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Today, Gov. John Baldacci signed into law L.D. 1020, An Act to End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious Freedom.
"I have followed closely the debate on this issue. I have listened to both sides, as they have presented their arguments
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Turn Maine Blue
http://www.turnmaineblue.com/diary/2781/gov-baldacci-signs-ld-1020-its-now-the-law
marriage. On Tuesday, the Maine House voted 89-to-57 to allow gay marriage in the state, following a similar vote by the state Senate last week. Both chambers will each hold one more vote on the bill before sending it to Democratic Governor John Baldacci. Baldacci has previously opposed gay marriage but isnt expected to issue a veto. Meanwhile, in Washington, DC, the city council has again voted to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, following a similar vote last month. DC ...
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AUGUSTA, Me. The Maine House of Representatives approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday, bringing the state one step closer toward legalizing the practice.
After an emotional three-hour debate, the Democratically-controlled House voted 89
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The New York Times
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A vote is expected today in the Maine
House that will likely seal the deal on gay marriage in the
Legislature. The bill would then need to be signed by Governor John
Baldacci, a gay marriage opponent, for it to become law.
Senator Dennis S. Damon's gay
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On Top Magazine
http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=3768&MediaType=1&Category=26
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Dealing with a budget gap of $569 million, Maine's Governor John Baldacci has proposed reducing the state's spending plans to match projected revenues instead of increasing revenues to match its spending plans. The Democratic Governor's proposal has
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The Exception
http://exceptionmag.com/features/maine-focus/000858/baldaccis-budget-winning-over-maine-conservatives
marriage. The bill now goes to the Maine House, where its expected to pass next week. Democratic Governor John Baldacci formerly opposed gay marriage but isnt expected to issue a veto. Meanwhile, New Hampshires state Senate has also voted to legalize gay marriage. The measure now returns to the House, which has already approved a slightly different bill. New Hampshire Governor John Lynch, a Democrat, has opposed same-sex marriage but hasnt indicated whether hell veto the measure. ... amy goodman ...
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...Maine — Gov. John Baldacci unveiled a plan to bring his current budget proposal back into balance on Friday, calling for government shutdown days, cuts in health care and education and stepped-up tax enforcement. "The plan I'm presenting includes many difficult...
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SeacoastOnline.com
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090502-NEWS-905020317
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AUGUSTA (AP) -- Gov. John Baldacci says he is counting on government shutdown days, cuts in health care and education and what's being called stepped-up tax enforcement coupled with a tax amnesty program to bring his current budget proposal back into
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WCSH6.com
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=104128
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Yesterday New Hampshire, today Maine. While the latter state's Senate is currently recessing, and still discussing a proposal to put the matter to voters, they have passed marriage equality on a first vote:
So where does this leave us in the pretty
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Good As You
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoodAsYou/~3/mOCGfaWKWDQ/the-maine-thing-is-having-a-supportive-legislature.html
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Dr. Dora Anne Mills of the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speaks at a news conference where she and Gov. John Baldacci, rear, confirmed Maines first three cases of the swine flu, Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the State House in Augusta,
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SeacoastOnline.com
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090429-NEWS-90429036
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First off - he called US.
Although Gov. John Baldacci has not taken a position on LD 1020, he suggests that some kind of statewide response from Maine voters seems appropriate.
Apparently you intend to neither sign nor veto LD 1020 when it reaches
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Pam's House Blend
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Latest roundup of News From Indian Country on the Native News Update program from the studios of IndianCountryTV.com on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Reservation at Reserve, Wisconsin with host Paul DeMain. ... "Sante Fe Natural Tobacco" "Tanka Dog" "Corrie Smith" "Gov. John BAldacci" "Charles Shay" "Indian Island" "John Beaucage" AFN
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ORONO, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci had an upbeat message for Maine's paper industry at a two-day conference.
Speaking on the opening day of Paper Days 2009 Wednesday in Orono, Baldacci said that while Maine's paper industry is not immune from the global
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/04/08/governor_upbeat_on_maine_paper_future?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci says he's not influenced by the Vermont Legislature's passage of a gay marriage bill as similar legislation works its way through the Maine Legislature.
The governor, who previously opposed gay marriage, says he's
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/04/08/vt_vote_no_influence_on_maine_governor?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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Beth Nagusky, Director of Innovation and Assistance at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and co-chair of Governor John Baldacci's Ocean Energy Task Force, was the stand-in for Gov. John Baldacci at the Department of Interior Regional
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Turn Maine Blue
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci has nominated Elizabeth Bordowitz of Portland as chief executive officer of the Finance Authority of Maine.
