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June 13, 2008
Tim Russert dies

Washington came to a screeching halt this afternoon upon learning that Tim Russert, 58, died of a heart attack. As everyone knows by now, Russert was the host of Meet the Press and NBC Washington Bureau Chief.

Posted by Jonathan E. Kaplan at 04:46 PM
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April 14, 2008
Miss Maine wins Cherry Blossom

Emily Little, 23, a junior at the University of Maine from Mount Desert Island was selected as the 2008 National Cherry Blossom Princess on Friday in Washington.

She is only the fourth Maine princess to be selected as the queen in the festival's 61-year history.

The Associated Press has a short story .

Posted by Jonathan E. Kaplan at 10:22 AM
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March 03, 2008
Maine's AG in DC

Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe visited Washington, D.C., on Monday with his fellow attorneys general, to meet with President Bush and Attorney General Michael Mukasey at the White House.

Rowe said in a voicemail message that he asked Mukasey to pressure Congress to restore federal law enforcement grants that Congress reduced by 66 percent in the massive budget it passed late last year.

Rowe and his fellow AG's sent a letter to lawmakers on Monday urging them to restore the money.

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Posted by Jonathan E. Kaplan at 04:02 PM
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The Bloggers


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Tom Bell has covered numerous beats for the Portland Press Herald since 1999, including education, marine, business and the Maine Legislature. He worked nine years at the Anchorage Daily News, including a year as a correspondent in the Russian Far East following the break-up of the Soviet Union.


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Dieter Bradbury's is the Press Herald's political correnspondent. His career at the newspaper started in 1980, and includes 21 years as a reporter and seven as an editor. Bradbury is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine.

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Kelley Bouchard has been a staff writer at the Portland Press Herald since 1998, covering a variety of municipal beats and statewide issues. A Lewiston native and University of Maine graduate, she previously worked in Massachusetts.

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Justin Ellis has been a reporter with the Portland Press Herald since 2003. He has covered politics on every level and also writes a weekly column on culture and young people as well as the NXT blog. He is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism.

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Matt Wickenheiser has been at the Press Herald for six years. Wickenheiser is a native of Madawaska and a 1994 graduate of the University of Maine. He thinks his first politcal memory is of waving to First Lady Rosalyn Carter.


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