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By Alex Hammer Is Ron Paul's foreign policy brilliant, or is it naive? You'll have to read this piece to find out. Ron Paul believes that our aggressiveness in the world could invite an aggressive response in return. There is some truth to this. Think about the people in your own lives. The ones that are nice to you engender warmer feelings than the ones who are harsh or wish you harm. The law of reciprocity indicates that we wish to treat people as they treat us. But what... Read Full Story

By Alex Hammer Odds on the field: Mitt Romney: Odds for nomination: 5-2 The front runner should probably have better odds. He's a solid candidate, generally recognized as the most knowledgeable and unflappable in the field. One can make a reasonably strong argument that he has the best qualifications in regard to his experience. As everyone knows what could well keep Romney from winning the nomination is support coalescing around another candidate. He is extremely vulnerable to... Read Full Story

@MatthewGagnon Political success isn't intimidation, it is (as I see it) truth (standing up positively) to intimidation. Please retweet. less than 20 seconds ago via web @bengoodman @DriveTimeBangor Why did you take my interview off your website, why haven't you had me back on? (over 3,000 signatures) 2 minutes ago via web @Abbott4Governor Steve, Peter Vigue http://www.hammer2010.com/2009/03/peter-vigue.html 5 minutes ago via web @Abbott4Governor Steve, need to discuss Scott Fish's actions... Read Full Story

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications (209.104.249.162) [Label IP Address] www.hammer2010.com/2010/03/letter-to-attorney-generals-janet-mills.html www.hammer2010.com/ No referring link Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Republican Governors Association (38.105.116.41) [Label IP Address] www.hammer2010.com/ www.hammer2010.com/ www.politics1.com/me.htm   Portland, Maine, United States Barton-&-gingold-- (24.97.164.34) [Label IP Address] www... Read Full Story

Note: Below does not contain final few edits (grammar, punctuation, etc.) of letter mailed to AG Andrew Cuomo. 23rd February 2010 Hampden Mitchell 109 Springfield Road Danforth, ME 04424 (207) 448 2458 Alex Hammer Hammer For Governor P.O. Box 2113 Bangor, ME 04402 (207) 945 5240 Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Office of the Attorney General The Capitol Albany, NY 12224-0341 Dear Attorney General Cuomo, The subject of this letter is a concern we have that there is a lack of transparency and... Read Full Story

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Independent for governor promises transparency - Bangor Daily News Read Full Story

Maine Voices: State needs new focus on solutions and methods to achieve them | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram Read Full Story

Portland Press Herald Bias in 2010 Maine Governor's Race by Alex Hammer While I am not claiming that our campaign is yet one of the very top leaders in the 2010 campaign for Governor, I have been quite successful, moreso than a good percentage of the candidates, in regard to overall media success I have received to date: Alex Hammer media coverage received (from http://www.hammer2010.com/ ): "Alex has published three Op-Eds in the Lewiston Sun Journal (one as a long letter), two in the Bangor... Read Full Story

http://www.sunjournal.com/node/511009/ Excerpt: "In short, Maine will advance and, yes, prosper when, as a state, we work as smart as we do hard, when we integrate the best and most sophisticated ideas and strategies from wherever they arise, and work together to meet economic challenges in a way that best leverages Maine's leading strengths of" Read Full Story