WASHINGTON — I’d been wondering how long it would take Republicans to realize that Paul Ryan is their guy. He’s the cutest package that cruelty ever came in. He has a winning air of sad cheerfulness. He’s affable, clean-cut and really cute, with the Irish altar-boy widow’s peak and droopy, winsome blue eyes and unashamed […]
2012
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Same-sex debate in Mississippi
They wouldn’t admit it, but some Republican state officials probably don’t mind having Jim Hood as attorney general. At least that seems to be the case in a current controversy over whether to allow a gay couple to hold what they call a commitment ceremony at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. Same-sex marriage is […]
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The dark side of war as entertainment
If you spent any time following NBC’s coverage of the 2012 Olympics in London, you probably saw a commercial promoting a new reality show for the fall season. “Stars Earn Stripes,” produced by Mark Burnett (of the “Survivor” reality program), premiered on Aug. 13. The new series follows a group of celebrities, including skier Picabo […]
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A calculated risk
To the editor: The selection of Paul Ryan as Romney’s running mate is a critical decision for the Romney campaign. A few weeks ago Romney was polling within a few percentage points of Obama. Since then he has fallen six or eight points behind. A major change was called for. The selection of a vice […]
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Chamber one-sided in candidate support
To the editor: As a small business owner in Brunswick and a member of the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber, I was angry to read in the Portland Press Herald that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has purchased ads to try to influence the Maine U.S. Senate race. Their target is the frontrunner Angus King, who […]
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Intense fighting rages in southern Syrian city
BEIRUT (AP) — Intense fighting today between rebels and Syrian regime forces killed six people, including two children and two women in the southern city of Daraa, two rights groups said. The fighting comes on the second day of Eid al-Fitr, a major Muslim holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, […]
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Endurance swimmer heading toward Fla.
HAVANA (AP) — Openwater swimmer Diana Nyad pushed through dark waters early today as she tried to complete a record 103-mile, unassisted swim without the aid of a shark cage. Her team had been trying to find a path through a storm that was nearly stationary over the 62-year-old Los Angeles woman. But they said […]
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Prince Philip, 91, leaves hospital
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has left hospital after successful treatment for a bladder infection. The 91-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized Wednesday after suffering a recurrence of an infection for which he was treated earlier this summer. The palace said Philip was discharged from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland […]
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Small plane crashes on Long Island
NEW YORK (AP) — A small plane carrying three people plummeted into a residential Long Island street with a fiery crash Sunday, killing two people aboard as neighbors tried to douse the flames with fire extinguishers and garden hoses, authorities and witnesses said. The single-engine, propeller plane went down around noon in Shirley, shortly after […]
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72 rescued from sightseeing vessel
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Coast Guard says responders have rescued 72 people on a sightseeing vessel that began taking on water in Alaska’s Glacier Bay after reportedly striking a rock. Coast Guard spokesman David Mosley says there were reports of minor injuries in the incident Sunday involving the 79-foot Baranof Wind. The Coast Guard […]