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Nov 9, 2012 5:06 AM CST

Washington State Backs Gay Marriage

Joins four-state Election Day sweep

(Newser) - Voters have approved same-sex marriage in Washington state after a tight vote, meaning marriage-equality advocates won all four of their Election Day battles: Maine and Maryland backed gay marriage, while Minnesota nixed a constitutional ban on such unions. Opponents conceded yesterday in Washington: "With additional results showing that we...

Maine, Maryland Approve Gay Marriage

BALLOT MEASURES

Nov 7, 2012 3:03 AM CST

Maine, Maryland Approve Gay Marriage

Minnesota rejects ban; Washington state too close to call

(Newser) - Maine and Maryland have made history by becoming the first states to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, the AP reports. Minnesota voters turned down a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, although state law still forbids gays and lesbians from marrying, the New York Times reports. Washington state is also...

Clutch Senate Races
to Watch Tomorrow

Nov 5, 2012 2:13 PM CST

Clutch Senate Races to Watch Tomorrow

From Maine to Montana, here are the ones that could come down to the wire

(Newser) - The presidential race isn't the only one that will be decided tomorrow. Nearly as important is the fierce battle for control of the Senate. When the campaign season began, a GOP takeover there seemed assured, but now Democrats appear favored to remain in control, Real Clear Politics reports. Here...

Obama Endorses
State Measures
for Gay Marriage

Oct 26, 2012 5:35 AM CDT

Obama Endorses State Measures for Gay Marriage

Backs ballot efforts in Maine, Maryland, Washington

(Newser) - After announcing his support for gay marriage in May, President Obama is putting his weight behind ballot measures to make those unions a reality. Obama is supporting measures in Maine, Maryland, and Washington state to legalize same-sex marriage, the AP reports. "Washington's same-sex marriage law would treat all...

'Chewing Gum Survey' Snares Man for 1976 Murder

Oct 17, 2012 1:53 AM CDT

'Chewing Gum Survey' Snares Man for 1976 Murder

DNA match made 36 years after Maine slaying

(Newser) - A Seattle man accused of a horrific murder in Maine 36 years ago was busted after an undercover cop got his DNA by persuading him to take part in a "chewing gum survey," the Daily Mail reports. The DNA obtained from 63-year-old transient Gary Raub matched that of...

Maine Candidate
Attacked for ...
Playing World
of Warcraft

Oct 4, 2012 2:47 PM CDT

Maine Candidate Attacked for ... Playing World of Warcraft

State GOP sets up a page devoted to bashing her virtual life

(Newser) - Would you want a state senator who enjoyed stabbing and poisoning people? The Maine GOP is betting you wouldn't, so they've launched what may be the most surreal campaign against Democrat Colleen Lachowicz, attacking her because (gasp!) she plays World of Warcraft. "In our world Colleen...

Supreme Court
Refuses Body
Scanner Case

NEW SESSION's HIGHLIGHTS

Oct 1, 2012 12:17 PM CDT

Supreme Court Refuses Body Scanner Case

A rundown of cases the court refused to hear as new session open

(Newser) - The new Supreme Court term, which begins today, won't include a review of TSA body scanners: Justices have refused to take on a man's appeal in a case against the machines, which was also dismissed by federal courts in Florida and Washington, the AP reports. Nor will justices...

Girl, 10, Charged
With Killing Baby

Aug 31, 2012 10:02 AM CDT

Girl, 10, Charged With Killing Baby

She's the youngest in Maine charged with manslaughter for 25 years

(Newser) - A 10-year-old girl has been charged with manslaughter after the July death of a three-month-old girl her mother was babysitting, reports NBC News . The girl is in the custody of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services; authorities say she is the youngest person in Maine to be charged...

Maine Woman Gives Birth
to Own Grandson

Aug 26, 2012 8:27 AM CDT

Maine Woman Gives Birth to Own Grandson

Served as surrogate for daughter, who has heart condition

(Newser) - Madden Hebert came into the world quite normally a couple of weeks ago—if you skip over the fact that it was his grandmother who gave birth to him. No, it's not a supermarket tabloid special, it's from the more mundane Maine Sunday Telegram , which reports that Madden'...

Whale Poop Does
Oceans of Good

Aug 11, 2012 7:58 AM CDT

Whale Poop Does Oceans of Good

Whale feces replenish carbon and nitrogen in world's oceans

(Newser) - Hope floats, and so, too, does whale poop. In fact, we should be thankful for whale poop's buoyant nature, marine scientists say, as the “flocculent fecal plumes" of the world's largest animals are one of the more important sources of nutrients for the oceans, reports Wired . While...

