The movement led by William Hamilton reached its peak with a Time magazine cover story.
March 2012
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Under pressure, Michaud skips race for Senate
A national group fears Democrats could lose his 2nd District seat if he runs to replace Olympia Snowe, sources say, amid another busy day of political positioning.
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Two more U.S. troops gunned down by pair of Afghan soldiers
KABUL, Afghanistan – Two U.S. troops were gunned down by two Afghan soldiers and an accomplice Thursday, the latest of six American service members killed by their Afghan partners since the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. base last week sent anti-Americanism soaring in a nation that has long distrusted foreigners. The killings […]
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MLB to expand baseball playoffs
The Red Sox are remembered for one of baseball’s epic collapses. Too bad for Boston the playoffs weren’t expanded a year earlier.
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American teacher shot at Christian school in Iraq
Jeremiah Small, 33, was shot by one of his students who then killed himself, in a rare act of violence in Iraq’s most peaceful region.
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Feds arrest 45 illegal immigrants in Conn., Mass
Federal immigration officials say they have arrested 45 illegal immigrants in Connecticut and southwestern Massachusetts who have criminal histories.
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Maine Turnpike sells its former HQ building
The Maine Turnpike Authority has sold its former headquarters building in Portland for $575,000.
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Maine judge weighs arguments in controversial labor-mural case
Gov. LePage’s lawyers argues if the government paid for the art, it’s meant to convey the message of the government. But the plaintiffs say — regardless of who paid for it — public art is always meant to convey the artist’s message.
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Obama demands Congress end oil, gas subsidies
Obama has repeatedly called for an end to $4 billion in yearly tax breaks and subsidies for oil and gas companies with huge profits, but with a Republican Congress, his proposals stand little chance of passing.