend off a challenge from Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. The state’s GOP caucuses end Saturday.
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President to visit Maine in March
Obama is expected to attend two campaign fundraisers, but neither is likely to be open to the public.
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Obama plans March 30 visit to Maine
The president will attend two campaign fundraisers, mostly likely in the Portland area, says a Maine Democratic Party spokeswoman.
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Maine on the Hill: Pingree not ready to applaud Komen’s reversal
Meanwhile, Sen. Olympia Snowe and her primary rivals are using the Maine Republican caucuses to try to curry favor with GOP activists.
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Sen. Collins announces wedding plans
Collins, 59, got engaged Sunday to Thomas Daffron, a public policy and political consultant in Washington.
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Snowe’s tea party rival raised $473,465 in 2011
Scott D’Amboise had spent all but $134,369 as of Dec. 31. Meanwhile, the Maine senator had $3.4 million.
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Maine straw poll holds value for Romney, Paul, but major impact unlikely
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney hopes the Maine caucuses that end Feb. 11 will be part of a string of victories in February that help convince Republicans he is their inevitable presidential nominee. Romney rival Ron Paul seeks a strong showing in Maine as he tries to show that his performances in caucuses can make him […]
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Maine on the Hill: Jon Hinck says former courtroom rival a good choice for federal bench
Today, trial attorney William Kayatta Jr. of Cape Elizabeth is President Obama’s nominee to fill Maine’s seat on the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, and Democrat Jon Hinck is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine. In 2000, Kayatta successfully defended several manufacturers of the gasoline additive MTBE […]
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Analyst: Portsmouth may face closure fight
Members of Congress disagree, however, saying that the Kittery naval shipyard is simply too valuable to close.