ORONO, Maine — First lady Michelle Obama had a clear message for supporters of gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud attending a rally at the University of Maine on Friday: Get out to vote and bring like-minded people with you. “Barack won because of record numbers of women and minorities and young people who showed up to […]
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Obama taking less vacation, but too much for some
CHILMARK, Mass. — President Barack Obama has spent less time away from the White House than his predecessors. But his two-week break on the resort island of Martha’s Vineyard and hours on the golf course have his detractors teeing up as they highlight the slew of foreign policy crises currently facing the United States. The […]
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Lewiston-Auburn shoe man, Wellehan, featured on Obama’s Facebook page
LEWISTON — A well-known Lewiston-Auburn shoe store owner was featured in a video on President Obama’s Facebook page. Jim Wellehan, the owner of Lamey-Wellehan, a small Maine shoe store chain based in Auburn, was touted by Obama for paying his employees a “fair wage.” The video is a tie to Obama’s push to move the […]
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Correction: Average wage $15 per hour
LEWISTON — A story published on Page B1 on Saturday should have said Lamey-Wellehan owner Jim Wellehan pays his employees an average of $15 per hour. The information was incorrectly reported.
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Lewiston-Auburn shoe man, Wellehan, featured on Obama’s Facebook page
Post by Barack Obama. LEWISTON — A well-known Lewiston-Auburn shoe store owner is being featured in a video on President Obama’s Facebook page. Jim Wellehan, the owner of Lamey-Wellehan, a small Maine shoe store chain based in Auburn, is being touted by Obama for paying his employees a “fair wage.” The video is a tie […]
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Obama seeks $500M to train, equip Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON — With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming increasingly intertwined against the same Sunni extremist group, President Barack Obama moved on Thursday to ratchet up U.S. efforts to strengthen more moderate Syrian rebels. Obama’s request to Congress for $500 million in training and arms to the opposition in effect opens a second front […]
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B. Sullivan: A great threat to freedom
What a sad day for this great country. At the D-Day celebration in Europe, the best this country could do was trot out the poor excuse for a president to extol the virtues of “The Greatest Generation.” This is the same guy who, last summer, denied those heroes access to their own memorial in Washington, […]
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Feds give go-ahead for new health cost controls; will consumers face higher bills?
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has given the go-ahead for insurers and employers to use a new cost-control strategy that puts a hard dollar limit on what health plans pay for some expensive procedures, such as knee and hip replacements. Some experts worry that such a move would surprise patients who pick more expensive hospitals. […]
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Maine groups busy on last day for insurance sign-ups
LEWISTON — By midmorning Monday, the state’s only health insurance co-op was getting so many calls — How do I get insurance by the deadline? Did the federal marketplace send over my sign-up information yet? How do I make a payment? — that its CEO grabbed a free desk and started answering phones. So did […]
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Obama speech: Big new theme, some familiar content
His message to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday will identify measures where he and Congress can cooperate, and he will press issues that will distinguish him and Democrats from Republicans. He’ll also make a case for acting alone. Illustrating his willingness to act on his own, the White House says Obama will announce […]