WASHINGTON — With “fiscal cliff” talks at a partisan standoff, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner swapped barbed political charges Wednesday, yet carefully left room for further negotiations on an elusive deal to head off year-end tax increases and spending cuts that threaten the national economy. Republicans should “peel off the war paint” and […]
2012
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2-way streets in downtown Portland? It could work, study says
Converting State Street and High Street to two-way streets could make it safer for pedestrians, some residents argue.
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Senators urge makers of bin Laden film to fix flaws
Intelligence Committee members say the role of torture in ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ is not based on fact.
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High School Roundup: Stags slip by Tigers in OT
PORTLAND — Jill Hannigan had a hat trick and Katie Randall scored the winner in overtime to give Cheverus a 6-5 girls’ hockey win over Biddeford Wednesday night at the Portland Ice Arena. Katie Roy added two goals for the Stags (3-4). Tiffany Gagne paced Biddeford (4-4) with a pair goals and an assist. GREELY […]
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Battle brews over disaster relief for Maine, New England fisheries
Senate Republicans seek to remove funds to assist fishermen from a Hurricane Sandy relief package.
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College Roundup: Bates wins in Florida, 66-61
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Mike Boornazian scored 20 points to lead Bates to a 66-61 win over Washington & Lee in a men’s basketball game at the Ocean Center. Boornazian, who had five 3-pointers, broke a 10-10 tie with a layup and a free throw 7:14 in the first half. The Bobcats never lost the […]
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HOCKEY Players’ union ready to resume talks; no commitment yet from league Donald Fehr and the players’ association are ready to get back to the bargaining table at any moment. They are now just waiting for the NHL to feel the same way. “(We aren’t talking) because the owners have not indicated a desire to […]
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Belichick says Jaguars (ahem) will be … tough?
Patriots Coach Bill Belichick rarely goes out on a limb, not even when the opponent is 2-12.
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People & Entertainment: Affleck seeks U.S. role in Congo
WASHINGTON — With an atypical audience – members of Congress – actor and director Ben Affleck read from a script with a pointed message: A desperate humanitarian situation in Congo requires a stronger display of U.S. leadership, and it will get worse without one. Glancing down at prepared testimony, Affleck told the House Armed Services […]
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‘The world will go on’
At least that’s the theory among Mainers in reaction to doomsday predictions that the world will end Friday.