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    August 28, 2010

    Center ring in the tourist circus

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    August 28, 2010

    Nation Dispatches

    MINNEAPOLIS Justice Department signs offon United-Continental deal The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world’s largest airline. To win that approval, the airlines had to open the door to Southwest Airlines at Continental’s hub in Newark, N.J., where it […]

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    August 28, 2010

    Mall stores report a strong summer

    Tourism is up, a strong Canadian dollar has helped, and back-to-school shopping is in full swing.

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    August 28, 2010

    It’s happy mews for shelter: Huge gift of cat food

    When a supporter drops off a dozen cans of cat food at the Animal Rescue League in Westbrook, it’s a good day for the organization, which has been struggling to feed the animals in its shelter. So how might they feel if an 18-wheeler rumbled up and dropped off 1,044 cans of cat food? “Goosebumps,” […]

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    August 28, 2010

    ‘Our hearts are broken forever’

    A drunk driver who killed his friend heads to prison for four years.

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    August 28, 2010

    Scontras hits the road in literal run for office

    Dean Scontras runs six miles to draw attention to his bid for Maine's First Congressional District.

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    August 28, 2010

    Saved by the shell – calico lobster gets new lease on life

    A rare calico lobster is on display at the Portland Lobster Co. on Commercial Street. The creature is sporting a mottled orange and black shell rather than the usual deep green and red. The lobster was caught by Larry and Crystal Dunne, who fish for lobster out of Portland. The Saco couple pulled it up […]

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    August 28, 2010

    Maine Dispatches

    PORTLAND State confirms report of maggots on patient The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has released a report saying maggots were found on the body of a patient at a Portland nursing home. WMTW-TV reported that staff at St. Joseph’s Manor made the discovery. The state said the staff waited four days to […]

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    August 28, 2010

    Soldier who found Nuremberg Laws dies at 94

    Martin Dannenberg, who was Jewish, discovered a copy of the anti-Semitic document in 1945.

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    August 28, 2010

    Another economic toll: birth rate

    It tends to happen in such downturns, and for the second year, U.S. births saw a 'good-sized decline.'