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Maine Tea Party Group Denounces Racism

By Exception Staff | July 23, 2010

An active Maine Tea Party group is distancing itself from other Tea Party chapters that have been accused of racism.

Eliot Cutler Opens Bangor Office

By Exception Staff | July 23, 2010

Eliot Cutler, an Independent candidate for Governor of Maine, has officially opened a campaign office in Bangor.

Rep. Michaud Headed to Saddleback

By Exception Staff | July 23, 2010

Maine Congressman Mike Michaud will be making a few official stops in Maine this weekend. Here is his schedule:

Saturday, July 24, 2010

10:00 AM Mattawamkeag 150th Anniversary Parade

(Dr. Carl Troutt School on Graham Road off of Main Street, Route 2)

5:00 PM Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s 10th Anniversary Celebration

(Saddleback Base Lodge - Rangeley)

Sunday, July 25, 2010

12:00 PM Celebration at the Whip Willow Farm Overlook in Honor of Bob Summers

(Whip Willow Farm Overlook on Ro....

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Why We Need a Tea Party For Doctors

By Dr. George Watson | July 22, 2010

The Doctors’ Tea Party of August 7, 2010 is a response to an over-reaching, out-of-control government that's meddling with health care.

Marco Rubio Headed to Maine for Obama Critique

By Exception Staff | July 06, 2010

Tea Party supporters will have a chance to take their tea with a few of the movement's top leaders during a luncheon this Friday in South Portland, Maine. Marco Rubio, Republican candidate to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, will address the paying crowd with a critique of the Obama Administration.

An introduction will be given by Paul LePage, the 2010 GOP gubernatorial candidate for Maine.

According to the Maine Heritage Policy Center, a free-market think-tank, Rubio "will discuss the current administration's agenda of government control over our lives and our economy, and how you can help advance our free market vision thro....

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Maine Tea Party Speeches from Tax Day

By Exception Staff | April 17, 2010

Tea Parties were held across Maine on April 15 to protest government spending on the day federal income taxes were due.

Below are a few of the speeches (footage quality varies but the sound quality is manageable). Feel free to add to the discussion in the comments section below. As a nonpartisan news site, the Exception welcomes perspectives from across the political spectrum. We simply ask that you keep the conversation civil.

Paul LePage, a Republican candidate for Governor, speaks in Augusta's Capitol Park.

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Maine Brewers Sending Obama Samples of State's Microbrews

By Exception Staff | April 17, 2010
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When President Barack Obama visited Portland's Expo on April 1 to promote his new healthcare bill, he mentioned local small business owner Bill Milliken during his speech (the clip is featured here).

Obama suggested that Milliken, owner of Market House Coffee and the Maine Beer and Beverage Co., would now be able to give his part-time workers health insurance because of a tax credit that's included in the President's bill.

Obama also joked that "in exchange for this publicity, I hope I'm going to get some samples of the beer."

So this Monday afternoon, leaders of the Maine Democratic Party are convening at the Public Market Hous....

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Bangor Hosting Gubernatorial Primary Debates

By Exception Staff | April 16, 2010

In the coming weeks, the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce will be hosting gubernatorial primary debates for both the Democratic and Republican parties.

All seven Republican candidates and all five Democrats will be attending the debates.

Each candidate will be allowed opening remarks and the chance for rebuttals. Candidates will be asked questions from the moderator and members of the Bangor Region Chamber.

The Republican debate is on Wed., April 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Eastern Maine Community College's Rangeley Hall. Catherine Pegram, anchor and reporter at WABI-TV 5 in Bangor, will be the moderator for the GOP forum.

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Rare Footage from the Bachmann and Palin Rally

By Dan Feidt | April 12, 2010

Editor's Note: Exception developer Dan Feidt attended the recent Palin-Bachmann rally in Minnesota. This is his insider take on the event, opinions and all.

Scored tickets & blogger access to the Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann event, surely the best GOP show of the season...
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A mellow crowd greeted Minnesota's top Republicans, ready to slug out another election season. There isn't much new news to report, but Andrew French (PaymentPin.com

Tea Parties Planned for Tax Day

By Exception Staff | April 12, 2010

Mainers who are concerned about the size of the federal government are holding "Tea Parties" across the state on Tax Day, April 15.

Under the banner "Eliminate the pork, cut taxes," the Maine tea party organizers present the movement as a decentralized political affair.

“The strength of the tea party movement is the fact that it is leaderless, non-partisan and grassroots,” Andrew Ian Dodge of the Maine Tea Party Patriots said. “We do not need leaders, but merely people to help and advise those on the ground to maximize their efforts to overturn the socialist majority in both the House and the Senate. Americans are clearly tired....

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