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Op-Eds
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Remember the Clean Elections Act , Edward Erikson, The Huffington Post, 12/28/2013
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Must we have government of, by and for the wealthy?, Ann Luther, The Bangor Daily News, 12/22/2013
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Must we have government of, by and for the wealthy?, Ann Luther, The Bangor Daily News, 12/22/2013
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Another view: Candidates can tell outside groups to behave or get lost, Les Fossel, The Portland Press Herald, 12/15/2013
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FROM THE STATE HOUSE: Entire country should adopt Maine-style Clean Elections, Rep. Thomas R.W. Longstaff, The Kennebec Journal, 11/16/2013
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The Political-Monetary Complex, Thomas B. Edsall, The New York Times, 10/15/2013
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Maine Voices: High court may be poised to give rich even more sway over elections , Andrew Bossie and Nick Nyhart, The Portland Press Herald, 10/8/2013
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Flood of campaign money would drown voter voices , Nick Nyhart, &newsobserver.com, 10/3/2013
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‘More important than ever’ to preserve, strengthen Clean Elections, State Senator Ed Youngblood, The Bangor Daily News, 10/2/2013
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How poorer politicians can shatter the cash ceiling, Nicholas Carnes, The Bangor Daily News, 10/1/2013
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"Dark Money" , Jay Mandle, The Huffington Post, 8/22/2013
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Keep elections clean — fully fund public campaign financing program, Ann Luther, The Bangor Daily News, 6/24/2013
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Maine needs clean elections now more than ever, John Tuttle, The Journal Tribune, 6/17/2013
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As Maine Goes... a Bipartisan Call to Overturn Citizens United, John Nichols, The Nation, 5/1/2013
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Two Campaigns, One Goal, Robert Besaw, The Free Press, 4/18/2013
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We must fight big money in politics, Ann Luther, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 4/7/2013
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Another View: Mainers, legislators have chance to make Clean Elections work, Alison Smith, The Portland Press Herald, 3/30/2013
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Clean Election program popular because it works, Representative Ed Youngblood, The Bangor Daily News, 3/9/2013
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SCOTUS to hear landmark McCutcheon v. FEC case, Logan Nee, The Maine Campus, 2/25/2013
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Maine Voices: It's time for Americans to take back 'personhood' for the people, Malory Otteson Shaugnessy, The Portland Press Herald, 1/19/2013
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Taking back our democracy, Gary Friedmann, The Bangor Daily News, 1/19/2013
Press Clips
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Maine campaign finance watchdog ties political giving to tax break program , Steve Mistler, The Portland Press Herald, 12/19/2013
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Report: Dark money spending in Maine elections grows nearly six-fold since Citizens United, Mario Moretto, The Bangor Daily News, 12/9/2013
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Report: Dark money drowning out voices of Maine candidates, Steve Mistler, The Portland Press Herald, 12/9/2013
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Clean elections group releases report on contributors, AP, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 12/9/2013
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Report: Torrent of Third Party Money Flowing into Maine Politics, A.J. Higgins, Maine PBN, 12/9/2013
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Democracy Loses Out as Big Money Overwhelms Grassroots Campaigns, Jon Queally, Common Dreams, 11/6/2013
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Secret Persuasion: How Big Campaign Donors Stay Anonymous, Peter Overby, Viveca Novak and Robert Maguire, National Public Radio, 11/6/2013
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How money talks in state legislatures, Lynda Powell, The Washington Post, 11/5/2013
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From Social Welfare Groups, A River Of Political Influence, Peter Overby, Viveca Novak and Robert Maguire, National Public Radio, 11/5/2013
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Bangor Bake Sale Focuses on Campaign Contributions, Catherine Pegram, WABI-5, 10/8/2013
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Activists Protest Supreme Court Case with Bake Sale , Erin Thomas, WFVX-22, 10/8/2013
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Observers Predict Flood of Third Party Spending in Maine's Upcoming Legislative Races, Mal Leary, Maine PBN, 10/7/2013
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Report: Pace of fundraising for Maine governor's race unprecedented, Eric Russell, The Portland Press Herald, 9/24/2013
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Donor lists criticized in Maine gubernatorial race, Eric Russell, The Morning Sentinel, 9/24/2013
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The Democratic dark money empire, Matthew Gagnon, The Bangor Daily News, 8/29/2013
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Effort to Strengthen Maine's Clean Elections Act Under Way, The Free Press, 7/25/2013
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Clean Election Supporters Attempting Ballot Initiative, A.J. Higgins, Maine PBN, 7/19/2013
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Clean elections group starts new petition drive, WCSH-6, 7/19/2013
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Petition drive to strengthen clean election system to kick off Friday, Christopher Cousins, The Bangor Daily News, 7/18/2013