Bordowitz has served as the agency's acting CEO since October 2007, and Baldacci said her leadership and
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/04/02/baldacci_nominates_ceo_of_fame?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news
agencies. The policymakers at Maine Coast Heritage Trust, the easement holder, should hang their heads in shame. In pushing for establishment of a federal wetlands mitigation bank in Maine, a first for New England, Gov. Baldacci has been oblivious to how this industry-sponsored mechanism from the Reagan era has been a dismal failure in other states in meeting its announced goal of allowing no net loss of the nation's critical wetlands. What adoption of a federal mitigation bank in Maine would ...
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'The northeast energy corridor would be the backbone for a new commerce corridor of economic development and trade.'â John Baldacci, Maine governor
Business leaders and politicians in the Maritimes and northeast United States say a proposed
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CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2009/03/26/nb-energh-corridor.html?ref=rss
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci has signed into law a bill to make transportation arrangements easier for families hosting exchange students.
The law took effect when Baldacci signed it Monday. It allows newly licensed youths to give rides to
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/03/25/exchange_students_can_get_rides_from_new_drivers?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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...Maine—Gov. John Baldacci jokes that the source of his new haircut must remain "anonymous." With buzz-cut side borders highlighting his wispy-haired but mostly bald pate, the governor has moved from a standard male pattern balding look to someone who appears...
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/03/24/baldacci_links_buzz_look_to_training?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci says the season of snowstorms and record cold is over as he welcomes the first weekend of spring.
In his weekly radio address, the governor says spring represents renewed feelings of hope, optimism and the realization
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/03/21/maine_governor_welcomes_spring?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
Een ongelooflijk indrukwekkende, mooie, grappige, ontroerende familieroman. De stemmen van Salomon Meijer en de zijnen zullen nog lang nagonzen. ... "Charles Lewinsky" "familie Meijer" Jodendom Zwitserland roman boek Endingen Zurich
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A citizen-initiated bid to repeal Maine's school consolidation law is expected to get a fight, but the battle lines have yet to be fully drawn.
Gov. John Baldacci, after restating his case in his State of the State address, said
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Barre Montpelier Times-Argus
http://www.timesargus.com/article/20090317/NEWS02/903170371/1003/NEWS02
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AUGUSTA, Maine—A citizen-initiated bid to repeal Maine's school consolidation law is expected to get a fight, but the battle lines have yet to be fully drawn.
Gov. John Baldacci, after restating his case in his State of the State address, said he will
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/03/15/fight_seen_on_maine_school_law_repeal?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci has a little over a year and a half left in his tenure and insists he won't run for office again. Nevertheless, he appears to be in campaign mode -- and the issue driving him is energy.
With his legacy at stake, the
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/03/13/maine_governor_sees_energy_opportunity?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news
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AUGUSTA — Gov. John E. Baldacci has joined members of the Maine Adult Education Association to launch the Maine Adult Education Web portal, which offers a searchable, comprehensive list of courses and programs offered throughout the state. The site
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SeacoastOnline.com
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090312-NEWS-903120358
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Wells Board of Selectmen Chairman Joan Mooney listens to Gov. John Baldacci during a conference on how the town and state can assist the 374 employees of RR Donnelley after the company announced it will close its Wells business by mid-June.
WELLS —
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SeacoastOnline.com
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090312-NEWS-903120363
filmed by richard this clip delves into the mind of an old toll booth operator
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...Maine—Gov. John Baldacci said Tuesday night he has no answer to questions about how long the recession will last and how deep it will go, but he expressed confidence that Maine would weather it successfully. "But the sun will rise on Maine, and Maine will...
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/10/baldacci_hits_optimistic_tone_in_speech_to_state?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Local+news
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AUGUSTA (AP) -- Gov. John Baldacci says the headlines are full of bad news about the economy and people are asking how long it'll last.
In his State of the State speech Tuesday night, Baldacci says he doesn't know the answer. But he says Maine's
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WLBZ2.com
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=101744
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March 6, 2009 -- WELLS – Maine Governor John E. Baldacci today met with officials in the Town of Wells to discuss the impact of the planned closure of RR Donnelley. The printing plant announced on Wednesday that it plans to close its Wells facility in
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All American Patriots
http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/maine/48750437-maine-governor-meets-officials-wells-discuss-impact-closure-rr-donnelley
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Maine Gov. John Baldacci, left, pledged to provide support for the 374 employees of RR Donnelley losing their jobs, saying health care coverage and income will be two areas of focus for the state.Don Clark/dclark@seacoastonline.
WELLS, Maine — State
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SeacoastOnline.com
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090307-NEWS-903070324
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AUGUSTA Governor John E. Baldacci today assigned top-level officials from his administration to work on plant closures in Baileyville and Wells.
