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Vice President Kamala Harris says she would tighten the border further, adding 1,500 Border Patrol agents, 4,300 asylum officers and 100 immigration judges. A shortage of such authorities enabled much of the mess. And she vows as president to sign that serious immigration bill.
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Let’s coin a new acronym that perfectly describes the line that is supposed to separate the U.S. from Mexico. Call it a BINO – border in name only – for that is what it is.
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If this is what the Secret Service has become, it's a wonder that something worse than Butler, Pennsylvania, hasn't already happened.
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Data released to the Guardian under Freedom of Information laws shows that the European Union saw a record number of potential olive oil fraud cases at the start of the year as prices peaked.
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The assumption is that Israel's role is to duck and cover and take whatever punishment its remorseless enemies dole out, lest things "escalate."
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Liz Cheney is right. Conservatives must help flatten the insanity that MAGA has imposed on the nation. They can then start again with a new party. Maybe I'll join.
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The Grim Beeper attack was very discrete — the intimate targeting of terrorist commanders and tactical leaders. But it was also a near-simultaneous mass attack striking targets over a wide area in Lebanon and Syria.
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John Adams remarked that “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.” What happens when a majority appear no longer moral and religious? We get these two presidential candidates.
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The Biden administration has been overseeing massive investment in wind, solar, electrical vehicles and energy storage. These subsidies cost money, but so do most initial investments. As Europe has shown, these outlays can eventually produce handsome returns for the economy.
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Come on, Kamala, and hold a news conference. If you are incapable of doing them, the public has a right and a need to know now.
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My fellow former Middletonian Sen. JD Vance urged Democrats to tone down their rhetoric. He should do something similar with his own. So should the former president.
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Companies, from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to Nike Inc., are thinning the ranks of middle managers and tightening the screws on remote work to strengthen the beloved trifecta of efficiency, productivity and collaboration after the pandemic.
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Let this month be one we all celebrate. Raise awareness that we are here, our lives hold value, and we deserve to be respected.
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For the sake of our families and our future, it’s time to take meaningful steps toward supporting the workers who keep our community strong.
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Did charges by Democrats and some Republicans that they consider Trump a “threat to democracy” partially motivate accused sniper Ryan Wesley Routh? Someone will have to ask him, but the loose talk by Trump, his running mate J.D. Vance, as well as those on the left and right have contributed to the poisoning of our political atmosphere.
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Don Mayberry: Beal offers dedication, hard work to House District 81
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Robert Reed: Lewiston needs Clement in Augusta
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Joe Mailey: U.S. Rep. Golden backs Maine workers
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Scott Currie: Keep elections local, support Damien and Question 1
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Cecile Eisenhart: Lajoie ‘best man for the job’ for House District 96
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Harold Herschlag: Nutt offers ‘a fresh perspective’ to House District 79
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Julia Harper: Rep. Cloutier creates results for Lewiston, all of Maine
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Joe Voisine: ‘Both parties have failed us’
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Hilary Ware: Joan Beal is ‘a true public servant’
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Renee Cote: House District 90 could use better representation
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Patrick Eisenhart: Clean Election candidate is best for House District 90
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Roxy Kai: Nutt brings fresh perspective to local government
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Susan Weiss: Campbell seeks ‘solutions for the greater good’
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Mary Smith: Bryant would ‘fight for all Mainers’ in state Senate
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Candy Gleason: Sheats would ‘represent all of us fairly’ as senator
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Virginia Starbird: The right to peaceful assembly without harassment
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Maura Murphy: ‘A vote for Clement is a vote to restore Lewiston’
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Sarah Gillespie: Lewiston needs McCabe, ‘a relationship builder’
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Leslie Hill: Maine’s future needs Rep. Cloutier
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Joel Olstein: Granlund’s Israel/Hamas cartoon was offensive
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Rebecca Chagrasulis: Golden represents all, not just his supporters
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Lucinda Brakey: Bickford ‘an ideal candidate’ for Senate District 20
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Lianna Holden: U.S. Sen. King works to enact gun safety changes
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Anne Gass: Elect Harris/Walz to protect women’s rights
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Chris Beam: Lajoie offers experience, dedication to House District 96
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Brian Grondin: Damien aims to bring people together
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