LEWISTON — There may be no love lost between Maine Gov. Paul LePage and President Barack Obama. On many issues LePage and Obama would be viewed as political polar opposites. LePage once even famously said he would tell the president to “go to hell” regarding federal commercial fishing regulations and their impact on Maine. Perhaps […]
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Obama: Nation stronger, GOP should back his plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation’s middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit “even worse” than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach during his first […]
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Liberal in domestic issues, Obama a hawk on war
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of his liberal positions on the environment, taxes and health care, President Barack Obama has proved to be a hawk when it comes to fighting terrorism. From deadly drones and secret interrogations to withholding evidence in terrorism lawsuits, the Democrat has followed the path of his predecessor, Republican President George […]
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Defense nominee takes heat from GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators hammered former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing Thursday on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support for a group that advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons. But with most Democrats in his corner, an unflustered Hagel seems headed for approval as defense secretary. Hagel, a […]
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Obama hoping for close match on Super Bowl Sunday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is hoping for a close game in this year’s Super Bowl. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will watch Sunday’s game and expects it to be highly entertaining, even though his beloved Chicago Bears aren’t playing. Obama hasn’t said who he’s rooting for when the 49ers and […]
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Obama launches second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years ago, President Barack Obama and his staff spent the first day in the White House learning the basics. Not just the basics of governing, but also figuring out how to get cleared into their offices by the Secret Service, log on to their government computers and find keys to unlock […]
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Bethel, Maine, poet gives inaugural poem
WASHINGTON (AP) — Poet Richard Blanco of Bethel, Maine, delivered the inaugural poem paying homage to the American experience. Blanco, at age 44 the youngest ever inaugural poet, recited a poem that painted vivid scenes about America and included reflections on his experience growing up as Cuban exile in New York City and Miami. Blanco […]
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House to vote on debt limit
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders Friday offered President Barack Obama a three-month reprieve to a looming, market-rattling debt crisis, backing off demands that any immediate extension of the government’s borrowing authority be accompanied by stiff spending cuts. The retreat came with a caveat aimed at prodding Senate Democrats to pass a budget after almost four […]
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Obama to confront oil pipeline, climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s second-term energy agenda is taking shape and, despite the departure of key Cabinet officials, it looks a lot like the first: more reliance on renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, and expanded production of oil and natural gas. Obama also is promising to address climate change, an […]
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Poll: Rage over Newtown tragedy tops 9/11
WASHINGTON — Americans were angrier about last month’s horrific school shooting in Connecticut than they were about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. And more favor stricter gun laws now than did shortly after the shooting deaths of 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech in April 2007. […]