Candidates
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    November 7, 2012

    Romney concedes defeat

    The former Massachusetts governor said it was time to put aside partisan bickering and work together for the good of the country.

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    November 5, 2012

    Candidates make pitches as minutes tick down in NH

    CONCORD, N.H. — Sarah Ayres was feeling a bit nervous Monday morning as she drove down a deserted dirt road in Enfield, unsure if she would find the house she was supposed to visit. Canvassing for President Barack Obama on the campaign’s final day, she turned onto a long driveway, got out of her car, […]

  • Published
    November 5, 2012

    Analysis: Key swing state is really ‘5 Ohios’

    The state has chosen the winner in the last 12 presidential elections and it's pivotal to the strategies of both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

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    November 5, 2012

    Obama, Romney pursue last votes in close race

    Both men campaigned in states they need to win. Romney was in Florida, Virginia, and New Hampshire, while Obama was trying to protect Wisconsin from a late-breaking GOP challenge before heading to Iowa

  • Published
    November 1, 2012

    Summers on unpaid leave to finish campaign

    The Republican secretary of state has run out of vacation time, his office says.

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  • Published
    October 31, 2012

    Former Republican Sen. Simpson backs King

    The former Wyoming senator says Angus King could become an independent bridge between the deadlocked parties in the Senate.

  • Published
    October 26, 2012

    Presidential candidates, spouses tag-team NH

    Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, kicked things off Friday, stopping by campaign offices in Concord, Berlin, Conway and Laconia.

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    October 26, 2012

    2 Maine newspapers endorse Raye for House seat

    Bangor and Lewiston papers publish editorials endorsing Kevin Raye over Democratic incumbent Rep. Mike Michaud for the 2nd District.

  • Published
    October 25, 2012

    Maine gay-marriage initiative supported by Obama

    A spokesman for the anti-gay-marriage campaign says, "We believe both moms and dads matter and (the president) believes a mom or a dad can be replaced."

  • Published
    October 25, 2012

    Donations to Pingree near $1 million

    More than half of the $56,056 raised by the incumbent Democrat in October came from PACs.