Maine Representative Tom Allen told the Kennebec Journal last week that there was a "substantial risk" that some of the three major military bases in Maine could be closed by President Bush's Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The nine nominees for the commission will be required to submit their recommendations for base closures in May of 2005. The three bases in Maine are Bath Iron Works, the Portland Naval Shipyard, and the Brunswick Naval Air Station. Between the three stations, they employ 16,000 workers. Representative Allen's comments took place in an interview with the Kennebec Journal. His remarks were misinterpreted as suggesting that there was a "good chance" that some of the bases would close. The Portland Press Herald, which ran the story by way of the Blethen Maine News Service  , later admitted that "he did not say they had a 'good chance' of being closed." Allen did not disagree with his characterization of the "substantial risk" to the bases, but he insisted that his comments were not meant to be predictive.
Maine Representative Tom Allen told the Kennebec Journal last week there was a "substantial risk" of three major military bases in Maine being closed by President Bush's Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Nine nominees by the commission will be required to submit recommendations for base closures in May of 2005. The three bases in Maine are Bath Iron Works, the Portland Naval Shipyard, and the Brunswick Naval Air Station. Between the three stations, they employ 16,000 workers. Representative Allen's comments took place in an interview with the Kennebec Journal. His remarks were misinterpreted as suggesting there was a "good chance" some bases would close. The Portland Press Herald, which ran the story using Blethen Maine News Service as their source , later admitted that "he did not say they had a 'good chance' of being closed." Allen did not disagree with his characterization of "substantial risk" to the bases, but he insisted his comments were not meant to be predictive.
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