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Angus King shows the way politicians should be

As I watched Jon Wertheim’s Jan. 10 interview of Maine’s junior Sen. Angus King on the iconic CBS television program “60 Minutes,” I felt my pulse and respiration rate slow and a sense of serenity come over me. That’s how you’re supposed to feel after a yoga session, not after listening to a politician speak. […]

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Presidential pardons and the case from Maine that once besmirched the process

President Donald Trump’s recent pardoning marathon has shed new light on an often overlooked sphere of presidential authority. As one of the few powers which the White House can exercise without either Congressional or — so far at least — judicial — oversight it’s worth taking a look at how some of our other presidents […]