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Where Will Snowe Fall On Health Bill?

She emerged from the U.S. Senate chamber just after noon Thursday, and within seconds found herself backed up against a marble wall by a media scrum desperate for a peek at her innermost thoughts. Yes, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, said with a smile, she's seen the latest Congressional Budget Office report estimating the cost of the Senate Finance Committee's health-care reform bill at a lower-than- expected $829 billion.

Same-Sex Studies? Not Likely, Schools Say ; the State's New Marriage Law Gets a Closer Look As the Repeal Campaign Raises Questions.

Several school superintendents in southern Maine say they don't foresee curriculums being affected if voters uphold Maine's new same- sex marriage law - and haven't gotten many calls from parents on the issue. Maine Education Commissioner Susan Gendron asked Attorney General Janet Mills on Wednesday for a legal analysis of whether the law would force schools to change their curriculums.

Anti-Tax Crusader: 'Put It to the People' ; Grover Norquist Returns to Maine for a Tax-Cap Fundraiser - This Time for Tabor Ii.

The passage of a tax cap by voters in a moderate Northeastern state like Maine would fuel momentum for similar efforts around the nation, said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. Question 4 on Maine's Nov. 3 ballot is simply a mechanism for giving voters the final say over spending increases, Norquist said Thursday at a news conference at the Marriott at Sable Oaks.

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A high school sports roundup on Page D5 Wednesday should have stated that freshman Jaclyn Salevsky scored a goal for the South Portland field hockey team against Windham. [Sidebar]