Wake-Up Call: Monday, June 16, 2008

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Washington Post dumps Maine off its targeted Senate list

In his ranking of U.S. Senate races most likely to change parties, the WashingtonPost.com political blogger/reporter Chris Cillizza moved Maine out the top 10 this week. (PolitickerME.com, James Pindell)

Link: http://www.politickerme.com/jamespindell/1828/washington-post-dumps-main...

Eliot town meeting adopts budget with few changes

ELIOT – On Saturday evening Eliot citizens adopted a $4.2 million town budget for fiscal year 2009 with only minor reductions at the annual town meeting at the Eliot Elementary School. (Seacoast Online, David Ramsay)

Link:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080615/NEWS/8...

Pingree wants to be Maine's first Dem woman in Congress

PORTLAND—Hillary Rodham Clinton put "18 million cracks" in the glass ceiling in her unsuccessful bid for president. Back in Maine, Chellie Pingree hopes to break through another glass ceiling with her congressional campaign. (Boston Globe, AP)

Link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/06/14/pingree_wants...

Indians nix participation in Maine conference

AUGUSTA—An association of American Indians is canceling a conference in Maine next week with the National Conference of State Legislatures, citing a lack of legislative gains this year. (Boston Globe, AP)

Link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/06/13/indians_nix_p...

Council to consider reducing polling places

The Portland City Council will consider an ordinance change on Monday that would reduce the number of polling places from 16 to six after July 1.

The ordinance change is necessary to reflect spending cuts the council recently approved in the 2008-09 municipal budget. (Maine Today, Staff)

Link: http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/028876.html

Collins questions screening of all cargo

WASHINGTON - A 2012 deadline to screen all U.S.-bound shipping cargo for radiological and nuclear materials is unrealistic, a Bush administration official told lawmakers Thursday. (Maine Today, Staff)

Link: http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/028862.html

Maine independent challenged in Senate race

AUGUSTA—A challenge has been filed in an attempt to keep independent U.S. Senate candidate Herbert Hoffman's name off the November ballot, Maine election officials said Friday. (Boston Globe, AP)

Link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/06/13/maine_indepen...

Baldacci to attend Obama session with other governors

AUGUSTA—Gov. John Baldacci plans to join other Democratic governors in Chicago next week for a session with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. (Boston Globe, AP)

Link: http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/06/13/baldacci_to_a...

Flood aid information

U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, has been working with federal agencies such as the Small Business Administration and FEMA to help businesses and homeowners affected by the flood disaster and offers the following information: (Bangor Daily News, Staff)

Link: http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=165774&zoneid=500

In race for president, Maine has some allure

Maine is looking more like a battleground state as John McCain and Barack Obama court independent voters and chase every last electoral vote in their respective quests for the White House. (Portland Press Herald, Jonathan Kaplan)

Link: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=194332&ac=PHnws

Run for office brings no regrets

AUGUSTA -- By the end of March, Stephen Meister had determined he was not on track to win the Democratic nomination for Maine's 1st Congressional District race.

An internal poll by the campaign found at the time the Winthrop pediatrician's message was popular, but not the candidate himself. (Morning Sentinel, Matthew Stone)

Link: http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5145435.html

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