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PublishedOctober 5, 2011
D.C. event intensifies pro-potato pressure
Sen. Susan Collins threatens legislative action if the USDA doesn’t revise proposed guidelines that limit white potato servings in school lunches.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2011
U.S. Senate vote for Maine judge planned next week
Nancy Torresen is likely to be confirmed, replacing Judge D. Brock Hornby on the U.S. District Court.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2011
Senate nears vote on U.S. District Court nominee
Nancy Torresen is expected to be confirmed as the new U.S. District Court judge for Maine in a floor vote scheduled for Monday.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2011
BIW wins contract, in line for second ship
The combined bid by Bath Iron Works for two Burke destroyers wins out over a rival Mississippi shipyard.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2011
Navy awards destroyer contract to BIW
WASHINGTON — Bath Iron Works has won a $680 million contract to build a new Arleigh Burke Navy destroyer and triumphed in a competition with a Mississippi shipyard for the right to build another one, according to Maine lawmakers. The two new DDG-51 destroyers are separate from an up to $2 billion contract finalized […]
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2011
An eye to diversify: Shipyard open to possibilities
Bath Iron Works pursues other viable markets – wind energy, foreign contracts – to lessen its reliance on the U.S. Navy’s needs.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2011
Collins calls for ‘timeout’ on regulations
Such a move will help create jobs, she says in the weekly national Republican address.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2011
Assessing the future for Bath Iron Works
The shipyard has long navigated Pentagon spending tempests, but the current budget-cutting fervor heightens uncertainty about how much work the Navy can provide.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2011
Collins: ‘Timeout’ on federal regulations would help economy
The Maine senator says a one-year moratorium would halt the imposition of “crushing new regulations” that are hurting the economy.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2011
Maine could get waiver for No Child guidelines
President Obama will give states flexibility to devise their own ways to measure student progress.
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