BANGOR — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday urged a crowd of more than 500 people at the Cross Insurance Center to vote for Hillary Clinton for president next month. Recent polls have shown Trump polling about 10 points ahead Clinton in the 2nd Congressional District that includes all of the state north of Augusta […]
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Emily Cain lashes back at ad on weighing kids
BANGOR — A campaign commercial focusing on an effort to weigh school children in Maine has sparked a row involving congressional opponents and state medical associations. The National Republican Congressional Committee released the ad last week. It criticizes Democrat Emily Cain, who is running against Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin. The ad depicts mothers chiding a […]
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Video: Eric Trump stumps for his father in Auburn and Turner
TURNER — With Maine increasingly seen as a battleground state in the U.S. presidential election, Eric Trump came to the state Thursday to tout his father, Donald Trump, the Republican Party candidate. After accusing the Democrats of “running the country into the ground,” Donald Trump’s second son said his father is “going to return prosperity […]
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Donald Trump to hold Bangor rally Oct. 15
AUGUSTA — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will touch down in Bangor next week with the national spotlight shining ever brighter on Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Trump’s fourth visit to Maine during his presidential run is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Cross Insurance Center on Main Street in Bangor. The visit will mark […]
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Pentagon report accuses aide to Secretary of Defense of bawdy behavior
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon investigation has concluded that Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s former senior military aide used his government credit card at strip clubs or gentlemen’s clubs in Rome and Seoul, drank in excess and had “improper interactions” with women, The Associated Press has learned. The aide, Maj. Gen. Ron Lewis, who was fired nearly […]
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Gov. Paul LePage welcomes Eric Trump at Ricker Hill in Turner
Eric Trump, son of Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, and his wife, Lara, is visiting the area Thursday afternoon. First, they appeared with Gov. Paul LePage at Ricker Hill Orchards in Turner. The couple are scheduled to reach the Republican headquarters in Auburn at 2:45 p.m. before heading on to an appearance in Bangor. [View […]
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Eric Trump coming to Auburn
AUBURN — Eric Trump, son of Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, will campaign in Auburn on Thursday. “It’s going to be a really great event,” said Jacob French, a GOP field organizer. French said the event will take place after 2 p.m. at Republican headquarters at 120 Center St. He said it will likely be […]
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Rep. Bruce Poliquin to give away Wells Fargo campaign donation
PORTLAND — Officials say U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin will give away a $2,000 campaign donation he received from Wells Fargo after he condemned the bank last week for allegedly scamming customers. Poliquin officials confirmed Tuesday that the 2nd District Republican plans to give away the money, but further details have yet to be decided. It’s […]
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Maine school boards push back against Gov. Paul LePage
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage believes Maine has a glut of school superintendents and he intends to pressure districts into consolidating administrations with the two-year budget he will propose in early 2017. LePage said in a recent interview that funding is being spent more on the administration of schools and not in the classroom. The […]
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FACT CHECK: Claims in the vice presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Not all the claims in the vice presidential debate stand up to scrutiny. A look at some of them and how they compare with the facts: REPUBLICAN MIKE PENCE: “The fact that under this past administration, we’ve almost doubled the national debt is atrocious…. Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine want more of […]