Word: aroostook
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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...
While on a Fulbright Scholarship in Germany, Young witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, an experience he's used as a major theme in his campaign. Young, who grew up in the vast woods of Aroostook County and picked potatoes for his spending money, pledges to empower Americans by tearing down the wall-like structures of Big Government. He wants to cut taxes, protect private property and generally get Washington out of the way of citizen prosperity...
...Aroostook Country, ME--If you take a map of the United States and place your thumb over Maine, Aroostook County lies directly under your thumbnail. And where the eastern part of your thumb meets the Canadian border, you'll find Fort Fairfield, home of "Spud-stock...