The offshore ocean area under U.S. jurisdiction is larger than our land mass, and teems with plant and animal life, mineral resources, commerce, trade, and energy sources.

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President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put...

President Bush's mercury rule is a gift to the big energy companies that helped put...

The Republicans in the House and the Bush administration are bankrupting this country.

The Republicans in the House and the Bush administration are bankrupting this country.

The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities.

The mercury rule writers also ignored mercury's special qualities.

To do what we are doing in this budget to our children, cutting their health...

To do what we are doing in this budget to our children, cutting their health...

Winter in Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity.

Winter in Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity.

Yet, much of what lies beneath the ocean's surface remains a mystery, and our nation...

Yet, much of what lies beneath the ocean's surface remains a mystery, and our nation...

Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response.

Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response.

In this part of the world, only Maine gives winter the welcome and the worship...

In this part of the world, only Maine gives winter the welcome and the worship...

If the parties get too close together they lose their identities, if they get too...

If the parties get too close together they lose their identities, if they get too...

I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized:...

I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized:...

Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh...

Maine's long and cold winters may help keep our State's population low, but our harsh...

Under current federal policy on human embryonic stem cell research, only those stem cell lines...

Under current federal policy on human embryonic stem cell research, only those stem cell lines...

Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to...

Health care costs blunt the competitive edge of American entrepreneurs, from the auto industry to...

The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because...

The argument on the other side of special rights is completely bogus. It's bogus because...

Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide...

Stem cell research holds out the promise of finding cures and treatments for a wide...

What our Republican friends are doing, if we look at what they do and not...

What our Republican friends are doing, if we look at what they do and not...

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.

While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best.

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The...

They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The...

We are spending $1 billion a week in Iraq.

We are spending $1 billion a week in Iraq.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.

Family farms and small businesses are the backbone of our communities.