The Republican governor set combating drug crimes as a high priority during his State of the State address in February. The plan is estimated to cost $3 million. “To me, this is not about money,” LePage said. “This is about our people.” Flanked by law enforcement officers from around the state, LePage again detailed the […]
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Scientist: U.S. has too many nuclear weapons
Note: Corrections have been made to the original story published on Jan. 30. LEWISTON — Talk about a timely message. As Laura Grego spoke to a group of Bates College students about the many dangers of nuclear arms, news was coming across the wires. “North Korea has followed through on its threat to advance its […]
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Syria conflict: Obama acknowledges challenges
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Beset by divisions at home and abroad, President Barack Obama candidly acknowledged deep challenges Friday in pursuing support for a military strike against Syria from international allies and the U.S. Congress. He refused to say whether he might act on his own, a step that could have major implications for […]
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Angus King, other Maine delegates, still weighing options on strike against Syria
PORTLAND — U.S. Sen. Angus King on Wednesday said he has not yet made a decision on whether to support military intervention in Syria. “I can tell you that in my years of public service, I think this is just about the most difficult decision I’ve ever had to deal with,” King said during a […]
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Revolutionary War re-enactors visit Ft McClary
KITTERY POINT (AP) — Revolutionary war re-enactors are on hand for an encampment at Fort McClary near Maine’s southernmost tip. Colonial crafting and other early American life skills are being showcased at the event, which includes a theatrical presentation of life in the later part of the 18th century. Re-enactors will bring with them period […]
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Over 2,200 World War II documents now online
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scholars, campaigners and lawyers can for the first time readily access more than 2,200 documents from a largely unknown archive housed at the United Nations that documents thousands of cases against accused World War II criminals in Europe and Asia. The unrestricted records of the United Nations War Crimes Commission were […]
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Obama: Korean War veterans ‘deserve better’
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama praised veterans of the Korean War at a ceremony Saturday marking the anniversary of the armistice, using their return to an apathetic America decades ago as a promise to better care for the generation returning from distant battlefields today. After three and an half years of fighting on the Korean […]