Topic: U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe

On Feb. 21, 1972, Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit the People's Republic of China.

UPI Almanac for Friday, Feb. 21, 2014.

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The Federal Election Commission cited a campaign committee for not filing a 12-day, pre-primary financial report before the Maine's Democratic primary.

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Some say it's a "tax," while others say it's a "penalty." U.S. President Barack Obama, during a blustery exchange with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, insisted it was a "responsibility." And U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has proposed calling it a "defined minimum contribution."

U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, says she is skeptical of President Barack Obama's plan to adjust certain taxes to lessen the federal deficit.

Maine lobster fishermen are angry and red in the face over losses from the marketing of langostino lobsters they claim are just prawns.

In Maine's 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Mike Michaud held a slim lead Tuesday night over Republican Kevin Raye. Incomplete early returns from 46 percent of the precincts showed the state Senate president pro tempore with 53 percent of the vote to

In Maine's 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Mike Michaud held a slim lead Tuesday night over Republican Kevin Raye. Incomplete early returns from 46 percent of the precincts showed the Senate president pro tempore with 53 percent of the vote to 47 per