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    May 1, 2012

    Dutch nationalists tap resistance to immigrants, integrated Europe

    European leaders face a backlash to a united Europe, and a hurdle to resolving the debt crisis.

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    May 1, 2012

    Tomaszewski has lofty goal

    Denzel Tomaszewski could look at the outdoor track season as a new beginning after a year of surgery and rehab. Instead, the Wells junior is treating spring track as a continuation of his record-setting indoor season. After tearing a knee tendon in football his sophomore year, Tomaszewski sat out both indoor and outdoor track. After […]

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    May 1, 2012

    Maine Milestones

    Four hockey players from Maine recently helped squads from the Assabet Valley Girls Program in Concord, Mass., win USA Hockey Tier I national championships at Marlborough, Mass. Molly Strabley, a Yarmouth resident who attends Loomis Chaffee in Winslow, Conn., played for the U-19 champions. Kat Pate, a resident of Saco who attends Westminster School in […]

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    May 1, 2012

    PUC to test power line alternatives

    A pilot program will try to meet peak electrical demand with efficiencies and additional generation.

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    May 1, 2012

    Moderate wins support of conservatives in Egypt

    CAIRO – A moderate Islamist campaigning to be Egypt’s next president has won the support of some unlikely allies — the country’s most conservative religious groups, including former militant jihadists. Their backing reflects the growing mistrust by many Islamists of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, the would-be flagbearer for the religious vote. And it has made […]

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    May 1, 2012
    Christian Louboutin

    People & EntertainmentDesigner defends suit over the color of his sole

    LONDON – Would a red-soled stiletto by any other name than Christian Louboutin look as sweet? Certainly not for the luxury shoe designer, who passionately defended his court battle to protect his famous glossy red-soled shoes Monday. Louboutin was in London to open a museum exhibition marking his brand’s 20th anniversary, talking to reporters about […]

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    May 1, 2012

    French Muslims get call to vote Sunday

    There is a special effort under way this year to get French Muslims to speak up in the presidential race.

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    May 1, 2012
    Amarillo Slim

    ‘Amarillo Slim’ Preston Jr., 83, poker-playing champion, dies

    At a time when many professional gamblers preferred to lie low, he sought out the spotlight.

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    May 1, 2012

    Briefcase

    Maine’s heating oil prices high despite mild weather Maine experienced a mild winter and an unseasonably warm early spring, but that hasn’t translated into a big drop in heating oil costs. The state said Monday that the current statewide average is $3.77 per gallon, a drop of only 8 cents since the last winter survey […]

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    May 1, 2012
    John Brennan

    White House defends drone strikes

    Such attacks are said to keep U.S. personnel out of harm's way and also help avoid civilian casualties.