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PublishedMay 4, 2011
Panel grills nominee for Maine’s U.S. District Court
WASHINGTON — During a mostly trouble-free hearing Wednesday, Nancy Torresen told the Senate Judiciary Committee that, as a federal judge, she would be an even-handed jurist who focuses on facts and higher-court precedents. Torresen, President Obama’s nominee for the U.S. District Court for Maine, was lauded at the beginning of the hearing by both of […]
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PublishedMay 3, 2011
Delegation lauds U.S. mission but says terror threat remains
The raid that killed bin Laden shows how far U.S. security operations have come in 10 years, they say.
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PublishedMay 3, 2011
Snowe backs Obama’s pick for judgeship
She joins Sen. Susan Collins in supporting Nancy Torresen for Maine’s U.S. District Court.
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PublishedMay 2, 2011
Snowe to back Obama’s district court nominee
Sen. Olympia Snowe announces her support after meeting with Nancy Torresen, the nominee to fill the seat being vacated by Judge D. Brock Hornby.
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PublishedApril 30, 2011
Delegation sees higher debt ceiling as necessary
But Maine’s members of Congress differ over how to make changes to reduce the nation’s deficit.
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PublishedApril 30, 2011
Hearing set on Maine pick for U.S. court
The nomination of Nancy Torresen will go to the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.
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PublishedApril 29, 2011
Federal judge nominee to get hearing next week
Nancy Torresen would fill the U.S. District Court seat being vacated by Judge D. Brock Hornby.
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PublishedApril 14, 2011
Maine delegates prep for debt ceiling battles
Michaud still is reviewing the budget while Collins and Snowe lean toward approval. Pingree says no.
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PublishedApril 14, 2011
Snowe calls for new limits on protesters at funerals
WASHINGTON – Families of fallen soldiers “have earned the right to bury their loved ones in peace,” says U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. And in the wake of a Supreme Court decision earlier this year to permit the Westboro Baptist Church to carry on its disruptive protests at military funerals, lawmakers must step in with stronger […]
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PublishedApril 13, 2011
Snowe bill gives military funerals more protection
“Those who fight and die in the service of our country deserve our highest respect.”
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