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PublishedJuly 21, 2011
Collins backs ‘Gang of Six’ proposal on debt ceiling
Collins is one of 33 senators to sign a letter in support of a bipartisan plan that mixes spending cuts and closing some tax loopholes.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2011
Pingree, Michaud blast House GOP debt plan
The Democrats from Maine say that the GOP’s “Cut, Cap and Balance” plan is posturing that has no chance of passage.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2011
Pingree, Michaud release fundraising totals
State senators Kevin Raye and Jon Courtney are among those who say they’re mulling a challenge to Maine’s two Congress members.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2011
Veteran care may see help
WASHINGTON — A bill in the House authored by Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine aims to fill a multimillion-dollar shortfall in the federal reimbursement that Maine Veterans’ Homes receives for the cost of caring for disabled veterans.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2011
Report: Still ‘weak links’ in efforts to block terrorists’ travel
A report by the Government Accountability Office says that many other countries aren’t effective at spotting or stopping terrorists from travel, and that U.S. efforts to help those countries are not as coordinated as they should be.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2011
Pingree: VA easing policy for sexual assault victims
Veterans who have been victims of a sexual assault but have been denied benefits might want to reapply now, says Rep. Chellie Pingree.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2011
US Vets’ Admin to provide care in Caribou
Washington — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen the Cary Medical Center in Caribou as one of five pilot locations nationwide for a program dubbed Project ARCH, for Access Received Closer to Home. The VA hospital in Togus will oversee the Caribou site. Maine lawmakers lauded the announcement, with Rep. Mike Michaud, D-2nd, […]
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PublishedJuly 7, 2011
Snowe ahead in funds raised
WASHINGTON — Scott D’Amboise, a Republican primary challenger to three-term U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, raised $117,394 during this year’s second quarter, according to his campaign.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2011
Snowe, D’Amboise report U.S. Senate fundraising
D’Amboise reports raising $117,394 in the last three months, but that total is dwarfed by Snowe’s haul of just over $1 million in contributions.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2011
Debate heated over proposed rules for boilers
WASHINGTON — Letting the Environmental Protection Agency complete its work as quickly as possible is a matter of life and death for proponents of new federal regulations limiting emissions from industrial boilers like those used by Maine paper mills.
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