Chellie Pingree will be sworn in as the first Democratic woman elected to represent Maine on Capitol Hill.
The entire House will take the oath of office together Tuesday. Afterward, Pingree will …
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CHICAGO — Completing his Cabinet a month before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama named officials to oversee transportation, labor, trade and small-business policy Friday but warned that economic recovery won’t be nearly as swift.
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By Philip Elliot, The Associated Press
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12/20/08
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PORTLAND, Maine — Democrat Tom Allen, who’s leaving Congress after 12 years, is expressing interest in working for the incoming Obama administration.
Allen told WCSH that he’s looking to …
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Presidential electors in Maine cast all four of their votes for Barack Obama, winner of the Nov. 4 popular vote in Maine, as the Electoral College met in the State House and in state capitals across the country.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci had a sobering but optimistic message for Maine’s newly elected legislators as he administered the oath of office to them, formally starting the 2009-2010 …
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The 2008 general election is over, with Barack Obama winning the race for president and Susan Collins easily being re-elected over challenger Tom Allen to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate.
But …
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President-elect Barack Obama’s selection for United Nations ambassador will have a familiar ring to many people in Maine.
Susan Rice is the daughter of Lois Dickson Rice, a Maine native, and …
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine election officials say a recount of ballots in Senate District 19 has confirmed Democrat Seth Goodall of Richmond defeated the Republican incumbent, Paula Benoit of Phippsburg.
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SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Scarborough’s rejection of slot machines has been upheld by an inspection of ballots by the clerk’s office.
The proposal to allow the slot machines was defeated 5,804 …
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AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine election officials say two candidates for the House of Representatives have withdrawn their ballot recount requests.
Democratic challenger Ruth-Marie Spellman of Brewer …
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BANGOR, Maine — On a Saturday afternoon more than nine months ago, Sterling Dymond left his house on Walter Street, got into his car and drove over to the Bangor Auditorium with the intention of getting into a rally held by Sen. Barack Obama, who at that point was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president.
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AUGUSTA, Maine — In an election that elicited high expectations of voter participation, Maine last Tuesday fell short of the turnout figure from the presidential race four years ago. And the same appears to be the case in the other northern New England states.
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Here is a list of uncontested races in Maine in the Nov. 4 Election. Incumbents are designated as (i).
State House - District 1
John Martin, Dem
State House - District 2
Charles Theriault …
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ABBOT, Maine - The writer moved to Michigan before 1870. The recipient joined the Gold Rush and settled in California.
But the letter that vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin's ancestor …
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After a convincing Pine Tree State win for Sen. Barack Obama, the fifth consecutive Democratic presidential candidate to prevail in Maine, many analysts wondered Wednesday just how blue the state has become.
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OLD TOWN, Maine — Voters on Tuesday supported two Old Town residents, David Mahan and Scott Laflamme, in their bids for seats on the City Council.
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Bangor restaurateur Peter Geaghan offers health insurance to 10 of his employees through DirigoChoice.
But on Wednesday, the day after Maine’s voters resoundingly overturned the new beverage tax that would have helped fund the state’s health insurance program, Geaghan already was looking for other options to keep his workers healthy.
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