AIG’s former CEO says the government rescue was illegal and is demanding $40 billion in damages.
October 2014
Posted inNation & World
Gaza Strip copes with wreckage of war
Those involved in the rebuilding say the postwar paralysis finally will come to an end next week.
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Despite a stint in prison, former mayor runs again
Guilty of two felonies, Buddy Cianci mounts his second comeback attempt in Providence.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
One of Portland’s historic cemeteries brought back from ruin
The East Deering/Grand Trunk Cemetery has been reclaimed after years of neglect.
Posted inNation & World
Palestinians from Gaza allowed to pray at Jerusalem mosque
The event marks the first time Israel has allowed such visits from the coastal enclave since the Hamas militant group overran the area in 2007.
Posted inNation & World
Justices will ease into ideological fights
The high court will start its new term with cases that will require clarifying the law where it is murky.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Gov. LePage has accomplished much for Maine
Maine folks, I hope you realize how fortunate we are in these hard times to have a governor who cares for our state and its people. That man is Paul LePage. He has: • Lowered our income taxes. • Uncovered fraud in state government and is working hard to eliminate it. • “Declared war” on domestic violence. • Paid […]
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Letter to the editor: Cutler will restore sanity to Maine government
As a registered Republican and an Eliot Cutler supporter, I am delighted by the recent improvement in the polls and the emergence of prominent Republican businessmen as supporters. Perhaps the two are related. After all, Eliot is essentially a fiscal conservative. Unlike our current governor, however, Eliot would never refuse to submit a supplemental budget […]
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Letter to the editor: To oust LePage, vote for Michaud
Gov. LePage is an embarrassment to this state. He hasn’t accomplished very much (other than great tax breaks for those who needed it the least) because, as he’s shown over and over again, he is not a team player. We need a governor who knows how to work with those who may not agree with […]
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Letter to the editor: Had enough of LePage’s bad decisions? Vote Michaud
We are a beneficiary state, which means Maine gets more federal money back than we pay in. Yet by refusing to expand MaineCare, Gov. Paul LePage allows Maine to lose a million dollars a day that would be paid to us under the Affordable Care Act and would provide health care to 70,000 Mainers (including […]