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Maine's race pits incumbent Democrat George Mitchell, who was chosen by Gov. Joseph E. Brennan to replace newly appointed Secretary of State Edmund S. Muskie in 1980, against challenger David Emery, a Republican congressman from the first district in eastern Maine. Emery, a young outspoken conservative, "makes no bones about his support for Reagan," says campaign spokesman Bob Tyrer...
...beleagured three-term Gov. William Milliken announced more than a year ago that he would step down from the office occupied by a Republican for 20 years. Milliken is leaving his state in ruins, and an intense governor's race confronting the state's epidemic economic problems seemed like a potential bright spot in a social and political panorama of utter bleakness...
...gumbler Gov. Edward J. King defeated Democratic candidate for governor. You can treat midterms Tike King did the non-binding Democratic convention last May Realizing that he had not prepared enough to make a good showing, he went for mere sufficiency--the B-Minus that doesn't rule out a photo finish grade when final-come around. This actually did work well for King, who rose from a 50 point public opinion deficit carrier in the year to come within six points in the September primary. Unfortunately from him elections are pass-fail...
...Globe newswriters have become as much a political force as any candidate or faction. They are often accused of being liberal Democrats in general, and unabashed Dukakis supporters in particular. On primary election night in 1978, when Edward J. King came from however to vanquish then-Gov. Dukakis, supporters chants of "We beat the Duke!" soon blurred into "We beat the Globe!" In this year's long gubernatorial campaign, the paper has the dubious and perhaps unprecedented distinction of drawing libel suits from contenders in each party...
...Organization of Management Confidential Employees (OMCE), a non-bargaining unit of government managers, is suing in New York State Supreme Court to stop the tuition payment to a transportation aid to lame-duck Gov. Hugh Carey. The aid will probably be leaving the government when Carey's term expires this January...