Four serving US senators and four serving US representatives have been cited in an ethics complaint alleging violations of Congressional gift-receiving rules for allegedly accepting discounts on lodging in DC at a house owned by the mysterious religious group "the Family."

Maine governor John Baldacci, who lived in that house when he served in Congress, was not mentioned in the complaint.

You may have heard this morning about a woman who tried to jump off the Casco Bay Bridge twice in 24 hours over the weekend - she was rescued by police both times.

What news reports are missing so far are the indications that the Baldacci administration's policies will only lead to more such human tragedies.

Among the $63 million in cuts Baldacci has proposed in his latest round of panicked budget-slashing nearly $2.