WASHINGTON – House Republicans put aside their usual antipathy toward President Obama on Wednesday to give the president, and his successors, the line-item veto, a constitutionally questionable power over the purse that long has been sought by presidents of both parties. A minority of Democrats joined in casting a 254-173 vote in favor of allowing […]
February 2012
Posted inNation & World
Romney express hits speed bump
The front-runner’s losses Tuesday indicate his shaky support within the GOP base is a ‘serious problem.’
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Posted inNation & World
Obituary: Robert Citron, 79, visionary aerospace engineer, businessman
LOS ANGELES – Robert A. Citron, an aerospace engineer and intrepid entrepreneur, whose boyhood fantasy of traveling beyond Earth inspired pioneering ventures to commercialize space, died Jan. 31 at his home in Bellevue, Wash. He was 79. The cause was complications of prostate cancer, said his son, Kirk. During an extraordinarily varied career, Citron founded […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Feb. 9, 2012Nation must separate money, politics
I was glad to read that Congress is attempting to improve its atrocious public approval ratings. Tightening up insider trading rules will help. The real source of the disapproval goes deeper than that, however. People recognize that members of Congress no longer reflect the views of their constituents. Instead, the votes they cast are based […]
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Out on a whim
This Valentine’s Day, get out of the house and celebrate at these local events.
Posted inBusiness
Pension-cut talks in Greece collapse
Leaders of the three parties behind the coalition government fail to agree to creditor demands.
Posted inSports
Hockey Notebook: Swedish native feels right at home with Falmouth
Playing hockey in front of a packed house at Family Ice Center in Falmouth is a new experience for Isac Nordstrom. It’s a different atmosphere than he was used to in his native Sweden. “In Sweden, it’s just your parents and your grandparents,” he said. “Here it’s much different. It’s much more fun.” Nordstrom is […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: State housing authority’s director must be accountable to board
The author has proposed a bill that would give the MSHA board oversight of the executive director.
Posted inOpinion
Another View: Obama has right strategy on home mortgage stabilization
So far, the problem has not been too much government meddling, but ineffective programs.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Don’t miss chance to participate in caucus
Maine will be the only state on the map to report results on Saturday, and Republicans and independents who want to register as Republicans have a rare opportunity to vote in a wide-open presidential race this year.