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Maine Citizens for Clean Elections calls for override of gubernatorial vetoes, Ramona Du Houx, Maine Insights, 6/25/2013
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Budget deal would eliminate clean elections funds in gubernatorial race, Matthew Stone, The Bangor Daily News, 6/10/2013
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Campaign finance group questions LePage campaign contributions, Steve Mistler, The Portland Press Herald, 6/7/2013
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Report cites tobacco spending in Maine politics, AP, WGME-13, 6/3/2013
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Fundraising tightens grip on Congress, Kevin Miller, The Portland Press Herald, 6/3/2013
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Maine same-sex marriage foes must ID donors, Scott Dolan, The Morning Sentinel, 5/31/2013
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Maine subpoenas upheld for anti-gay marriage group, AP, The Boston Globe, 5/30/2013
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Maine High Court Rejects Anti-Gay Marriage Group's Challenge, Keith Shortall, Maine PBN, 5/30/2013
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Maine high court rejects appeal to shield names of donors in 2009 campaign against gay marriage, Robert Long, The Bangor Daily News, 5/30/2013
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Eye on Augusta: Showdown Time in Augusta, Andy O'Brien, The Free Press, 5/30/2013
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Strengthening Maine's clean elections act, Boothbay Register, 5/28/2013
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Lawmakers advance bill to bolster Clean Election law, Steve Mistler, The Portland Press Herald, 5/17/2013
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Bill requiring food producers to label products containing genetically modified organisms passes state committee test, Scott Thistle, The Bangor Daily News, 5/15/2013
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Maine legislature votes to overturn Citizens United, Joan McCarter, Daily Kos, 5/6/2013
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REPEAL CITIZENS UNITED?, Steve Mistler, The Portland Press Herald, 5/6/2013
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No opposition to strengthening Clean Election Act surfaces at hearing , Michael Shepherd, The Portland Press Herald, 5/6/2013
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Maine Legislature Backs Resolution To Overturn Citizens United, Paige Lavender, The Huffington Post, 5/1/2013
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Maine Joins Growing Movement to Overturn Citizens United, Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams, 5/1/2013
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Maine Legislature Endorses Reversal of "Citizens United" Decision, Ed Morin, Maine PBN, 4/30/2013
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Maine May Join 12 Other States in Officially Supporting an End to Corporate Personhood, Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash.com, 4/30/2013
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Maine resolution asks controls on $ in elections, AP, WCSH-6, 4/30/2013
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Maine Legislature backs resolutions supporting campaign finance, immigration reforms, Matthew Stone, The Bangor Daily News, 4/30/2013
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Maine Asks Congress to Support Constitutional Amendment, AP, WABI-5, 4/30/2013
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Call for constitutional amendment to end ‘corporate personhood’ on way to Maine Senate, Robert Long, The Bangor Daily News, 4/29/2013
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Rally To Strengthen Maine Clean Elections Comes To State House, Rob Poindexter, WABI-5, 4/29/2013
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Report: Private Funding of Maine Elections Rises, Maine PBN, 4/23/2013
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Brooklin School tennis courts move ahead, voters decry “big money” in politics , Rich Hewitt, The Weekly Packet, 4/11/2013
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Bill to restore Maine Clean Election funding backed, Steve Mistler, The Morning Sentinel, 4/2/2013
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Republicans, Democrats submit bill to bolster clean election law, Steve Mistler, The Portland Press Herald, 4/2/2013
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Clean Election activists to LePage: Don't defund program, Steve Mistler, The Portland Press Herald, 3/21/2013
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Mainers Weigh in on Gov's Plan to Gut Clean Elections Program, A.J. Higgins, Maine PBN, 3/20/2013
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Maine Clean Elections Program Faces Possible Cuts, WABI-5, 3/20/2013
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Committee rejects measure limiting legislators’ ability to operate PACs, Matthew Stone, The Bangor Daily News, 3/16/2013
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Maine Bill Targets Clean Election Candidates' PACs, Jay Field, Maine PBN, 3/5/2013
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LePage budget would gut clean election fund for 2014 campaign, Christopher Cousins, The Bangor Daily News, 2/28/2013
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Big Money's Influence On Maine's Elections, WABI-5, 2/20/2013
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Justices Take Case on Overall Limit to Political Donations, Adam Liptak, The Washington Post, 2/19/2013
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U.S. Supreme Court to revisit campaign finance limits, Jonathan Stempel and Lawrence Hurley, The Bangor Daily News, 2/19/2013
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Area Residents Join Rally Against "Root of All Evil", Steve Fuller, The Ellsworth American, 1/24/2013
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Citizens United Rally, Mount Desert Islander, 1/24/2013
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'Clean elections' advocates, Pingree take on Citizens United, David Carkhuff, The Portland Daily Sun, 1/23/2013
