U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are seeking explanations for the chaotic collapse of the Afghan government, while U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree defends the president’s actions.
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Court upholds national monument designation off New England coast
Fishing groups objected to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument because it restricts where they can fish.
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Column was fake news
As an example of how fake news sneaks up on the public — in his column (April 8) Marc Thiessen stated that President Barack Obama caused the problems in Syria by not leaving a larger force in Iraq before pulling out. I accepted that until I remembered that Obama was following an agreed-upon target date, […]
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Democratic Party imploding
Well, well, well … it seems Donald Trump was right. Susan Rice was involved in the unmasking of members of the Trump team when he was running for president. First she lied and said she didn’t, then she admitted it after it was revealed. She lied about Benghazi, too. Remember the video? That kind of […]
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Obama has no respect for laws
America is in a mess — morally, financially — and has become divided. Why? We have a Congress of followers, not leaders. They have allowed President Obama to weaken and tear this country apart. I question if his plan, all along, has been to destroy this country by working with the United Nations to create […]
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Obama has been successful in transforming U.S. policies
NEW YORK — In an interview during the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama explained that Ronald Reagan had changed the trajectory of America in a way that Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton did not. Clearly, Obama aspired to be a transformational president like Reagan. At this point, it’s fair to say that he has succeeded. Look […]
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Antiquities Act allows Obama to take land as monuments
Maine’s Mount Katahdin region is contemplating a new North Woods national park — and proponents are ratcheting up the pressure on social media. But the move would pry North Woods from state hands and usher in federal oversight. It is a debate over who is in a better position to control lands — the states […]
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U.S. foreign policy one of weakness
WASHINGTON — State of the world, Year Eight of Barack Obama: (1) In the South China Sea, on a speck of land of disputed sovereignty far from its borders, China has just installed anti-aircraft batteries and stationed fighter jets. This after China landed planes on an artificial island it created on another disputed island chain […]
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Come to your own conclusions
In his letter (Jan. 21), Andrew Hall wrote that it had recently occurred to him that President Obama was making a mockery of the Constitution. That claim has been made for more than a year on a multitude of conservative blogs and sites. That is nothing new. During the past 10 or 15 years, conservatives […]
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Bullying the Constitution
Last week, President Obama announced executive actions to restrict the sale and ownership of firearms for certain categories of Americans. The Sun Journal displayed the headline “Emotional Obama acts alone on firearms, announces measures to restrict gun sales” (Jan. 6). The American people have never elected a president to act alone and effectively write law […]