Obama departs from his Democratic allies who have already condemned Donald Trump’s first decisions.
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Painting by ‘Scream’ artist fetches over $54 million
The work ‘Girls on the Bridge’ by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch is sold at auction in New York City.
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Maine Milestones: College field hockey finals involve 5 Maine players
Division II St. Anselm has players from Freeport, Falmouth, North Waterboro and Scarborough on its final four roster, and Staci Swallow of South Portland is playing for Division III Babson.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Giuliani is described as favorite for secretary of state
The former New York mayor said he ‘won’t be attorney general,’ a job for which he’d been considered a top contender.
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Maine farm involved in fatal hayride crash reaches plea agreement
The lawyer for Harvest Hill Farms in Mechanic Falls says it will plead guilty Tuesday to driving to endanger, in exchange for dismissal of a manslaughter charge.
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Putin calls Trump to talk about better U.S.-Russia relationship
Trump’s office says Putin congratulated him ‘on winning a historic election.’
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Trump considers new diversity
He may want a woman to lead the Republican Party and an openly gay man as U.N. ambassador.
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Head of SEC says she will step down, with 3 years left in term
Mary Jo White has worked to beef up the commission’s enforcement efforts, but progressive Democrats have complained that her efforts did not go far enough.
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Pingree condemns Trump’s appointment of former Breitbart executive
The Maine Democrat joins widespread criticism of Stephen Bannon’s appointment as chief strategist, saying he promotes white nationalism.
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Trump starting to sound like Obama on immigration
The president-elect says he’ll focus on deporting criminal immigrants, which since 2010 have comprised more than half of those deported.