Obama has already said he’ll veto the measure, preferring to wait for a State Department review.
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In Alabama, same-sex couples hope hearing clears way for marriage
It’s been a bewildering week of conflicting signals over whether wedding licenses could be issued.
Boehner blames Senate Democrats for impasse
He challenges them to pass a bill to fund homeland security and restrict the president on immigration.
Satellite begins journey to monitor solar storms
Built in 1998 for a mission later scrapped, it was repurposed to gradually park a million miles out.
European growth expected to pick up the pace
The economy is poised to do better than expected in 2015, thanks to low oil prices and the falling euro.
U.S. pulling troops from Ebola fight
Only 100 of the 2,800 troops sent to Liberia will remain there after April 30, President Obama says.
Patti LuPone will play crazed stage star in new comedy
‘Show for Days’ opens in New York on June 6.
Like gas prices, cost of heating oil rising in Maine
A survey by the Governor’s Energy Office shows the price per gallon rose 4 cents in the past two weeks.
Three hit Powerball jackpot estimated at $500 million
Tickets in North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas match all six numbers.
Virtual school student wins Cumberland County Spelling Bee
Caroline Beckwith, a student of South Portland-based Maine Connections Academy, wins by spelling ‘phobic’ in the seventh round.