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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Friday that she plans to remain in the Senate rather than run to be Maine's next governor.

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Maine Sen. Susan Collins, A Trump GOP Critic, To Stay In The Senate

3:30pm October 13, 2017

by Steve Mistler

While Collins would have been a front-runner in a race for governor, her centrist style had turned some Republicans against her and she might have faced a tough primary.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage took aim at drug dealers in his state, saying that carrying a concealed weapon is legal in Maine and suggesting citizens shoot drug dealers. He followed up saying he did not advocate for vigilante justice.

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Maine Governor To Citizens: 'Load Up And Get Rid Of The Drug Dealers'

3:07pm January 28, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Gov. Paul LePage's comments follow remarks earlier this month in which he characterized drug dealers as men named "D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty" who come to Maine and "impregnate young white girls."