Maine CD-2 Will Be Called Today

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Thursday November 15, 2018 · 7:40 AM PST

2018/11/15 · 07:40

The Maine Secretary of State tweeted this morning that the winner of the CD-2 race will be determined at noon today. The SoS office completed scanning all of the ballots for the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) instant runoff this morning and will be running the tabulation of all of the 2nd- and 3rd-choice votes at noon. Exit polls predict a win for the challenger, Jared Golden (D).

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Bruce Poliquin, the Republican incumbent, has filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the vote counting and invalidate RCV. After a hearing yesterday, the judge indicated he may rule today on Poliquin’s request for an immediate Temporary Restraining Order. Should that ruling be issued in Poliquin’s favor before noon, the election results won’t be tabulated.

The two candidates were locked in at about 46% of the vote each — 2,000 vote margin in Poliquin’s favor — with 2 left-leaning independents taking 8% of the total. Since neither major party candidate got a 50% majority, the 2nd place votes of the two independents are being reallocated for a final total.

Update: The request for a Temporary Restraining Order was denied so the tabulation will go forward. Results should be out this afternoon.

ME Senate: Former Gov. Baldacci (D) Drops Out of Race

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Wednesday March 14, 2012 · 9:56 AM PDT

2012/03/14 · 09:56

John Baldacci, the former Governor of Maine, just announced that he will not run for the open US Senate seat being vacated by Olympia Snowe. Baldacci was the last remaining Democrat with any chance of capturing this seat.

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Tuesday November 10, 2009 · 7:37 PM PST

2009/11/10 · 19:37

Bangor International Airport is an ambitious name for a small rural airport created out of a former Air Force base. But the reason the Air Force put a base there in northern Maine is due to its unique location: it's the last U.S. airport before heading over the Atlantic to Europe and beyond.

That strategic location makes Bangor a refueling stop for military aircraft heading to or coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan, and it's the first or last piece of American soil touched by the troops in transit. Close to a million troops have now touched down there.

For the past six years, a small group of mostly elderly volunteers has made it their mission to meet and greet every military plane stopping in Bangor, no matter what time of day or night. A documentary film airing tomorrow night on PBS, The Way We Get By, tells the story of three of those troop greeters.

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Tuesday March 17, 2009 · 9:17 PM PDT

2009/03/17 · 21:17

Here's one bright spot in a sea of depressing economic news: companies that produce garden seeds are experiencing a spike in business and are actually hiring more employees. More Americans will be planting vegetable gardens this summer, trying to cut their grocery bills while gaining more control over the quality of their food.

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Are you planting a vegetable garden this year?

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Are you planting a vegetable garden this year?

Yes, same as I do every year

9 votes

Yes, and it's going to be bigger this year

11 votes

Yes, for the first time (or first time in many years)

14 votes

No, but I participate in a Community Supported Agriculture farm

0 votes

No, I prefer my vegetables shrink-wrapped

1 vote

Fruit Pie

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Other

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ALCS Game 7 Red Sox vs Rays Liveblog II

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Sunday October 19, 2008 · 6:39 PM PDT

2008/10/19 · 18:39

This is the second game thread for the ALCS final game. The original diary posted by dmsilev is here

What the heck, it's Sunday night, and the American League pennant is on the line. Will the Rays' storybook season continue, or will the Red Sox continue their recent habit of pulling off improbable post-season comebacks?

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Sunday October 21, 2007 · 8:07 PM PDT

2007/10/21 · 20:07

This is a continuation of the diary posted earlier by dmsilev

If you're watching the game, please post here.

We're mostly Red Sox fans, so Cleveland supporters are welcome but forewarned.

8th inning, 7th game, 1 run lead by the BoSox.

Have at it.

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Wednesday September 12, 2007 · 8:49 PM PDT

2007/09/12 · 20:49

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins tonight around the world. During this period of religious observance, people fast from food or water until the sun goes down and religious services are held every night.

But in Iraq, this month has another, more ominous connotation. In each of the past four years, violence has increased and deaths of U.S. military have spiked upward during Ramadan.

The next month may produce another reality check about the results of the Bush escalation of military troop levels in Baghdad. Gen. Petraeus reported this week that the number of "non-hostile" U.S. fatalities has declined over the past two months. Will that continue during Ramadan?

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Friday May 18, 2007 · 9:32 PM PDT

2007/05/18 · 21:32

The number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq passed the 3,400 mark this week. It's common knowledge that the escalation of troops on the ground has increased the fatality rate over the past few months.

The New York Times reports today that there's also been a big increase in the number of attacks and fatalities involving contractors employed by the U.S. military.

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Wednesday January 10, 2007 · 7:52 PM PST

2007/01/10 · 19:52

A coalition of progressive groups has been organizing a quick response to Bush's plans for escalation. It's nationwide, it's tomorrow, and it depends on ordinary people like us to get out there and do it.

lawyerDan provided the details in a diary late last night that drew limited notice, so I'll repeat it here.

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Surge in U.S. Contractor Deaths in Iraq

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