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LePage says U.S. needs Trump to wield ‘authoritarian power’

by Scott Thistle October 11, 2016October 12, 2016

The governor says that he’s worried about the Constitution, and that Trump is needed because the nation is ‘slipping into anarchy’ under President Obama.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Maine looks very much like the divided nation we have become

by E.J. Dionne The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News October 11, 2016November 30, 2016

And the state may also have an opportunity to affect the 2016 presidential election outcome.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Many athletes tell Trump ‘that’s not how our locker room talks’

by TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press October 10, 2016October 10, 2016

Some sports professionals strongly dispute the Republican presidential candidate’s characterization of his comments about women, but others admit degrading comments are still a fact of locker-room life.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Trump wanted to have Bill Clinton’s accusers confront him at debate

by Robert Costa, Dan Balz and Philip Rucker The Washington Post October 10, 2016November 30, 2016

The four women were to walk into the debate hall at the same time as the 42nd president and confront him in front of a national television audience.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Clinton takes double-digit lead over Trump in weekend poll

by David Lauter Tribune News Service October 10, 2016November 30, 2016

The poll was conducted after news broke about a video in which Trump boasts about groping women.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Trump’s campaign chief says threat to jail Clinton was ‘a quip’

by Associated Press October 10, 2016November 30, 2016

Kellyanne Conway also stops short of confirming Trump’s vow to appoint a special prosecutor to look into Clinton’s email practices.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Testy and tense, presidential debate takes low road with insults and slurs

by Margaret Talev. Sahil Kapur, Kevin McDermott Tribune News Service October 10, 2016November 30, 2016

It was undoubtedly the angriest presidential debate in memory. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton presented two vastly different plans for America’s future while savaging each other’s pasts.