The constitution’s passage will be a costly victory for Egypt’s Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi.
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Gardiner pair pulling plug on holiday display
Citing the work involved and their light bill, the couple, both 75, say this will be their last year.
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Russia won’t give Assad safe haven, foreign minister says
He also says Syria has consolidated its chemical weapons at one or two sites to keep them safe.
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Half of patients fail to get recommended testing for hepatitis C
CONCORD, N.H. – Hospitals across the country recommended hepatitis C testing for about 7,900 patients last summer after a traveling medical worker was accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with tainted syringes in New Hampshire. But five months later, nearly half of those who were possibly exposed to the liver-destroying disease in other states […]
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Dispatches
AUGUSTA King announces seven regional representatives Two former state senators and a former legislative aide are among those selected to serve on the state staff of U.S. Sen.-elect Angus King, it was announced Saturday. The Maine independent’s office said the regional representatives will be key to staying in touch with constituents of the newly elected […]
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Spencer Cox, 44, AIDS activist
Cox belonged to ACT UP, known for its aggressive tactics in seeking resources for AIDS treatment.
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Obamas arrive safely in Hawaii
KAILUA, Hawaii – President Obama and his family have arrived in Honolulu to spend Christmas in Hawaii, where the president was born and raised. Air Force One touched down in Honolulu minutes after midnight local time Saturday. The first family departed the plane and traveled quickly to their vacation house in Kailua, a scenic, sleepy […]
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Eastern Maine Notebook: Kingsbury can pass any test
EASTON – Let’s face it. Mondays are tough for most everyone. For Dillon Kingsbury, this past Monday was tough — times two. In the morning, Kingsbury had to take a final exam in his anatomy and physiology class at UMaine-Presque Isle. At 4 p.m., Coach Kingsbury boarded the school bus with his Easton Bears boys’ […]
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Bill Nemitz: Gun-check system seriously impaired
Here’s a timely question: Is Maine doing everything it can to make sure people deemed dangerous to themselves or others don’t get their hands on a firearm? And here’s the troubling answer: Not by a long shot. Last week, amid the nationwide chorus demanding tighter gun controls in the wake of the mass murder in […]
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Watts riding ‘Impossible’ wave
TORONTO – “Fear takes us to so many different places,” Naomi Watts said. “You can’t really judge. One person’s suffering is going to manifest itself differently than another’s.” The Australian actress is mulling how different people react in the face of catastrophe. Some summon up untapped courage, generosity, selflessness. And then there’s the guy in […]