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Lewiston lawmaker joins call for U.S. amendment banning anonymous campaign donors, Scott Thistle, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 1/22/2013
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Maine rally seeks campaign spending oversight, Danielle Waugh, WCSH-6, 1/22/2013
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Bangor Lawmaker Sponsors Resolution To Get Big Money Out Of Elections, Rob Poindexter, WABI-5, 1/22/2013
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Mainers Protest Proposed Clean Elections Cuts, A.J. Higgins, Maine PBN, 1/22/2013
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Maine rally seeks campaign contribution oversight for states, WMTW-8, 1/22/2013
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Maine activists call for campaign cash controls, Glenn Adams, The Associated Press, 1/22/2013
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Money in politics: locals rally against "root of all evil", Steve Fuller, fenceviewer, 1/22/2013
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Pingree seeks federal 'clean election' law, Kevin Miller, The Kennebec Journal, 1/20/2013
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Governor's Proposed Budget Hits Towns and Cities, Andy O'Brien, The Free Press, 1/17/2013
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LePage budget bill worries Maine Clean Election advocates, Associated Press, The Portland Press Herald, 1/16/2013
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Orono Peace Group seeks action on Campaign Spending, Chris Faccini, WCSH-6, 1/9/2013
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Federal campaign finance issue deserves local debate, councilors say, Scott Taylor, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 1/8/2013
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Friendship petition seeks to repeal Citizens United, Juliette Laaka , Village Soup, 1/8/2013
Editorials
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Our View: Time to shed light on ‘dark money’ , The Portland Press Herald, 12/10/2013
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Our View: PACs should disclose spending on races , The Portland Press Herald, 11/19/2013
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Our View: Campaign finance reform's future will be up to voters, The Portland Press Herald, 7/20/2013
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Campaign disclosure bill vetoes show GOP disdain for voters, The Bangor Daily News, 7/1/2013
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Campaign disclosure bill vetoes show GOP disdain for voters, The Bangor Daily News, 7/1/2013
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Voting rights, fundraising regs under attack, The Journal Tribune, 6/29/2013
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Congress should listen, overturn Citizens United, The Journal Tribune, 5/4/2013
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Political leadership means more than fundraising, The Bangor Daily News, 3/19/2013
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Our View: Maine Clean Elections should be preserved, The Maine Sunday Telegram, 3/17/2013
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Budget is no place to make election policy, The Bangor Daily News, 3/7/2013
Letters to the Editor
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Supreme Vote, LTE, Steve Colhoun, The Bangor Daily News, 10/17/2013
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Kiss democracy goodbye, LTE, Kimberly Hammill, The Bangor Daily News, 10/17/2013
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Time for citizens to revive Clean Election system, LTE, Royce Sposato, The Morning Sentinel, 10/2/2013
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Public funding key to well-run elections, LTE, Adam Law, The Portland Press Herald, 10/2/2013
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Clean distortions, LTE, Sam Jenkins, The Bangor Daily News, 8/9/2013
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Follow the money, LTE, Carmen Lavertu, The Bangor Daily News, 7/17/2013
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Defend clean elections, LTE, Trudy Ferland, The Bangor Daily News, 6/18/2013
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It's about good government, LTE, Bettyann Sheats, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 6/3/2013
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Reader urges Mainers to support Clean Elections, LTE, Lucas Desmond, The Portland Press Herald, 5/7/2013
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Clean Elections a valuable part of Maine democracy, LTE, Trudy Ferland, The Kennebec Journal, 4/12/2013
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Clean Elections is one state program that works, LTE, William Curran , The Portland Press Herald, 4/1/2013
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Money and elections, LTE, Bruce King, The Bangor Daily News, 3/15/2013
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Clean elections, LTE, Gary Friedmann, The Bangor Daily News, 3/15/2013
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Clean Elections in 2014, LTE, Kristine Kittridge, The Bangor Daily News, 3/10/2013
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When money talks, democracy walks, LTE, Bill Michaud, Village Soup, 3/7/2013
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Legislature drops the ball on special interests, LTE, Sara Randall , The Forecaster, 3/4/2013
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Disappointed in City Council, LTE, Renee Cote, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 2/19/2013
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Asserting common sense leadership, LTE, Sandy Doctoroff, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 2/14/2013
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Act on clean elections, LTE, Lucas Desmond, The Bangor Daily News, 2/12/2013
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Governor's arbitrary decisions, LTE, Louis Sigel, The Lewiston Sun Journal, 2/3/2013
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Mainers rally against Citizens United, LTE, Dick Seymour, The Times Record, 1/25/2013
