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Published
March 14, 2012

Senate passes bill that preserves Downeaster funds

A pending transportation bill in the House still does not preserve the Downeaster funding, but the Senate bill is considered more likely to attract bipartisan support.
Published
March 12, 2012

Pingree submits signatures for 1st District race

The Democratic incumbent’s campaign says she submitted petitions containing 1,500 signatures, the most allowed by law
Published
March 8, 2012

No Senate run for Pingree

WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Wednesday that she won’t run for the U.S. Senate, a move that appears to boost the candidacy of independent former Gov. Angus King.
Published
March 8, 2012

PINGREE WON’T RUN FOR SENATE

WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said Wednesday that she won’t run for the U.S. Senate, a move that appears to boost the candidacy of independent former Gov. Angus King.
Published
March 7, 2012

Pingree won’t run for U.S. Senate

In the wake of Rep. Chellie Pingree’s decision, several Democratic officials and strategists say Democrats might coalesce behind Angus King, the socially liberal former governor who won two campaigns as an independent.
Published
March 7, 2012

King says he’s in it to win it

‘I am certainly not interested in being a spoiler and changing the dynamics of the race,’ former governor says during interview
Published
March 7, 2012

King says he won’t be spoiler; Pingree still mulling run

Former Gov. Angus King, who is running as an independent for the U.S. Senate, said Monday that he would consider dropping out of the race this fall if it appeared that he could not win.
Published
March 6, 2012

Democratic poll has King leading three-way race

The poll released today by Public Policy Polling, a national Democratic firm, was conducted March 2-4.
Published
March 6, 2012

Pingree still weighing decision on Senate run

“We have enough experience in Maine with three-way races that I think it definitely adds a new dimension to the conversation about what to do here.”
Published
March 6, 2012

King throws hat in ring

Vowing that “nobody will be able to tell me how to vote but the people of Maine,” former Gov. Angus King Jr. announced Monday night that he will run for the U.S. Senate.