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Maine is still mostly rural, and its people--from the potato farmers of Aroostook County to the lobstermen of the choppy Atlantic--retain a well-developed delight in the American gift of independence. Once the barometer of the country--"As Maine goes, so goes the nation"--the Pine Tree State has become a bit of a political aberration: there are more minor-party or unaffiliated voters there than either registered Republicans or Democrats. In 1992 a third of Maine's voters opted for third-party presidential candidate Ross Perot, and in 1994 each of its congressional districts switched parties...
...York's vast North Country, federal programs are often a necessity, and McHugh has fought to retain some, like the Milk Marketing Board, which controls milk prices, and the Essential Air Service program, a subsidy that provides a vital air link for many rural communities. Still, he was named "most frugal" New York Congressman by the National Taxpayers Union, and has returned 30% of his staff salary for the past three years to reduce the national debt...
...Bill Clinton is re-elected President but inherits a Congress similar to the existing one--controlled by Republicans, but lacking the margin needed to force through their agenda--we are likely to experience a government much like the one that has operated in recent months. If Republicans manage to retain control of both houses and win the White House, Bob Dole could move quickly on a broadly conservative agenda that would include a balanced-budget plan and his across-the-board 15% income...
Reed said he believes the Republican Party "Will retain a majority in the House and the Senate and will make gains down the ballot...
...T.F.s, incorporating gender issues into the required first-year discussions on diversity, setting up a panel or discussion groups about how women leaders and women in general are perceived by their peers on campus, investigating Harvard's record of giving tenure to women, and re-evaluating Lewis' decision to retain the non-gender-neutral term "freshmen" to refer to first-year students...