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Maine Colleges: UNE pulls away for lacrosse win

PURCHASE, N.Y. – Tyler Thomas and Dylan Thomas each had three goals and combined for five assists Thursday for the University of New England, which outscored Manhattanville by six in the second half for an 11-6 win in men’s lacrosse. Dylan Thomas had two goals, and Tyler Thomas and Geoff Bruno scored in the third […]

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Nation/World Dispatches

MOSCOW In shift, Russia urges Assad to end conflict in Syria Syrian President Bashar Assad must take the first step toward settling his country’s yearlong conflict by pulling his forces out of cities and allowing humanitarian assistance, a senior Russian lawmaker said Thursday, in a statement that signaled a marked shift in Moscow’s stance. The […]

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People & EntertainmentRadio ads take Limbaugh to task

NEW YORK – Rush Limbaugh’s opponents are starting a radio campaign against him, seizing upon the radio star’s attack on a Georgetown law student as a “slut” to make a long-term effort aimed at weakening his business. The liberal Media Matters for America is using a past campaign against conservative commentator Glenn Beck as a […]

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M.D. Harmon: Columnist puts politics ahead of saving Medicare

The late economist Herbert Stein once said, “If something can’t go on, it won’t go on.” Which makes a recent comment from a Washington Post columnist the most meaningless thing I have read so far this year. Dana Milbank, who usually takes a liberal slant on things, wrote Monday about a Medicare reform plan sponsored […]