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House passes short-term spending bill, punting shutdown fight to November

(c) 2019, The Washington Post. WASHINGTON – House Democrats released a short-term spending bill Wednesday that would keep the government open through late November, punting a potentially brutal fight over President Donald Trump’s border wall until later this year. The legislation unveiled by the House Appropriations Committee would extend existing agency funding through Nov. 21, […]

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Sen. Susan Collins faces fresh fire after emergence of new Kavanaugh allegation

(c) 2019, The Washington Post. WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is facing fresh attacks from Democrats after a newly surfaced allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh put his contentious confirmation back in the public spotlight. Maine state House Speaker Sara Gideon, her most prominent opponent for reelection next year, posted a […]

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‘It was beautiful’: Documentary about Auburn man premieres at film festival

CAMDEN — For a few minutes Saturday, the darkened Camden Opera House filled with the colorful light of hundreds of glow sticks held aloft by the audience. Each soft light was labeled with a single word: Hope. On the movie screen, the documentary “Scattering CJ” was ending, displaying image after image of people who had […]