Heavily Armed
Man Busted After
Packing Gun to
Dark Knight

UPDATED

Jul 24, 2012 4:03 AM CDT

Heavily Armed Man Busted After Packing Gun to Dark Knight

Tim Courtois told cops he was on his way to shoot his ex-boss

(Newser) - A heavily armed man loaded with newspaper clippings about Colorado's Dark Knight massacre has been busted while speeding down a Maine highway. He boasted to cops he had just attended a showing of the Batman film packing a loaded gun—and was on his way to New Hampshire to...

Maine Woman
Finds 12-Year-Old
Message in Bottle

Jul 3, 2012 3:15 PM CDT

Maine Woman Finds 12-Year-Old Message in Bottle

It had floated down from Canada

(Newser) - Volunteers picking up trash in a coastal Maine community found a message in a bottle that apparently floated down the coast from Canada. Becky Lee of Downeast Coastal Conservancy says she discovered the note as she and others cleaned up Tibbett Island off of South Addison. The plastic soda bottle...

Maine Churches Passing Plate for Gay-Marriage Fight

May 25, 2012 5:05 AM CDT

Maine Churches Passing Plate for Gay-Marriage Fight

Groups plan to start fundraising campaign on Father's Day

(Newser) - Up to 200 churches in Maine plan to pass a collection plate on Father's Day to raise funds to fight gay marriage. The state is holding a referendum on legalizing same-sex marriage in November, and the Protect Marriage Maine political action committee is stepping up efforts to raise funds...

Woman's Claim of Implanted Device Diverts Plane

May 22, 2012 4:31 PM CDT

Woman's Claim of Implanted Device Diverts Plane

Authorities say there was never a threat to safety

(Newser) - A US Airways flight from Paris to North Carolina was diverted to Maine after a woman claimed to have a device implanted in her body. Authorities have since determined that she posed "basically no threat," but the flight was halted "out of an abundance of caution,"...

Most Peaceful State: Maine

THEN THERE'S THE SOUTH

Apr 24, 2012 6:57 AM CDT

Most Peaceful State: Maine

Louisiana, Deep South bring up the rear in new survey

(Newser) - Apparently the moose-on-moose violence is next to nil, because Maine has scored the title of most peaceful state in the union, according to a new survey by the Institute for Economics & Peace. It finds the nation as a whole at its most peaceful point in two decades. Louisiana, meanwhile,...

America's Weirdest State Taxes

Maine blueberries, New York bagels make ABC's odd-tax list

(Newser) - Federal taxes may provoke the loudest partisan bickering, but some states impose taxes that could leave you at a loss for words. Fur? Nudity? Bagels? You bet—not to mention blueberries and playing cards. ABC News rounds up a few of the weirdest:

Blueberries: Maine, which produces 99% of all

...

Maine Batman
Arrested After
Facebook
'Threats'

Apr 3, 2012 5:28 PM CDT

Maine Batman Arrested After Facebook 'Threats'

Christopher Schwartz: It was all an April Fools' joke

(Newser) - Maryland's Batman is a superhero—but Maine's caped crusader is a little different. A Bar Harbor man who has created a Batman alter-ego was arrested for threats he made on Facebook Sunday (that's April 1) that he says were satirical jokes. "I demand payment of...

When It Comes to
Corruption, 8 States Get Fs

investigation

Mar 19, 2012 11:46 AM CDT

When It Comes to Corruption, 8 States Get Fs

How many get As? A big fat zero

(Newser) - After a thorough investigation of corruption in state politics, the Center for Public Integrity has made up report cards for each state—and the results are depressing. Not one state managed anything in the A-range, while eight—Michigan, the Dakotas, South Carolina, Maine, Virginia, Georgia, and Wyoming—scored Fs. Coming...

Maine's Angus King:
Next Senate
Power-Broker?

Mar 7, 2012 5:42 PM CST

Maine's Angus King: Next Senate Power-Broker?

Independent ex-governor hopes to replace Olympia Snowe

(Newser) - There's a decent chance his name won't ring a bell, but the Washington Post today declares Angus King to be the "most important Senate candidate in the country." As the Fix blog explains, King is running for Olympia Snowe's seat in Maine , and as a...

GOP Senator
Olympia Snowe
to Retire

Feb 28, 2012 4:52 PM CST

GOP Senator Olympia Snowe to Retire

Big setback for Republicans in Maine

(Newser) - Republican Olympia Snowe said today she will retire from the Senate rather than seek re-election, reports the Kennebec Journal . The Washington Post sees it as bad news for her party in the very blue state of Maine. Democrats will likely be favored to take the seat the moderate Snowe has...