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    <title> Maine Hopes To Rebuild Shrinking Deer Herd</title>
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    <published>2012-05-23T17:32:33Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-23T15:00:33Z</updated>
    
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		        AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — With hopes of rebuilding a deer herd that has shrunk sharply in parts of Maine, Gov. Paul LePage has signed legislation to imp...
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    <title> Perry Applauds Maine Gov&#039;s Controversial Advice To Unemployed</title>
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    <published>2012-05-09T09:44:34Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-09T09:44:43Z</updated>
    
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		        Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said Tuesday that he agrees with Maine Gov. Paul LePage&#039;s (R) suggestion earlier this week that any unemployed welfare recip...
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    <title> Maine Governor Tells Unemployed To &#039;Get Off The Couch&#039; And Get A Job</title>
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    <published>2012-05-07T12:33:21Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-07T15:45:36Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- At the Maine GOP convention on Sunday, Gov. Paul LePage (R) received an enthusiastic standing ovation from his fellow Republicans for sa...
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    <title> GOP Governor: State Workers Are &#039;Corrupt&#039;</title>
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    <published>2012-04-27T20:31:33Z</published>
    <updated>2012-04-27T20:31:33Z</updated>
    
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		        PORTLAND, Maine -- Maine&#039;s blunt-speaking governor is again creating a ruckus with his offhanded remarks &amp;ndash; this time by calling state government...
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    <title> Maine Governor Vetoes Foreclosure Protection Bill</title>
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    <published>2012-03-30T14:50:39Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-30T14:50:11Z</updated>
    
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		        Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) vetoed a bill on Friday designed to increase regulation of foreclosure proceedings.&lt;br /&gt;
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The bill, which passed Maine&#039;s House...
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    <title> GOP Gov Wins On Mural Controversy</title>
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    <published>2012-03-23T15:01:04Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-23T15:02:25Z</updated>
    
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		        PORTLAND, Maine &amp;mdash; Maine Gov. Paul LePage was within his rights when he ordered the removal of a mural depicting the history of the labor movemen...
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    <title> Progressive Favorite Chellie Pingree Likely To Run For Senate In Maine</title>
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    <published>2012-02-29T18:55:27Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-29T18:55:37Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is all but certain to make a bid for the Senate in the wake of Sen. Olympia Snowe&#039;s (R) retirement announ...
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    <title>Pat LaMarche:  Maine&#039;s Gov. LePage: The Latest Example of GOP Self-Loathing</title>
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    <published>2012-01-08T16:13:26Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-08T16:14:57Z</updated>
    
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		        He&#039;s just one of many Republicans who has risen to power while kicking to the curb those who are just like him.
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    <title> GOP Governor Slams Effort By Dem Lawmaker As &#039;Bull****&#039;</title>
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    <published>2011-12-05T15:41:33Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-05T15:41:17Z</updated>
    
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		        Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) recently characterized efforts by a state Democratic legislator to coordinate a meeting with him as disingenuous &quot;bullshit....
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    <title>Karl Frisch:  Reality Check: Republican Losers Did Not Overreach</title>
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    <published>2011-11-09T12:00:52Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-09T12:00:33Z</updated>
    
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		        Conventional wisdom pushers and the Beltway chattering class have been scrambling to explain the crushing defeat Republicans suffered in last night&#039;s off-year election. To hear them spin it, Republicans lost because they &quot;overreached.&quot; Ridiculous.
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    <title>Wendell Potter:  Premiums Skyrocketing Where Health Insurers Have Their Way With State Legislators, As in Maine</title>
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    <published>2011-10-06T12:12:07Z</published>
    <updated>2011-10-06T12:12:07Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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		        It would be hard to find a state where the investment in campaign contributions by the insurance industry has paid better dividends than in Maine.
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    <title> Progressives Plot Ballot Initiative Strategy</title>
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    <published>2011-08-23T12:19:00Z</published>
    <updated>2011-08-23T12:19:37Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by grassroots energy from the protests in Wisconsin earlier this year, progressives are now planning an offensive strategy. Organ...
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    <title> Maine Moving Toward 5-Year High Schools </title>
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    <published>2011-07-27T12:39:18Z</published>
    <updated>2011-07-27T12:43:33Z</updated>
    
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		        AUGUSTA, Maine — Following up on a campaign promise, Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday issued an order that takes a first step toward giving more Maine st...
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    <title> Maine Governor Bombarded With Thousands Of Angry Emails Over Labor Mural Removal</title>
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    <published>2011-06-19T14:07:16Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-19T14:08:12Z</updated>
    
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		        AUGUSTA, Maine &amp;mdash; Gov. Paul LePage&#039;s decision to remove a mural depicting the history of the labor movement in Maine struck a raw nerve as critic...
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    <title> Maine Governor Never Saw Labor Mural He Ordered Removed</title>
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    <published>2011-06-16T18:47:26Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-16T18:44:32Z</updated>
    
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		        What did Paul LePage, Maine&#039;s Republican governor, see in a state agency&#039;s labor mural that he found so troubling that he ordered it removed and spark...
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    <title> Maine Teen Labor Law A Boon To Businesses</title>
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    <published>2011-06-01T15:31:01Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-01T15:29:35Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- Paul LePage, Maine&#039;s Republican governor, signed into law Tuesday a watered-down version of a controversial bill that would have rolled ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/paul-lepage&quot;&gt;Paul Lepage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/minimum-wage&quot;&gt;Minimum Wage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/education&quot;&gt;Education&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/labor&quot;&gt;Labor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/child-labor&quot;&gt;Child Labor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/high-school&quot;&gt;High School&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/unions&quot;&gt;Unions&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/maine&quot;&gt;Maine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/teenagers&quot;&gt;Teenagers&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Bad News For GOP Governors</title>
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    <published>2011-05-20T11:36:00Z</published>
    <updated>2011-05-20T11:36:00Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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		        Less than a year after a cadre of Republican firebrands swept into statehouses from Ohio to Florida to Wisconsin, voters are turning on them. ...
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    <title> Member Of Maine Gov&#039;s Cabinet Forced Out For Shocking Racial Remarks</title>
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    <published>2011-04-29T20:26:00Z</published>
    <updated>2011-04-29T20:26:00Z</updated>
    
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		        PORTLAND, Maine &amp;mdash; A Maine cabinet member who was forced out after offending rural residents, African-Americans and Native Americans all in one d...
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    <title> Minimum Wage, Labor Investigations Targets Of Missouri Republicans</title>
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    <published>2011-04-28T16:50:00Z</published>
    <updated>2011-04-28T16:50:18Z</updated>
    
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		        WASHINGTON -- Earlier this year, Missouri business leaders presented lawmakers with a six-point plan they said would bring jobs to the state during to...
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    <published>2011-04-26T15:06:21Z</published>
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		        34 years ago, Maine decided to take a road less traveled. It was a tough decision, but it has helped to cement Maine&#039;s identity as a place that takes environmental stewardship seriously.
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    <published>2011-04-25T16:47:01Z</published>
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		        WASHINGTON -- Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) is backing changes to the state&#039;s child labor laws, arguing that starting work young paid off for him.&lt;br /&gt;
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		        AUGUSTA - A federal judge ruled Friday that Gov. Paul LePage did not violate the free speech clause of the First Amendment when he ordered a mural rem...
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		        WASHINGTON -- A national advocacy group fighting for the rights of lower-wage workers has a new ad out criticizing Maine&#039;s governor for trying to loos...
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