Christina Taylor Green was born just hours after the terrorist attack on the nation on Sept. 11, 2001. Her distinction of being born on that date got her featured in the book "Faces of Hope, Babies Born on 9/11" by Christine Pisera Naman.
"I want to live up to her expectations. I want our democracy to be as good as Christina imagined it. I want America to be as good as she imagined it. All of us — we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children’s expectations."
"Last night's victory was a repudiation of the Republicans and their out of touch agenda," said Ben Grant, chairman of the Maine Democratic Party. "Right now Mainers are worried about jobs, putting food on the table and keeping money in their pockets. After a year of Republican control they realize that Democrats are the ones ready to take on those concerns."