At the close of the Oval Office sit-down, Obama said to Trump, “We now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed because if you succeed the country succeeds.” The two men, who have been harshly critical of each other for years, were meeting for the first time, Trump said. […]
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Sen. Susan Collins lays out ‘new agenda for America’
LEWISTON — After a campaign that’s left the country bitter and divided, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins offered four “achievable goals” Thursday to help heal the wounds and get the country moving in the right direction. Calling it “a new agenda for America,” the four-term Republican said her proposal would draw support from Democrats as well […]
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Hillary Clinton’s support in Maine found mostly along coast
Election 2016 results: U.S. President | 2nd District U.S. House of Representatives results | Maine legislative races | Maine Referendum Questions | Statewide results by town PORTLAND — Republican President-elect Donald Trump claimed much of Maine Tuesday, with Democrat Hillary Clinton counting on urban and coastal wins that delivered her most of the state’s electoral […]
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Sen. Susan Collins: ‘I learned so much from defeat’
LEWISTON — Four-term U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who declared in August that she couldn’t vote for Donald Trump, opted on Election Day to write in House Speaker Paul Ryan for president. The Maine Republican said she doesn’t always agree with Ryan, but he is “a person of great character” who’s not afraid to take […]
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Election results greeted with hope and doubts
LEWISTON — The election of celebrity businessman Donald Trump as president left some residents shocked and others giddy Wednesday. “I love the fact that Trump got elected,” Clinton Spence of Lewiston said. “We really need change.” Over lunch at Simones’ Hot Dog Stand, Jeff Simonton said people favored “the lesser of two evils” in tapping […]
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Sen. Susan Collins pledges to work with Donald Trump
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who did not support Donald Trump for president, has congratulated him on his victory and says it’s her hope that he will focus on issues that unite people. Collins said in a statement Wednesday that she pledges to work with Trump in that effort. “Donald Trump is the President-elect […]
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Voters happy that it’s all finally over
After a seemingly endless slog of insults and advertisements, voters on both sides of the political divide could agree on one thing Tuesday: They’re relieved that it’s finally over. “I’m just so tired of the whole thing,” Deborah Powell of Lewiston said. She called the election “the worst ever.” The results main event on Election […]
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Maine voters face hot races today
#ELECTION2016: All day coverage from across Maine and the nation at SunJournal.com All SunJournal.com election stories will be free to read Live local, statewide and national results and video on SunJournal.com, Facebook and Twitter throughout the night Complete roundup in Wednesday’s print edition LEWISTON — At least two key races are very tight as voters head to the polls […]
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The speech I wish Trump would make
If Donald Trump wants to win this election and thwart the attempt by the corrupt Clintons to acquire the White House again, he must close the deal with persuadable voters in a nationally televised address. Here is how it might go. My fellow Americans, running for president of this country I love and that has […]
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Trump’s views clearly show he is a danger to democracy
NEW YORK — Over the course of this campaign, I have heard from many people who have cheered my opposition to Donald Trump. But there are others who have objected, arguing that I was being biased, that Hillary Clinton had many flaws as well. So let me try to explain, one last time, why Donald […]