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Business PAC vouches for Cote

Adam Cote picked up the endorsements of the Business Industry Political Action Committee and the Maine Credit Union this week. (PolitickerME.com, Jessica Alaimo)

Link: http://www.politickerme.com/jessicaalaimo/1574/business-pac-vouches-cote

Justices weigh religious school tuition funding

PORTLAND - The question of public funding for students at religious schools was back before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday. (Bangor Daily News, Judy Harrison)

Link: http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=164432&zoneid=500

Selectmen mull special referendum

RUMFORD - Selectmen want to work out a deal with neighboring Mexico to share its town manager, so they are considering a special referendum to change the charter to make it happen. (Sun Journal, Eileen Adams)

Link: http://www.sunjournal.com/story/265867-3/RiverValley/Selectmen_mull_spec...

Pingree has D.C. experience, funding paradox Election 2008: She supports campaign-finance reform but also is an effective fundraiser. -->

Shortly after Chellie Pingree lost her 2002 bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, she got an unexpected phone call. (Portland Press Herald, Kevin Wack)

Link: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=188040&ac=PHnws

READFIELD Town budget passes Residents approve $2.3M, but school budget vote is late

READFIELD -- Residents approved a municipal budget of $2.3 million at Thursday's annual town meeting and agreed to allow the town to issue a $1.5 million bond for road improvements. (Kennebec Journal, Betty Adams)

Link: http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/5065733.html

Allen: Collins 'missing in action' contractor oversight

PORTLAND—Republican Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger Tom Allen are sparring over whether she should have called executives from Halliburton before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Boston Globe, AP)

Link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/05/15/allen_collins...