SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidates are plunging into the final weekend of campaigning before the holidays, with Newt Gingrich looking to maintain his lead while Mitt Romney and other rivals work to tear him down. With the candidates’ last debate before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses behind them, the campaign will be […]
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Shutdown likely averted as tax talks go on
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress appears on track to avert a government shutdown this weekend, even as President Barack Obama’s push to extend a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for another year is encountering snags. Those hiccups in finding spending cutstopayforextendinga2percentage point cut in Social Security payroll taxes and jobless benefits for millions have prompted […]
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Court agrees to hear Assange’s appeal LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition. Assange is wanted in Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual assault and molestation. He denies wrongdoing. The British government has approved his extradition, but the Supreme Court said today that it […]
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World’s shortest woman wants to be actor
NAGPUR, India (AP) — A high school student in central India was recognized as the world’s shortest woman by Guinness World Records today as she turned 18 and said she hopes to earn a degree and make it in Bollywood. Jyoti Amge stood just 24.7 inches tall — shorter than the average 2-year-old — when […]
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Poll: Majority says Obama should lose
WASHINGTON ( AP) — Entering 2012, President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects are essentially a 50- 50 proposition, with a majority saying the president deserves to be voted out of office despite concerns about the Republican alternatives, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Obama’s overall poll numbers suggest he’s in jeopardy of losing, even as […]
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O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
The first Christmas, as told through the eyes of a shepherd, by the Rev. Geoff Parker. C ity folk never understand the cold of the night. They sleep soundly, nestled all together in all their houses … they never know the way the water can freeze in the water skins while you keep watch in […]
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ADVENT CLERGY COLUMNS
¦ For the next five weeks, we’ll look at Christmas through the eyes of five individuals. Their stories can be found in the Bible, in Matthew chapters 1 and 2, and Luke chapters 1 and 2.
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Mid-coast churches planning special Christmastime events
A number of Mid-coast congregations are planning special services and observances during December. Among them: Dresden-Richmond United Methodist Church RICHMOND — On Thursday, Dec. 22, there will be a Blue Christmas service at 7 p.m. The service is designed for everyone for whom the Christmas season brings sadness. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, there will […]
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Captain America co-creator dies
Joe Simon, who along with Jack Kirby co-created Captain America and was one of the comic book industry’s most revered writers, artists and editors, has died at age 98. Simon’s family relayed word of his death Thursday, posting a short statement on Facebook and telling The Associated Press through a spokesman that Simon died Wednesday […]
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Prolific fantasy writer Russell Hoban dies
Russell Hoban, the prolific fantasy and children’s author perhaps best known for “Riddley Walker,” a post-apocalyptic novel that relied on a language he created, has died, his publisher said Thursday. He was 86. The former illustrator, painter and decorated World War II veteran passed away in London on Tuesday night, Bloomsbury Publishing said. The cause […]