The annual Gallup poll also found former President Barack Obama the most admired man for the 11th straight year.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Judge’s ruling declaring ACA unconstitutional is a good thing
If it stands, the federal government will have less control over us and the states will be free to develop their own health care systems.
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Posted inBusiness
Regulation rollback: Oil train catastrophe in the making?
The Trump administration miscalculates the potential benefits of putting better brakes on trains that haul explosive fuels.
Posted inNation & World
The presidents club assembles to mourn its de facto chairman
On display in the rare gathering was the past presidents’ uneasy relationship with the current office holder.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump decries violence, tells media to end its ‘hostility’
His remarks at a Wisconsin rally come hours after authorities intercepted pipe bombs sent to politicians and a news network.
Posted inNation & World
Hunt for mail bomb suspect begins after explosives are sent to Obama, Clinton, CNN and others
Officials call it an act of terrorism and warn that there may be more bombs and targets.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Federal judge rejects fishermen’s lawsuit against Obama ocean monument
The ruling supports the former president’s creation of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Obama’s EPA chief rallies Portland audience
Gina McCarthy, the former EPA administrator, told a crowd of several hundred that President Trump cannot easily unravel regulations developed over the course of decades.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Obama endorses Democrat Jared Golden in bid to unseat Poliquin in 2nd District
The former president also tweets his support for 11 Democrats running for the Maine Legislature, including Senate candidates Karen Kusiak and Tom Wright.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
EPA appeals reinstatement of ban on pesticide
The compound, linked to disorders in children whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy, was banned by the Obama administration.