The congresswoman, who was shot in the head in January, still struggles to speak and walk.
2011
Posted inNation & World
Ex-porn star: Weiner ‘asked me to lie’
House Democratic leaders plan to meet today to consider how to handle the scandal, an aide says.
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Dispatches
WESTBROOK Alert employee detects fire, helps to minimize damage An employee’s quick response allowed Westbrook firefighters to make quick work of a fire in the basement of a downtown building that houses a dry cleaner, hair stylist and apartments. Firefighters were called to 947 Main St., home of Village Dry Cleaners, at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday […]
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State House Dispatches
AUGUSTA House passes amendment to earmark part of sales tax Lawmakers in the House approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday to direct a percentage of Maine’s sales tax to fund the state departments of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Marine Resources. The vote reversed two previous House votes that had fallen short of the two-thirds approval […]
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More flee Syria as army cracks down
In the past few days, tanks and government forces have moved to quell resistance against Assad.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Haitian children need to play to recover from childhood trauma
The problem is that their poverty requires help from outside to provide the facilities they need.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, June 16, 2011Rep. Weiner shouldn’t resign
The hypocrisy is truly breathtaking. After eight years of absolute cold-blooded lies that dragged us into a war that got 4,000 brave young Americans killed, these right-wingers are quite passionate in their outrage against U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner and his sad little perverse behavior — which hurt no one but his family. Weiner was an […]
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Hot Tickets and Cheap Thrills, June 16, 2011
HOT TICKETS • Music and Nightlife: Maine – the way music should be THE DECEMBERISTS are blowing up nationally, and we can’t help but think it’s in large part because their recent album was recorded in Maine. The title is “Live at Bull Moose,” and the cover art is a picture of the Bull Moose record store […]
Posted inLife & Culture
Ivories tower
The Portland Conservatory’s International Piano Festival is part intensive study, part showcase for young musicians.
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‘Snake house’ drives homeowners out
The five-bedroom house in Idaho seemed like a great buy, except for the major infestation of snakes.