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Election 2008 News

  • Baldacci to ask Obama to help Dirigo HealthBangor Daily News, 11/8/08. Gov. John Baldacci says he will ask the new administration of President-elect Barack Obama in January to allow the state to expand the Dirigo Health insurance program using the federal Medicaid program.
  • Airing out their differencesPortland Press Herald, 10/29/08. Fixing the flailing economy was the hot topic in Tuesday's televised debate between the candidates in Maine's 1st Congressional District race.
  • HOUSE 130: Candidates in race differ on Dirigo health planPortland Press Herald, 10/23/08. The race to fill an open seat representing parts of Gorham and Buxton in the Maine House of Representatives pits a former town councilor against a long-time local physician.
  • HOUSE 130: Candidates in race differ on Dirigo health planPortland Press Herald, 10/23/08. The race to fill an open seat representing parts of Gorham and Buxton in the Maine House of Representatives pits a former town councilor against a long-time local physician.
  • House District 125: Candidates split on beverage tax, casinoPortland Press Herald, 10/23/08. The candidates in the House District 125 race agree that the state should provide help to Mainers with rising energy costs. But both Rep. Ann Peoples and Robert Morrill, say individual communities can do more to take care of their own during the cold winter months.
  • Pingree, Summers talk NAFTA, health careBangor Daily News, 10/14/08. Maine’s 1st Congressional District candidates differ on whether they could support a single-payer health care system and on the merits of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  • Both presidential candidates propose bold changePortland Press Herald, 10/5/08. When Jessica Moore owned a small business in Portland, the insurance she carried had such a high deductible she found it almost impossible to use. Now she is back in school, getting her master's degree and working part time, and has no insurance at all.
  • McCain loses debate on health careLisa M. Letourneau, Portland Press Herald, 10/5/08. Those watching the first presidential debate may have differing opinions about who "won" or "lost" this latest round between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain.
  • SENATE DISTRICT 18 RACE Candidates differ on health care, taxesMorning Sentinel, 10/4/08. The Senate 18 race pits a politically seasoned 74-year-old incumbent against a 46-year-old newcomer to elected office.
  • Allen talks broadband, energy, health careBangor Daily News, 8/18/08. Tom Allen, the 1st District representative hoping to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in her re-election bid this fall, made a case Friday afternoon at a local bookstore about how the federal government can help boost Maine’s economy.
  • Fear-based ads sneak into subconscious, researcher saysCNN, 6/9/08. Terrorism, a slow economy and rising gas prices are issues that can keep American voters awake at night.
  • Obama attacks McCain on health careYahoo! News, 6/5/08. Barack Obama enjoyed his first campaign swing as the likely Democratic presidential nominee on Thursday, visiting the election battleground of Virginia to mock Republican foe John McCain's health care proposals.
  • Allen offers health-care proposal that's a blend of private and publicPortland Press Herald, 5/29/08. WESTBROOK — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom Allen, who hopes to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins on Nov. 4, unveiled a health-care plan Wednesday that would combine private insurance with new and expanded government programs to provide coverage for all Americans, at an annual cost of $75 billion to $100 billion.
  • Allen proposes universal health planMaineToday.com, 5/28/08. WESTBROOK - Senate candidate Tom Allen is proposing a universal health care plan that he says would cost up to $100 billion a year and provide quality, affordable coverage to all Americans.
  • Meister gets doctors' endorsementMaineToday.com, 5/28/08. Democrat Steve Meister, a candidate for Congress, has gotten the endorsement of a political action committee that represents Maine doctors, according to his campaign.
  • Health care, economy, Iraq top concerns for First Congressional DemocratsVillage Soup, 5/25/08. Six people are vying for the Democratic nomination for the First Congressional District. Following are their takes on the issues:
  • My brother BobChellie Pingree, Bangor Daily News, 5/22/08. In the last 20 years, we’ve talked a lot about fixing our health care system and making health care affordable and available to everyone.  The trouble is, each year more — not fewer — people find themselves unable to obtain or afford insurance.
  • Candidates offer health-care ideasMorning Sentinel, 5/16/08. The Maine Medical Association this week challenged candidates running for the 1st Congressional District to get specific about how they would fix the nation's health care crisis.
  • Meister a newcomer to politics, partyPortland Press Herald, 5/15/08. The pediatrician from Winthrop wants to work to provide health insurance for all Americans.
  • Michael Brennan sets himself apart with a tone of collaborationPortland Press Herald, 5/12/08. On the campaign trail, Michael Brennan sometimes states that today's young adults will have an average of three to five different careers before their working lives end.
  • Universal health coverage? States will differ.Morning Sentinel, 3/11/08. As voters nationwide focus on the 2008 presidential campaign, a basic reality about the American constitutional system is worth keeping in mind: the division of power between Washington and the states means the next president and Congress will not be alone in deciding major domestic policies.
  • Economy dominates 1st District forumPortland Press Herald, 3/3/08. Five candidates for Tom Allen's congressional seat also touch on health care and global warming issues.
  • Collins, Allen fundraising nears recordBangor Daily News, 2/1/08. The general election is still more than nine months away, but the combined fundraising total for the candidates running for Susan Collins’ U.S. Senate seat already is closing in on the record set six years ago.

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