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  • Domestic violence is the number one cause of injury to women in the United States. In this country, a woman is battered every 15 seconds. It is estimated that one in five women...
  • Despite having one of the highest high school graduation rates of any state in the country, Maine has one of the country''s lowest rates of participation in post-secondary...
  • As we celebrate Women''s History Month this March, we honor the countless contributions that American women have made throughout our nation's history. These contributions have...
  • In spite of tight school budgets and their own modest salaries, many of our nation's teachers open their wallets to purchase school supplies to give their students the best...
  • Reading is the gateway to academic success and a passion for millions of Americans who love good books. Recently, I successfully introduced a resolution along with my friend and...
  • Baseball great and colon cancer survivor Eric Davis joined me recently at a Capitol Hill news conference to mark the introduction of legislation that would promote early screening...
  • When Randy Conant of Damariscotta graduated from St. Dominic Regional High School in Lewiston last spring, he seemed to be on the fast track to his goal of becoming a Naval...
  • Recently I joined forces with several of my fellow women Senators to testify before the Senate's Special Committee on Aging about the disproportionate burden that providing care...
  • The spectacular collapse of the Houston energy commodities trading firm, Enron, has dominated the news headlines lately, and with good reason. The magnitude of Enron's bankruptcy...
  • Maine's most recent Census uncovered a disturbing trend: young people are moving out of Maine at a steady clip. The exodus of young adults from Maine reached 22 percent over the...
  • "Don''t expect to get much sleep on this trip," our Navy escort warned as our nine-member bipartisan Senate delegation, led by Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman, departed...