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Local Elections, News, Politics

Recount requested in Sanford City Council race

by Gillian Graham November 6, 2014November 6, 2014

Candidate Dianne Connolly lost the race by one vote.

Elections, Maine, News

Anti-Obama tide, economic issues carried LePage and party to convincing victory

by Steve Mistler November 6, 2014November 6, 2014

Democrats may reassess after the Republican governor defies the pundits predicting his demise and takes a conservative mandate into his second term.

Elections, Nation & World

Missouri’s gay-marriage ban repealed

by ALAN SCHER ZAGIER The Associated Press November 6, 2014November 5, 2014

Coming on the heels of a similar ruling in Kansas, it’s the second recent victory for marriage equality.

Elections, Local Elections, Maine, Schools and Education

Regional School Unit 5 refocuses on superintendent search

by Leslie Bridgers November 6, 2014November 5, 2014

Board members say they won’t obsess over Freeport’s nearly leaving the three-town school district.

Elections, News, Politics

Cruz urges aggressive strategies, some Republicans fear a backlash

November 6, 2014November 5, 2014

As Republican leaders move to consolidate power and press ahead with their agenda, their hardest task may be fostering solidarity between a Tea Party contingent focused on drawing contrasts with President Obama and an establishment wing anxious to demonstrate that Republicans can be trusted with power. Senator Ted Cruz, a tea party-backed Texas Republican, said […]