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  • THE GOOD DOCTOR? (DEAN-MAINE GOVERNOR(D)SNEAKS AWAY FROM FANCY DEMOCRATIC SHINDIG)

    08/10/2003 6:08:19 AM PDT · by fight_truth_decay · 17 replies · 1,078+ views
    Portland Phoenix ^ | August 10, 2003 | LANCE TAPLEY
    Dr. Howard Dean’s fans come out for the big Democratic summer shindig As Tom Andrews, the director of the leading national antiwar coalition, began his speech at the Maine Democrats’ big outdoor summer shindig in Falmouth, John Baldacci signaled his bodyguard/driver to move the large, dark SUV up the driveway. The vehicle soon hid in the trees, its engine quietly humming. At first, the governor seemed to be paying attention as Andrews, the former First District congressman, launched into rousing tales of how the country, under President George W. Bush, had gone "from peace and prosperity to war and recession."...
  • (Maine)Senate Dems Head Off Vote on Fetus Bill ("They're Cowards," Cries Aunt of Murdered Mom)

    06/10/2005 9:04:38 AM PDT · by fight_truth_decay · 9 replies · 767+ views
    Bangor Daily News ^ | Friday, June 10, 2005 | Judy Harrison
    GOP lawmaker denounces move as 'cowardly,' 'gutless'AUGUSTA - A procedural move Thursday by Senate Democrats could end chances of passing a fetal homicide bill this session. The bill would create a set of new crimes in Maine including "the murder of an unborn child, manslaughter of an unborn child and assault on an unborn child." The Senate late Thursday afternoon voted 21-14, along party lines, to send the bill back to the Judiciary Committee. A supporter of the bill called the Senate Democrats' maneuver "cowardly" and "gutless."The House of Representatives today is expected to consider whether it will concur with...