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George Mitchell Enters War Between Maine Governor Paul LePage and Maine Senators on Health Care

John Cronin

George Mitchell, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Maine and former majority leader of the U.S. Senate, criticized Maine Governor Paul LePage, a Republican, for his recent attacks on U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King for voting against repealing Obamacare. Collins, a left-of-center Republican, and King, a liberal independent who leans toward the Democrats, are standing by their opposition to attempts to repeal Obamacare, saying poor people would get hurt.

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Court Upholds Australian Town’s Rejection of Synagogue on Fear-of-Terrorism Grounds

John Cronin

A local council rejected a proposal to build a Jewish synagogue in Bondi, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, saying that the house of worship would be too much of a target for terrorists and would therefore endanger people near it. A court in Australia has upheld the ban.

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