Maine will not sit idly by while a national recession steals jobs from communities around our State,
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SeacoastOnline.com
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Billing it as an investment strategy to complement the federal economic stimulus package, Gov. John Baldacci proposed a $306 million state borrowing package Wednesday that would be submitted to voters in two elections and spent over
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/03/04/maine_governor_seeks_306m_in_borrowing?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci says the federal economic stimulus package that will funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into Maine won't erase the state's obligation to maintain fiscal discipline.
In his weekly radio address Saturday, Baldacci
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/02/21/baldacci_says_stimulus_is_helpful_but_temporary?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci proclaimed Tuesday as Bob Crowley Day in recognition of the bow-tied physics teacher who emerged as the $1 million winner of CBS' reality TV show "Survivor."
In a ceremony at his State House office, Baldacci told
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/02/17/maine_governor_honors_survivor_winner?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Legislative budget-writers launched a monthlong series of public hearings Monday on Gov. John Baldacci's $6.1 billion two-year General Fund spending plan that would eliminate 219 state positions, trim some state tax rebate programs,
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/02/09/maine_lawmakers_open_budget_hearings?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Maine+news
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci says that despite the bad economy, Maine has a lot going for it and he's confident looking into the future.
In his weekly radio address, Baldacci said the top priority is to get the economy back on track as people get
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2009/02/07/maine_governor_im_confident?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) - Governor Baldacci stopped by our studios before speaking at the monthly Eggs and Issues Breakfast Forum sponsored by the Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce.
He spoke to us about the $6.1 billion dollar budget proposal for the
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WCSH6.com
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=100068
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BOSTON, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Governors of the six New England states came together today under the auspices of the New England Governors' Conference, Inc. (NEGC) to outline a unified vision for a partnership with the federal government
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PR Newswire
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/02-02-2009/0004964644&EDATE=
Maine Governor Baldacci discusses his plans for the Inaugural festivities, his conversation with President-elect Obama about energy policy, and his thoughts on the nomination of Karen Mills of Brunswick as Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
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AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- Governor John Baldacci will deliver a long list of budget cuts to the legislature next week. He says the cuts and other changes will be difficult, but Maine will end up stronger in the future. NEWS CENTER's Don Carrigan talked
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WCSH6.com
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=98246
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AUGUSTA, Maine -- With the deaths of two young snowmobilers already this season in Maine, Gov. John Baldacci joined the state Warden Service in urging power sledders to be careful, sober and use common sense when they take to Maine's trails this winter.
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WMTW Portland
http://www.wmtw.com/news/18382998/detail.html?rss=port&psp=news
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Gov. John Baldacci discusses the state's plan to assist businesses finanacially hurt by the recent ice storm. At left is York County Community College President Charles Lyons.
WELLS — Gov. John Baldacci visited Wells on Dec. 19 to announce a program of
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SeacoastOnline.com
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20081225-NEWS-812250351
Part III of the press conference on the creation of the New England Secondary School Consortium, December 15, 2008 Speakers: Mark Kostin, senior associate at the Great Schools Partnership at the Mitchell Institute and Commissioner Gendron ... "high school" education "susan gendron" "governor john baldacci" maine
Partnership at the Mitchell Institute, the New England Secondary School Consortium will redefine the traditional concept of the American High School to ensure that every student in the four states is competitive with his or her peers worldwide when it comes to academic performance and educational attainment. Speakers: Governor John E. Baldacci; Education Commissioner Susan A. Gendron; and Dylan Sirois, a senior at Hall-Dale High School. ... "high school" education "susan gendron" "governor ...
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci said he doesn't want to sound like a grinch, but he's warning Mainers not to count on lower fuel prices lasting very long.
In his weekly radio message Saturday, Baldacci said it's easy to fall into a false sense of
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/12/13/maine_governor_dont_count_on_low_fuel_prices?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Top+arts+and+entertainment+news
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The number of homicides related to domestic violence in Maine more than doubled over the past year, prompting Gov. John Baldacci on Tuesday to urge health care professionals to look even more carefully for signs of violence and sexual assault.
Domestic
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CrimProf Blog
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2008/12/domestic-violen.html
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AUGUSTA, Maine The number of homicides related to domestic violence in Maine has more than doubled in the past year, prompting Gov. John Baldacci on Tuesday to urge health care professionals to look even more carefully for signs of violence and sexual
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SeacoastOnline.com
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20081209-NEWS-81209028
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AUGUSTA, Maine—Gov. John Baldacci says the nation's governors left their meeting with President-elect Barack Obama with a sense of optimism that transcended party lines.
In his weekly radio address, Baldacci says there's a time for campaigning and a
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Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/12/06/baldacci_optimistic_after_meeting_with_obama?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news
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