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Maine Governor Declares War on Susan Collins

Matthew McDonald

Paul LePage, the Republican governor of Maine, said over the weekend he'd work to defeat Susan Collins, the Republican U.S. senator from Maine, if she runs for governor in 2018 to succeed him. LePage, a conservative, and Collins, a liberal-leaning Republican, have had their differences in the past, but Collins's vote against repealing Obamacare on Friday, July 28 appears to have widened the breach.

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Dandelions Seen As Threat on Mount Washington

Matthew McDonald

The yellow-headed weed is an invasive species on Mount Washington in northern New Hampshire and could crowd out plants that are supposed to live there, environmentalists say. Volunteers are rooting them out by the bagful.

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