White House officials insist it was just another press conference and that politics was not a consideration.
March 2012
GOP primaries: Romney takes Ohio and four more
He also pads his delegate lead, but Rick Santorum hangs tough with wins in three states on Super Tuesday.
Got $29 million? Jordan’s Chicago estate could be yours
The suburban Chicago property on eight acres has a full-size indoor basketball court, and gates emblazoned with his number, 23.
A farewell to the Hemingway home
After plans fall through to turn it into a cultural center, Ernest Hemingway’s boyhood home is on the market.
Man gets 7 years in jail for bank robbery, bomb threat
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man will spend seven years in prison for robbing a bank and making a bomb threat that forced an evacuation of a swath of the city’s downtown.
State police investigate Island Falls bank robbery
Troopers are looking for a man who robbed the Katahdin Trust Company today.
Bard throws 2 scoreless innings, Red Sox beat O’s
Daniel Bard, who’s in the process of converting from a reliever to starter, opened with two hitless innings today and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4.
Tea party had mixed feelings about Snowe
Tea party activists were fractured over whether to work with the senator, or to work for her ouster. Some were hoping for a more conservative candidate, though Snowe seemed a shoo-in for re-election.
Northbound I-295 project starting early this year
Due to mild weather and lack of heavy snowpack, preliminary work on bridges and overpasses on a section of northbound I-295 can start this month.
Democratic poll has King leading three-way race
The poll released today by Public Policy Polling, a national Democratic firm, was conducted March 2-4.