The former attorney general and House speaker says he learned leadership in the military.
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Analysis: Platform makeover clouds post-primary unity push
Can ‘Anybody but a Democrat’ coexist with tea party activists’ rewrite of state Republican goals?
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Analysis: What makes event successful depends on individual candidates’ goals
More than 2,000 Republicans, including party luminaries, are on hand, but the race for governor is primary.
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R.I challenges Maine for ship
Portland wants the aircraft carrier, but a Rhode Island group is backed by Patrick J. Kennedy, a JFK nephew.
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RI in competition for USS JFK
The Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame Inc. seeks to bring the carrier to Newport County as a “family attraction and recreation facility, education/heritage center, job training facility and disaster relief asset.”
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Richardson quits Maine governor’s raceover finance finding
A state panel says four workers falsely claimed to have collected contributions for John Richardson.
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Richardson withdrawing from governor’s race
BRUNSWICK — Democrat John Richardson announced today that he was withdrawing from the race for governor. His decision was precipitated by the notification last week by the Ethics Commission that three of his campaign workers, most of whom were volunteers, had not followed proper procedures in collecting $5 donations to qualify him for Maine Clean […]
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For old fireboat, a sale and a sail
A retired boat that officials thought may be scrapped does Portland one final favor, bringing in $25,000.
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Feature Obituary: Jeanette Mailhot, 79, brought music to Maine for years
Jeanette “Janie” Smith Mailhot never saw a piano she didn’t like. The Batavia, N.Y., native and longtime Westbrook resident brought music to much of Maine for decades, playing in a number of bands. She knew classical music, in particular enjoying the work of Edvard Grieg, and played much of the popular Big Band music of […]
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Economy, jobs drive candidates for governor
All 12 agree that Maine could be more business-friendly, but how that’s accomplished reveals differences.