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Representatives from the group Fed Up With Taxes have turned in 90,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's office. That is about 35,000 more than needed, and should guarantee that the issue will be on the ballot this fall.

The Maine Supreme Court has sided with Melissa Innes in a recount dispute that dragged her primary race against Kimberly McLaughlin out for more than a month. Both are Democrats from Yarmouth running for a House nomination.

Click here for the court’s opinion. Innes said it came down around 11 a.m. this morning.

Innes said the court upheld the hand recount, which gave her a one-vote advantage. At a hearing last week, Harold Pachios, attorney for McLaughlin, argued that the recount was flawed because it came up one ballot short from what the optical scan machines tabulated.

The final count is 485 to 484.

Republican Presidential candidate John McCain will be in Maine on Monday for a private reception in Kennebunkport and a public presentation at the Maine Military Museum.

McCain is scheduled to speak at the South Portland museum Monday afternoon, according to its Web site. No further details are available.

The museum is hosting a special event honoring prisoners of war. McCain spent five years as a POW in Vietnam.

At 11:30 Monday, McCain will be in Kennebunkport for a fundraiser. For $2,300, donors can visit the Bush family compound for a VIP reception and photo opportunity. For $1,000, donors can attend a private reception and for $500 they can attend a general reception, both to be held at the Nonantum Resort.

The Host Committee includes: President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush, Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe, and former Gov. John McKernan.

Maine Democratic National Committeeman Sam Spencer endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for President this evening, and said he will strongly urge a shared ticket with Hillary Clinton as his Vice President.

“While it is clear that Senator Obama has won the nomination, it is also clear that the election is close to being a virtual tie. I call on other delegates to the national convention who agree with me that an Obama/Clinton ticket is our best path forward, including pledged delegates to both candidates, committed superdelegates, and superdelegates who are still uncommitted, to make similar statements,” Spencer said in a statement.

U.S. Rep. Tom Allen, a superdelegate, endorsed Barack Obama today. In a statement, he said both candidates are “supremely qualified to be president” however Obama symbolizes change for Maine and the country.

His statement, according to a press release: